-
70
NEW
1) Please introduce yourself. “Salam Sejahtera”. A hello-greeting in the very own language of my country Malaysia. My name is Yong DohJeing. Moreover, my friends call me Johnny Yong. I have accomplished my 30s milestone and is now amidst venturing into another exciting phase of lifetime. My spouse is a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, along with my parents and sibling who are currently residing in home country. 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? After attaining specialisation in Otorhinolaryngology from National University of Malaysia, I have been practising as a general ORL surgeon in Hospital Queen Elizabeth for 8 years with special interest in Endoscopic SkullBase and Sialoendoscopy. With the Grace of God, I am now pursuing Subspeciality in Head & Neck Surgery and heading towards Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery as my prime passion. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? My first encounter of World-Class Severance Hospital traces back to a name card honored to me by Professor EunChang Choi during our first met 6 years ago. Called it Serendipity, the contact name card is securely well-kept for years. Through Professor Choi, we learnt of Severance Hospital as the Centre of Excellence in the field of Robotic Head & Neck Oncology where minimally invasive surgery is massively practiced. As with other international fellow, I am drawn by such strong magnetism of aspiring force to be here for world-class training opportunity. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? My granted training span across 4 seasons. I commence my fellowship in early Autumn right at the best times in a calendar year. Witnessing the falls foliage has been an amazing experience. With much gratitude, under the purview of Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare, precious hands-on fellowship opportunity is made possible. 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? My pursue of Robotic Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship in Severance Hospital has been made possible with the presence of Professor YoonWoo Koh as my supervisor. My prime aim is to attain maximum exposure in the field of Minimally Invasive Head & Neck Surgery. Being the World-leading Robotic Surgeon in Head & Neck, Professor Koh has tremendously engaged in teaching and guiding of all the fellows under his wings. Professor Koh is genuinely a Titan in his territory of expertise. 6) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? Both “Anatomically” and “Physiologically”. Anatomically, the Hospital is beautiful inside out. Occasionally, you may find yourself immersing in soothing music while strolling around the hospital. Modern design of façade equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, Severance is structurally built to be the best. Physiologically, the teamwork functions by the staffs who serve relentlessly in bringing the best service to patient become the soul of the body of Severance. “The First and The Best” is indeed impeccable for Severance “Anatomically and Physiologically”. 7) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? My prime engagement of fellowship is to participate in the daily surgical activities of my team. Robotic surgery has been the core conducts in our team. Nonetheless, conventional surgery is performed too. The volume of cases attended is high. 8) If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? Robotic Surgery is an ever constantly advancing field. Severance being the world-leading team in the field of Robotic Head and Neck will be among the first in the world to attain such refinement in priority. Therefore, there is a definite desire to be back in time to come to pursue subsequent update in these field. 9) Who are you most thankful for at Severance(who helped you the most) & why? I am indebted to Professor EunChang Choi, who is the first person who refer my fellowship to Professor YoonWoo Koh, a World-Renowned Robotic Head and Neck Surgeon. Being my supervisor, Professor Koh has persevered unreservedly in sharing his utmost superb robotic skills. His phenomenal teaching has inspired me the most. I value too my group of fellow-in-training comrades who strive through the fellowship together with many valuable conducts of mutual assistances and discussions. 10) What was your first impression of Korea? Owing to the fact that my first mission on landing is house-hunting, my first impression of Korea is plenty of Bu-Dong-San (Realty). The first friend I met is a Bu-Dong-San agent who ultimately guided me to secure a place of stay for 1 year. The house-hunting experience is exciting and tiring as looking for vacant house in vicinity of Severance amidst autumn University semester commencement period is indeed challenging. 11)What is the best memory so far during your stay here? I embrace a neo-family with Severance Head and Neck Cancer Team. This is by far the best memorable occurrence etched in my heart. Under the leadership of Professor Koh, entire team has been working so closely to each other rendering eminence cares to patients. Prof HongHJ, Prof KimDaHee, Prof SimNS and Dr Kyu-In are akin to foster siblings where sharing of knowledge is borderless. Mr Han, from international office too shares credit of appreciations for my fellowship facilitation. The ending of fellowship signifies the commence of life-long friendship that is of what left much to be desired. To all in Korea, “Terima Kasih, Sayangmu” (Kamsahamida, Saranghae).
