International fellows may participate in observation or assistance of surgeries in the external eye and corneal division, including Penetrating keratoplasty, DSEK, Amniotic membrane transplantation, Conjunctival flap, Conjunctival autograft, Conventional cataract surgery, Femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery, Refractive surgery (LASIK, LASEK, SMILE, ICL), Cornea cross-linking, etc.
Trainees will be able to participate in :
1.Monday Journal Club (Every Monday, 6:00 PM)
2.Friday Seminar (Every Friday, 7:30 AM)
3.Retina Grand Round (Every Thursday, 6:00 PM)
4.Glaucoma Lab meeting (Every Tuesday, 1:00 PM)
5.Journal meeting (Cornea, & Cataract & refractive surgery) (Every Tuesday, 6:00 PM)
Physicians who train at Severance for 6 months or longer can gain more experience by participating in hands-on medical practice. The scope of hands-on medical practice is strictly regulated under the Korean Medical Law Article 27 paragraph (1) of the Medical Service Act and Article 18 subparagraph 2 of the Enforcement Rule of the same act. Every doctor who wants to get approval for medical hands-on practice has to officially apply for the permission of Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare through Severance Academy.
Please read carefully the following instructions :
(However, if the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Korea requests for revision or additional documents, the preparation period will not be counted as the 20-days reviewing period.)
Duration | Observation | Hands-on Practice | Lecture | Research | Conference & Seminar | Robot Training |
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3 months | O | O | O | O | ||
6 months | O | O | O | O | O | |
1 year | O | O | O | O | O |
Hands-on Practice is allowed ONLY after the permission of Korea MOHW.
All activities and schedule are subject to change according to department schedule.