-
69
- 작성자제중원보건개발원
- 작성일2023-02-02
- 155
- 동영상동영상
-
68
NEW
-
67
- 작성자제중원보건개발원
- 작성일2023-01-31
- 36
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. Hi. I’m Gayle Louise Opada-Villarmea, 41 years old and with me here in South Korea are my husband, Karl James Villarmea and my 7-year old twin boys, Kei Gabriel and Keiji Gavin. 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? Back in the Philippines, I am practicing both as a Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist in my own private clinic, G.L.O. Medical Specialists Clinic, located in Dumaguete City, 360 kilometers south of Manila. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? I got to know Severance Hospital through my dermatology consultant at Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) in Manila, Philippines who introduced me to my present mentor, Professor Kee Yang Chung. I chose this prestigious institution as my training hospital because of the highly skilled professors who can mentor, the wealth of cases that I can encounter, and the world class facilities that I will be able to use and learn from. All of which I hope, and all the things I will learn, I can bring to my home country. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? My formal hands-on training is 1 year. But before this, we still have to undergo a 1-month Prime course and a 3-month observation period. That brings it to a total of 16 months. 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? My fellowship is focused on Dermatologic Surgery, specifically Mohs micrographic surgery. My supervisor is Professor Kee Yang Chung. 6)What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? Yonsei Severance Hospital is one of the three hospitals in South Korea that has a Melanoma team and the only one in Seoul. It is also one of the top five biggest hospitals in the country. Severance hospital has a lot of patients and numerous skin cancer cases for me to learn from in my specific field of study. 7)What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? My fellowship training focuses on Dermatologic surgery, specifically using the Mohs micrographic surgery technique, where we have to remove surgically the skin cancer with normal skin borders and check the margins in the microscope if there is no skin cancer left before closing it by reconstructive surgery. 8)If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? If I were given a chance to come back, I will still choose Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) technique and focus more on Acral melanoma MMS since it is the most common melanoma in Asians. And maybe add Negative pressure technique in the post-op wound management. 9)Who are you most thankful for at Severance(who helped you the most) & why? I am very thankful to my professor, Prof. Kee Yang Chung and his very efficient nurse, Miss Nam. They really went out of their way to help me maximize my training. They provided me with materials to practice before hands-on training, patiently taught me from the smallest detail of holding the surgical knife, to the angle of the blade when cutting to the holding of sutures when closing. They also went out of their way to help me even with matters that concern outside the hospital. 10)What was your first impression of Korea? My first impression is that Korea is amazingly advanced when it comes to technology. Severance Hospital has world-class facilities and is superior when it comes to treatment of patients. 11)What is the best memory so far during your stay here? Aside from my fellowship training which is for me the best and will be the best memory for me and for my family, the one-month Prime course is actually one that I will consider as one-of the-best because I got to know other fellow international doctors and created friendships with them. I am also thankful we had a Korean language class before starting our fellowship. It did help a lot not just in communicating with patients in the hospital but also outside the hospital.
-
65
- 작성자제중원보건개발원
- 작성일2023-01-19
- 101
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. My name is Luqman Osman and I am 52 years old. I am married and I have four children : three sons and one daughter . My wife is a gynaecologist and my eldest son is studying in Medical School , the middle son is in High School and then we have twins , a boy and girl. The twins will be three years old in this September. 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? I have worked as Consultant at King Saud Medical City, Riyadh , Saudi Arabia for ten years in the Department Of General Surgery. I have worked in the Division Of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for the last two years. My interest is Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery , Minimally Invasive Surgery and Surgical Oncology. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? I have known about Severance Hospital since 2017 when the doctors from King Saud Medical City came to this great institution for the first time for speciality training. Severance Hospital is a recognized world leader in Speciality training in the field of Medicine and Surgery . Prof. Woo Jin Hyung of Severance Hospital , my trainer and mentor, is a world authority in the field of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. Prof. Woo Jin Hyung is a pioneer robotic upper gastrointestinal surgeon. So it is not difficult to see the reason for choosing this great institution . Infact, I am most humbled and grateful to Severance Hospital for giving me this opportunity to be trained in great institution in the field of upper gastrointestinal surgery. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? I am enrolled in the Fellowship Of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for a period of one year ,starting from 28thFeburary 2022. As Severance Hospital is a world leader in Robotic Surgery. It is my aim to learn the art and craft of robotic surgery in Gastrointestinal Surgery. 5) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? I tell all my friends and family members that the Severance Hospital lives upto its motto and slogan : the first and the best. Infact when you are approaching the Severance Hospital for the first time , its twin towers of Central Hospital and the Cancer Hospital impress immediately for their architectural design and layout . And as one enters the entrance to the Severance Hospital on the First Floor, one immediately notices the stream of patients going up on the escalators and when you are coming down from the third floor , one admires the imposing yet gentle façade of the Noah’s Ark. Then, when one enters the Operating Rooms , be they in the Main Operating Rooms complex or the Cancer Hospital Complex, the design and layout of the rooms and world class operating equipment , minimally invasive and robotic, impresses very much. 6) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? My Fellowship in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery is about the management of disorders of Gastrointestinal System and the focus is on the laparoscopic and robotic Upper Gastrointestinal operative procedures. 7) If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? If I were to get a chance to come back, I will like to join the Thoracic Surgical department and acquire the latest skills in the field of robotic esophageal surgery . 8) Who are you most thankful for at Severance(who helped you the most) & why? I am thankful to the consultants and fellows of department of upper gastrointestinal surgery for their welcoming and cooperative manner . I am most thankful to Prof. Woo Jin Hyung for giving me this opportunity to work in his Department . Indeed, it is a highest honour to be trained by Prof. Woo Jin Hyung , for which I will remain eternally grateful to him. I am thankful to Dr. Sung Hyun Park , senior Fellow , Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for being the best guide during this period of training at Severance Hospital. As I had no familiarity with the hospital system, his continuous support and direction has been most valuable to benefit from this training at Severance Hospital. 9) What was your first impression of Korea? I have known about Korea since my childhood days and right from the time of landing at Incheon International Airport till this time , every day has been a learning of how great nations develop their systems and manage cities with the provision of world class transportation system, spotless cleanliness of the cities and friendly cosmopolitan atmosphere. 10) What is the best memory so far during your stay here? My best memories to this time are my travels to the cities of Daegu, Yeosu and Suwon for participating in my speciality’s conferences. The high speed train travel , the even pace of development that can be felt and seen in these cities besides Seoul tells a lot about the strong hardworking and innovative national character of the people of Korea. 11) Please describe a special/troublesome experience you went through because of COVID19 during your fellowship. During the time of Covid Pandemic, I was in King Saud Medical City and I had to witness many trouble some experiences , with surgical patients having Covid infection becoming very sick due to the infection and loss of colleagues who passed away during the Pandemic from the Covid infection acquired while treating patients.
-
63
- 작성자제중원보건개발원
- 작성일2023-01-19
- 44
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. PHAM LE TRA , 29 YEARS OLD, 4 MEMBERS 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? Fellow in Electrophysiology Ha Noi Heart Hospital Cardiologist Gia Lai general hospital 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? I knew Severance hospital by a suggestion from a former fellow in Severance Electrophysiology department from Cambodia. I chose Severance hospital for my training because of its reputation in Asia which is the largest and the most professional hospital in Asia. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? 1 year 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? Electrophysiology 6)What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? The most impressive feature of Severance Hospital is the professional. From the first day to now , I saw the professional , discipline of the doctors , staffs of Severance hospital in taking care the patients and doing the researches.Beside it, the modern equipment and technique of Severance is also impressive. For instance , in Viet Nam, we usually spend 4-6 hours for one case of atrial fibrillation ablation but in Severance , professor only spends 1-2 hours to ablate . The number of patients in Cardiology department is also large , maybe triple to our hospital. The construction of Severance hospital is also modern and great . I have never seen the big, nice and modern hospital like it in my career. 7)What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? My specific content of my fellowship program at Severance is electrophysiology including atrial fibrillation ablation , ventricular tachycardia ablation, paroxysmal supra ventricular tachycardia ablation.Beside it , I also observe some special cardiac implantation device like Left Bundle Branch pacing or His pacing ,non fluoroscopy CRT implantation. I can access many new and modern techniques in the world in Severance hospital . I appreciated it. 8)If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? If I was to get the chance to come back , I will focus in ventricular tachycardia ablation which is the most challenging in our field. I hope to learn more from Korean doctors not only in EP but also the attitude , enthusiasm in work .Actually , I also want to learn more about doing researches with professor . In my country , original researches are limited and our ability to do research is very limited too. I hope that , in the near future I can participate to learn and do researches with Korean professors. 9)Who are you most thankful for at Severance(who helped you the most) & why? The grateful and thankful professor who helped me the most is professor Hui-Nam Pak . He is very good, professional and honest. He taught me many things including technique , knowledge and attitude in working and learning. I have been taught by him very strictly .Everyday , I learnt from him when he went to rounding , ward,and in Intensive care unit. In procedures , he guided me many tip and tricks and knowledge to do safety . He also taught us about original researches . He is a pioneer in EP and in atrial fibrillation ablation .I admire him and want to share my huge gratitude to him for his teaching to me in Korea. 10)What was your first impression of Korea? My first impression of Korea is good people, cold weather and clean environment .The people is friendly, honest and polite to foreigners , snowing and autumn weather is very impressive . Clean street and modern building in Seoul makes me impressive too. Beside it, some old cities and old buildings are also special .The foods with Kimchi is also delicious and special, I used to travel to many countries like Thai land and India but Korean food cuisine is extremely different. I hope to enjoy the cold weather , snowing in the winter. 11)What is the best memory so far during your stay here? My best memory during my stay here is the memory with my professor , when he taught me to do procedure in cath laboratory . For the first time , I did the procedure not as well as I expected and I was nervous but professor hold my hand , guided for me detailly in every step to make sure that the procedure is safety to his patients . So after many procedures under his supervised , I can be more confident to do the procedure. I hope that after returning to my country I can do the procedure safety , confidently , independently .I won’t never forget the memories with professor and Korean staff here. 12)Please describe a special/troublesome experience you went through because of COVID19 during your fellowship. -The troublesome experience I went through because of COVID 19 during my fellowship is the quarantine and isolation in 2022 ,February ,14 for 10 days . Being isolated and quarantine in a stranger place is boring but it’s ok because we have to keep the rule and prevent the transmission of Covid 19.Except it, every thing is good to me .The people , the food, the travelling capacity , community transporting is also great.I hope that in the near future I can come back to Korea to attend conference or a short term course in EP or another field. This is a nice memory in my career.
-
61
- 작성자제중원보건개발원
- 작성일2023-01-19
- 36
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. My name is Samah Sami Himayda, I am 40 years old, married and having one daughter. Demonstrator in Umm Al-Quraa University 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? Umm Al-Quraa University, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? When I applied to the Korean Medical Training Program web page, there was a list of major Korean Hospitals and Severance was one of them. Severance Hospital is one of the oldest and biggest university hospitals in South Korea. It has huge number of beds and treats more than 2millions patients annually. It has a unique group of professors and a lot of clinical trials which make Severance a very good opportunity for training 4) How long is your training period in Korea? My training will be 15 months duration. 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? My training supervisor is Professor Jung-Yun Lee and Minimal Invasive Gynecological Surgery is the area I focus on during my fellowship at Severance. 6) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? Actually, Severance Hospital is a unique health institute. It began in 1885, and it is the first Korean international medical institution evaluation committee (JCI) certification which was in 2007. Yonsei Cancer hospital where my training is the world's best cancer hospital. It has top-class medical staff, clean medical care environments, advanced medical technology including robot-assisted surgery. Severance Hospital practices the love of God upon which the hospital was found on, as well as love for human beings. When I came to this hospital, the situation was amazing, and the organization was great. It is huge institute with all the subspeciality. The historical background was everywhere, how it was hundreds of years o back and how it become now. All the information was easily approachable. the work atmosphere here is very comfortable for the staff in all the branches . 7) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? Open gynecological surgeries for benign diseases Hysteroscopy procedures Laparoscopic procedures Robotic procedures Clinical research 8) If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? Well severance Hospital selected as one of the world's top three scientific journals, “Nature,” and ranked first in Korea as a research-oriented hospital in the field of cancer last year. So, I would like to involve more in researches as well as clinical trails Also, I would like to involve more with the outpatient clinic, to see patients in their first visit take the opportunity to engaged in their initial workup and follow them postoperatively. Also I would like to have observational period in their radiology department , it is one of the most advance branch here in Korea and having a lot of advance images . 9) Who are you most thankful for at Severance(who helped you the most) & why? Severance hospital staff are real very professional, kind and very helpful. I would like to thank: 1/ The general director for allowing international fellows to be trained in Severance hospital. 2/ the international office staff for their grate help and organization. 3/obstetrics and gynecology department staff for their gift and their welcoming. 4/Jung-Yun Lee, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Yonsei University College of Medicine For his supervision and teaching. 5/Sunghoon Kim, M.D., Ph.D. Chief & Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Yonsei University College of Medicine For welcoming us and give us the opportunity for training and learning 6/ all the residents and fellows for their great kind help and support 7/ all the nurses and OR staff for their kindness and help 10) What was your first impression of Korea? Life in South Korea is striking because of its many advantages, the most prominent of which are the following: Efficiency in providing services One of the most important features of life in Korea is efficiency; And enjoyed by the residents of Korea, they are punctual in their meetings, and get their things done accurately and effectively, in addition to express postal services, easy access to security centers, in addition to the availability of distinguished infrastructure. Efficiency of the education sector Public education in South Korea is distinguished, as most schools focus on teaching science, mathematics, Korean and English languages, and there is an advantage that schools use by allocating a native English speaker to foreigners, and this is not limited to city schools but also rural ones. Koreans value social relations Koreans value their colleagues, especially at work, and make this a priority. Many Koreans even make time after work to spend time with their foreign colleagues to go for entertainment, eat or go to a party. 11) What is the best memory so far during your stay here? The time of the cherry blossoms was one of the most important, extraordinary and beautiful memories for me here. Seoul was full of beautiful flowering trees and a pleasant atmosphere. The gardens were wonderful. The color and scent of the flowers were beyond imagination. I've heard about that season a lot, but I didn't expect it to be this wonderful. 12) Please describe a special/troublesome experience you went through because of COVID19 during your fellowship. I came at the end of COVID 19 period, so there was nothing to tell. I did not have any impaction of COVID19 on my fellowship.
-
59
- 작성자제중원보건개발원
- 작성일2023-01-19
- 31
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. My name is Asfa Najmi Mohamad Yusof. I'm 39 years old. I have a big family consisting of my mother and six other siblings. 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is my workplace. It is a tertiary center located in Sarawak, Malaysia and also, SGH is a teaching hospital collaborating with University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). I am an Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) surgeon and my subspecialty of interest is Otology and lateral skull base surgery. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? I knew about Severance from my senior colleagues who completed their international fellowship training. In addition, I attended a symposium, Yonsei Endoscopic Ear Surgery 2020 in Severance. The massive modern design hospital caught my eye. At the time, I met Professor In Seok Moon in person, and he was pleasant and enthusiastic about working with international students. Therefore, I chose Severance as my fellowship training center at the start. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? The training period is nine months, from 1st February 2022 until 31st October 2022. 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? My training supervisor is Professor In Seok Moon. I focus on Otology and lateral skull base surgery training. 6) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? Most people agree that Severance is a world-class sophisticated medical center specializing in robotic surgery. However, I believe that this hospital provides a pre-training program, SIF-PC, that can help international physicians to participate in hands-on medical practice is fantastic. The eagerness to move forward globally by sharing clinical experience is an excellent opportunity and is rarely available in other medical centers. The SIF-PC has a limited slot, but participants will receive substantial rewards. I'm glad I was one of the participants in the program! 7) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? The specific training program contents are; Daily surgical training in the operating room (major and minor surgeries), Weekly outpatient department clinics, case conferences, neurotology, auditory implant, and vestibular research meetings. In addition, participation in seminars, symposiums, temporal bone dissection, and skull base dissection courses. Involvement in clinical research in Otology is also part of the program. The fellowship program focuses on exposure regarding the treatment capabilities in Otology and skull base diseases with various surgical exposure in endoscopic ear surgery and lateral skull base surgery. 8) What was your first impression of Korea? Korea has developed rapidly with technological advances that amazed me. However, living in a modern country, Koreans never forget their roots. They are culturally and patriotically rich. The ancient heritages are well preserved. The Korean’s attitude makes my jaw drop. Organized, efficient, polite, kind, and physically fit are the words that I can describe to most Koreans. They are pretty friendly, despite sometimes not knowing what they are talking about, as the majority of them speak in their native tongue. The public transportation system is excellent accessibility and punctuality, which I love most! 9) What is the best memory so far during your stay here? Aside from my hands-on Otology training in Severance which is the best experience so far, I was able to experience the brief blooming period of cherry blossoms in the spring. I felt fortunate to be around the perfect moment to see the full-blown flowers in the most popular place. Seeing the flowers made my heart bloom and overflow with joy. The recent trip to Jeju was breathtaking. The views are spectacular. Learning the Korean language is a pleasant and continuing effort. I'm proud of myself for recently getting a discount in Dongmun Market, despite my limited Korean language skills. 10) Who are you most thankful for at Severance (who helped you the most) & why? Professor In Seok Moon, my training supervisor, deserves the highest compliment. He is a bright and skilled Otology and skull base surgeon. The way he does the surgery is effortless. When he strongly recommends hands-on practice, I can tell he is a dedicated and passionate mentor. Despite his vast experience, he is a humble person. He is easily approachable and answers my questions regardless of his busy schedule. He guided me throughout my training, especially at the beginning, and made me feel at ease in this unfamiliar place. He often encourages me to explore new places and foods in Korea. He tries to understand and respect my culture, especially when it comes to halal food; I feel overwhelmed. 11) If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? I'll concentrate on the same clinical area, Otology. Otology is a broad field that I hope to enhance my knowledge and apply in my center. Apart from refining my basic Otology and lateral skull base surgery skill, I do like to learn more about surgical techniques for microtia. However, due to the rarity of microtia incidence and the surgery, gaining skills in such a short period is difficult. Also, focusing on auditory implant surgery and vestibular disorder management would be beneficial. 12)Please describe a special/troublesome experience you went through because of COVID19 during your fellowship. I feel blessed to make it here in the end after going through some difficult times. The rules were strict when I initially arrived in this country. Before training, I spent ten days in quarantine and had several COVID-19 (PCR) tests. Around mid-March 2022, the highest peak of COVID-19 new cases was 600K per day. Fortunately, SIF-PC was an entirely online course for the whole month of March. Nonetheless, this critical period was stressful and worrisome, particularly when I was concerned about becoming sick in a foreign country. Thankfully, the number of cases is reducing every day.
-
57
- 작성자Office of International Relations
- 작성일2022-07-14
- 607
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. My name is Sin Sokheang. I’m 31 years old. I’m the 2nd child and I have 2 more siblings. I work in an Organization in Battam Bong province in Jesus Crew Center as an Ophthalmologist. I’ve known Severance Hospital from my senior who also had an opportunity to train here 2 years ago. I choose to train in Severance Hospital because it is one of the biggest and best hospital in South korea with a lot of capable and skillful professors and doctors. And there are a lot of advances investigate medical instruments here. I’m going to train here for one year from July 2021 until the end of June 2022. I come to Severance to train about surgical and medical retina. 2) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? I think the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital is the hospitality. I observed that all the professors and health workers in Severance are very kind, patience and helpful to the patients. Regardless of how busy they are, they still take time to explain the patients very carefully and encourage the patients to ask any questions that related to their health. One more point is Severance hospital have a very high standard of cleanliness, everywhere is so clean: operation room, outpatient department rooms, bathroom, fellow room, restaurant, waiting room, are all very clean. 3) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? I come here to train in retina field, both surgical and medical part. Retina is the inner most, thin layer of tissue that lines at the back of the eye. I attend the surgery and clinical follow by my professor schedule. If I will get a chance to come back here again in the future, I would like to study more about Ophthalmology field but in different sub-specialty. As this time, I get the chance to study about retina I hope that next time I can learn different part such as oculoplastic, cornea or glaucoma. 4) What was your first impression of Korea? My impression about Korea is that everyone works very hard and very fast with responsibility. On the street is hardly find the trash, everywhere is so clean. people wearing mask everywhere, and everyone respected the rule. Transportation is the best by subway and buses, so it makes us really comfort to go anywhere. Bicycle renting is available almost everywhere in Seoul. 5) What is the best memory so far during your stay here? One of the best memories is when I got a chance to spend time with other fellow from other countries. I got many foreign friends who also currently training in Severance hospital and few of them already left to their own countries. We went to hiking, shopping and gym together once awhile. As we come from different countries, we have our own language, but we use English as a language to communicate with each other while we are in Korea. Sometimes we share and talk about our own culture and costumes. 6) Who are you most thankful for at Severance (who helped you the most) & why? First, I would like to say thanks to the directors and all staffs at medical mission center for helping me with the documents and other stuffs since before I arrived in Korea. And thanks to Stephanie for her hard work related to my documents. And thanks to all retina professors at eye hospital for teaching me and guiding me for the whole 1 year. My retina professors have motivated me to learn more and give me a chance to join the conference outside Seoul city which is really a great experience for me during staying here. And they also allowed me to join the animal lab which we don’t have in Cambodia yet. Without their help and effort, I really can’t experience what I experienced today. 7)Please describe a special/troublesome experience you went through because of COVID19 during your fellowship. The very first experience was the isolation once I arrived in Korea which I had to quarantine for 14 days and take 2 covid tests. One taken within 24 hours my arrival time and other one taken when my quarantine ended. And during my training, I remembered one time in the morning, before I get into operation room, I was told that one of our OPD patient that we had seen yesterday got infected with Covid 19 so that I had to take covid test. So, on that day I could not get to join the operation room. And during my holiday I had a plan to do drifting in the province, but I could only join if I tested the covid with negative result within 24 hours. So, I took another covid test. And another experienced happened on one of my holidays, I went to visit a family and we had lunch together. And I was told the next day that 2 of them were infected with covid so I had to do another test again.
-
55
- 작성자Office of International Relations
- 작성일2022-07-14
- 293
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. I am Claudio Sampieri, 31 years old. My family lives in Italy: My mother is a pediatrician and my father is a radiologist. My sister is a medical student. 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? I am a doctor specialized in Otolaryngology in Italy. I started this fellowship program after completing my residency at the University of Genova under the mentorship of Prof. Giorgio Peretti. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? I got to know about the Severance hospital department of Otolaryngology and head and neck surgery from a lecture of Prof. Se Heon Kim I could attend remotely during my residency. At that time, I was impressed by the contents of his presentation robotic surgery procedures. While I was looking for information on this department, I got in contact with a previous fellow who enthusiastically suggested me the fellowship program and therefore I applied as an international fellow in head and neck surgery. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? My fellowship period will last 1 year. 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? Since the early years of my residency, my growing interest in oncological patients has led me to focus on head and neck surgery, either on a research and a surgical dimension. The head and neck surgery deals with lesions and tumors of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, salivary glands, thyroid, and the skin of the head and neck. 6) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? Severance hospital is a cutting-edge medical center providing the highest quality care in many disciplines. The hospital itself is really modern and every service is very efficient and aimed at patients' satisfaction. On the other side, doctors are provided with the best tools to fulfill their role encompassing a very efficient organization and planning thanks to nurses and secretaries, a very proficient electronic medical record system, and the best tools for patients' examination and surgical operations. I was impressed by the technological incorporation in many tasks and by the Severance personnel's discipline and dedication. 7) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? The oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx are important sites for fundamental functions such as speaking and swallowing; moreover, the head and neck is a very delicate part for cosmetics. Ablative surgery in these areas can have and severe impact on the quality of life of patients. My interest in minimally invasive surgery, especially robotic transoral surgery, in order to reduce this impact, led me to choose this fellowship. Professor Se Heon Kim and Professor Koh are internationally-known leaders in this field, and it is a privilege for me to learn from them. Nevertheless, I'm also focusing on all the fields of this wide discipline, especially open neck surgery and laryngomicrosurgery. 8) What was your first impression of Korea? South Korea is exceptional in its culture and heritage. Being surrounded by this distinctive ancient culture together with the cutting-edge modernity that distinguishes Seoul was a unique experience. The country is incredibly tidy, efficient, and safe and this makes South Korea particularly easy to adapt and living for a foreigner. I was particularly impressed by how Korean people are holding their unique personality of respect, honesty, dedication to success, and family values. 9) What is the best memory so far during your stay here? I was lucky enough to meet many international fellows attending other disciplines in Severance Hospital. The cultural and personal exchanges with these people coming from many countries enriched my experience beyond the simple medical formation. I have built very strong bonds with several of them, forging those which I am sure are meant to be long-lasting friendships. 10) Who are you most thankful for at Severance (who helped you the most) & why? I have first to thank Prof. Se Heon Kim for leading my training here. Moreover, I am especially grateful for having the chance to learn from all the professors of the head and neck department. Prof. Dahee Kim was a mentor for me inside and outside the operation room; she never stopped teaching me and always backed me up when I faced difficulties. Prof. Young Min Park who, even from Gangnam severance, was a constant support during my training and particularly encouraged me through this path, involving me in clinical research. Prof. Hong for his enthusiasm in teaching to us fellows, Prof. Sim for his support and his help and Prof. Koh. I also want to thank my fellowship colleague Kyuin Lee for his friendship, and all the residents, nurses and professional assistants that welcomed me from the very beginning and helped me in many ways. A special thanks to the international office personnel Ms. Seunghyun Lee and Ms. Soobin Park. 11) If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? I am very enthusiastic about head and neck surgery but I feel also the need to learn how to perform reconstruction after the ablation surgery so in the future I would also like to focus on reconstructive surgery of the head and neck area. 12)Please describe a special/troublesome experience you went through because of COVID19 during your fellowship. Unfortunately, I happened to start my fellowship during this particular historical period characterized by the COVID19 pandemic. When I arrived in the country, the government was taking very strong decisions to contrast the infection and therefore these first 6 months of my experience in Korea have been burdened by early night curfew and gathering restrictions which somehow did not allow me to fully exploit the life outside the hospital. Anyway, we are in front of a turning point in this pandemic and hopefully, life will soon come back to a more normal way!
-
53
- 작성자Office of International Relations
- 작성일2022-07-14
- 274
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. My name is Amany Abdelwadoud Makroum, 34 years old, from Egypt. My family includes my parents and 2 younger sisters. One of my sisters is currently studying Medicine, too. 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? I am working as an Assistant Lecturer at Mansoura University and as a specialist in Mansoura University Hospital in Obstetrics and Gynecology department. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? Severance is renowned all over the world for advances in minimally invasive and robotic surgeries. Yonsei cancer center is considered one of the main referral centers for diverse oncology cases for providing the best medical care by a highly specialized team. This helps in the improvement of clinical and surgical skills of all the medical personnel and the fellows under training. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? I am here for a 1-year training. 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? My focus was on the proper surgical management of cases with different gynecological malignancies. 6) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? Severance Hospital has an excellent infrastructure that provides patients with quick access to the best medical care. The doctors here are highly specialized and they have access to the latest instruments and technology allowing them to provide the best medical care to patients and all these provide a better learning opportunity to the young doctors. Also, the administration, management and patient data recording systems are impressive too. The latter allows researchers easy access to the required information needed at any point of time enabling easy and successful research projects. 7) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? A. Exposure and training in the surgical management of Gyn-oncology cases. B. Training in the minimally invasive surgical management of different benign and malignant gynecology cases. C. Research activity associated with minimally invasive surgery. 8) What was your first impression of Korea? Korea is one of the highly developed countries and you can find a high degree of modernization and technology applied in different aspects of daily life. Here people are attentive and strict about following rules and procedures. 9) What is the best memory so far during your stay here? All the moments I spent in the operating room are memorable. Experiencing Korean culture and visiting different beautiful places is another unforgettable memory. I have new friends from different countries, international fellows, that I met during my stay in Korea and whom I should visit in their countries. 10) Who are you most thankful for at Severance (who helped you the most) & why? I am thankful to my supervisor Prof. Jung-Yun Lee and all Gyn-oncology professors. I have learned a lot about better surgical management of various gynecology cases. They have given me the opportunity to be involved in different surgeries. I shouldn’t forget all the Gyn-oncology fellows, residents and nursing staff in the operating theatre. They were helpful throughout my fellowship period. 11) If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? I would like to spend more time learning and practicing proper cytoreductive techniques in ovarian malignancy and different lymphadenectomy techniques in various malignancies. 12) Do you have any special experience related to COVID-19? What are your thoughts and feelings about the way Korea is dealing with COVID-19, and what is the situation like in your home country? I have seen an excellent system of dealing with all admitted patients, regarding mandatory PCR tests on admission and preoperatively, and any suspicious patient was well managed. In cases of suspected exposure or contact of working personnel with a COVID-19 positive patient, there was an appropriate control and care, protecting their health and limiting the expected transmission if any. COVID-19 was the reason for some limitations in social activities and people gathering. I could have seen more of Korean culture, attended events and explored more places if it was not for COVID-19.
-
51
- 작성자Office of International Relations
- 작성일2022-07-13
- 289
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. I am Dr. Alhassan Mohammed, 33 years old, from Saudi Arabia. I have 2 siblings in the medical field. One who is a pediatric gastroenterologist and the other is an emergency physician. 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? I work in King Fahad Hufuf hospital, which is a major hospital in Alhasa that serves multiple subspecialities in orthopedic surgery and considered as level 1 trauma center along with medical and surgical fields. I was working as pediatric and deformity orthopedic registrar along with adult trauma surgeon since I graduated from residency in general orthopedic program under Saudi commission for health specialties in 2018. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? Severance hospital is one of the biggest hospitals in South Korea, and South Korea is well known in pediatric orthopedic surgery. I have been honored to be in contact with professor Kim Hyun Woo since 2018 who is very skillful, gentle and has a pleasant personality that I admire . I had discussions with many Saudi orthopedic fellows in South Korea and I heard how Severance Hospital is organized in dealing with fellows and surgeons and very advanced and sophisticated in all subspecialities. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? My training is 2 years period that includes major subspecialities of pediatric orthopedic surgery. 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? My training is mainly in neuromuscular and hip disorders, sport, trauma, spine and deformity correction in pediatric orthopedic surgery. I am enrolled in multiple research project as well. 6) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? Severance hospital is the best example for harmony and dedicated work in such a mighty organization with a huge number of facilities, beds and operation rooms. All staffs show their best performance and work to be the best. System and patient data collection is easily accessible for research work. The hospital aims to be the best and the achievements are inspiring. 7) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? My fellowship focuses on management of neuromuscular disorders in hip and lower limb, upper limb and lower limb deformity correction, sport and spine in pediatric patients. I participate and perform surgeries. l attend outpatient clinic and follow the patients. I had best opportunity in research and publication with my professors. 8) What was your first impression of Korea? Korea and Korean people have special social attitude that’s mixed between their history with culture and development with technology. People are organized and raised on respecting everybody. In Korea, I had a nice time to study and enjoyed hanging out with my family as there are many beautiful gardens, lakes and malls, they take care of every single detail to make the view attractive at all times of the year. 9) What is the best memory so far during your stay here? I had many beautiful memories & I am very grateful for having time with international friends and fellows as we learn together and we could enjoy our time in Korea as we went one full day for rafting, which was an amazing experience. 10) Who are you most thankful for at Severance (who helped you the most) & why? I have to mention professor Kim Hyun Woo, as he is very gentle and helpful to me and he is available for me at any time which makes me feel like I am a family. It is my pleasure to work with him, he is becoming my mentor. I have to express my gratitude to professor Park Kun Bo for sharing knowledge and work with me. I should not forget YIGH International Office and KHIDI for their assistance for make our life easy in Severance Hospital and Korea. 11) If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? As I’m passionate about pediatric orthopedic surgery since I was a resident, I don’t think I would join any other clinical field. But I would add clinical research and managements programs to get to know how such big centers can work in this harmony and reflect that on my country.
-
49
- 작성자Office of International Relations
- 작성일2022-07-13
- 252
- 동영상동영상
-
1) Please introduce yourself. My name is Jargalsaikhan Erdenebayasgalan. It is easily called Baysa. I am 36 years old. I live with my husband and my son in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar of Mongolia. My husband's name is Erdenesaikhan. We met 17 years ago when we were students. My son's name is Tenuunsaikhan, and he is 13 years old. My father’s name is Jargalsaikhan and my mother’s name is Tserendorj. My parents are over 60 years old and live in our hometown. My hometown Tosontsengel sum of Zavkhan province is located far 837 kilometers from the capital city. Interestingly, my hometown is the coldest area in Mongolia. The average temperature in January is −37.0 °C, and temperatures as high as −52.9 °C have been recorded. 2) Where is your working place back in your country and what is your specialty? I work as a lecturer at the Department of Pediatrics of Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, and also I work as a pediatric cardiologist at the University hospital that is named Mongolia-Japan Hospital of MNUMS. The university hospital has been established by the support of Japanese Government for the first time in history of Mongolia. Therefore, I am studying as a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Severance Hospital to provide and initiate advanced pediatric cardiovascular care in our brand-new hospital. 3) How did you get to know Severance? Why did you choose Severance as your training hospital? Yonsei University has been being supporting our university for many years. I have known about Yonsei University and Severance hospital since I was a young medical student. Many professors and doctors of our university studied at Severance hospital, and they are leading in their field. I chose Severance hospital because the congenital and pediatric cardiology center at Severance hospital is the best in Korea. 4) How long is your training period in Korea? My training period will last one year, from 2021.7.01 to 2022.6.30. 5) Which area did you focus on during your fellowship at Severance? My main goal at Severance Hospital is to study interventional procedures for pediatric congenital heart disease. 6) What is the most impressive feature of Severance Hospital? I am very impressed with the professors' great skills, high-tech equipment, and catheter laboratories at Severance Hospital. I also would like to emphasize the nurses’ excellent performance and professionalism. 7) What are the specific contents of your fellowship program at Severance? All the activities of our pediatric cardiology department are important lessons for me. I think that the u-Severance system is a very helpful platform for studying. 8) What was your first impression of Korea? The public transportation system is well-developed. The buses and subway are very comfortable and clean. 9) What is the best memory so far during your stay here? I recently participated in a congenital pathology workshop organized by Asia-Pacific Cardiovascular Intervention and Surgery. During this workshop, I practiced specimens and 3D models of various congenital heart defects. I have never participated in such beneficial training before. 10) Who are you most thankful for at Severance (who helped you the most) & why? I extremely appreciate Professor Paul Wonkyu Choi at the Medical Mission Center. He initially received my request. Also, Professor Chin Yong Pak and other people from the Medical Mission Center supported my everything coming here. 11) If you were to get the chance to come back, which field of clinical study would you like to focus on? My further clinical and academic interest is pediatric arrhythmias’ diagnosis and management. If I am given the opportunity, I would like to study pediatric cardiac cryoablation therapy and implantable cardioverter defibrillators for heart rhythm abnormalities in children. 12) Do you have any special experience related to COVID-19? What are your thoughts and feelings about the way Korea is dealing with COVID-19, and what is the situation like in your home country? Before coming to Korea, I closely contacted several COVID-19 patients when I worked at a routine OPD. However, I was not infected because I regularly maintained infection prevention. This shows us that the infection may not spread if everyone wears a mask and maintains a good infection regimen. In Korea, everyone wears quality protective masks (N80, N94) that are made in Korea anywhere.
-
47
- 작성자Office of International Relations
- 작성일2022-07-13
- 169
- 동영상동영상
