Yonsei Institute
for Global Health

All clinical fellowships or training applications are received through this homepage 'Application' menu.

Please click the 'Apply' button at the top of each curriculum page of our sub-specialties, or go to 'International Training → Application' menu.

• Observership : Medical doctors who have more than 3 years of clinical experience after acquiring the medical license.
• Hands-on training : Specialists who have more than 3 years of clinical experience after acquiring the certificate of specialty in dermatology.
• Must be fluent in English
• Must provide documentation of current immunizations (see “Required Documents”)

• All documents must be translated in English and authorized.
  • English CV / Resume
  • Medical Doctor's License (with issue date)
  • Certificate of Specialty (mandatory for hands-on training)
  • Proof of Employment (Past & Present : you must prove that you satisfy the qualifications stated above)
  • Copy of Passport
  • Self-portrait photo (Passport-type)
  • Immunization Form (Download)   See Guideline
  • (over 90 days) VISA Application Form  (Download)

In order to participate in medical hands-on practice at our institution,

• 1) The training department must approve it beforehand.
• 2) Your training period must be longer than 6 months.
• 3) You must complete the SIF-PC course before your start your clinical training.
• 4) After you complete the SIF-PC course, you must participate in the clinical training as an observer for 2 months to apply for medical hands-on practice.

The following documents are mandatory in order to apply for permission of hands on medical practice to the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea

• 1) Copy of Passport : must be valid for more than 6 months from the hands-on practice application date
• 2) Recommendation Letter Sample Download
  It must include a signature or stamp of a government organization director from your country(Ministry of Health or the government organization that is in charge of issuing your medical license), your name, your medical license number, date of birth, period of clinical experience, and details of your training in Korea.

  The government organization must be in charge of issuing your medical license. ex) Ministry of Health, Medical Council. Hospitals run by a government is NOT applicable.

• 3) Proof of Employment (3 years or above) : Official documents in English that proves that your clinical experience is longer than 3 years

• 4) The following documents to provide information of the school where you achieved the primary medical degree from:

        1. Copy of primary medical degree certificate

        2. URL of the English website of the school

        3. Both original version and authorized English translations of:
     -Basic Information Form for Foreign Medical School Accreditation Evaluation  Form Download
     -University Guidebook, HandBook– 1 copy
     -Curriculum Table – 1 copy
     -Syllabus – 1 copy
     -Diploma / Degree Certificate, Graduation Certificate– 1 copy each
     -cademic Transcript (Medical School) – 1 copy

  
  

  If your country is a member of the Apostille Convention, please submit the required documents with Apostille certification.

  Applicants from non-Apostille Convention countries are requested to submit the documents with notarization.

  For documents such as the University Guidebook, Handbook, Curriculum Table, and Syllabus, 

  if the full documents are too extensive to submit, you may extract and submit only the sections containing the key information. In such cases, please ensure that the extracted English documents are properly notarized before submission.

  In addition, the Diploma / Degree Certificate, Graduation Certificate, and Academic Transcript (Medical School) must all be submitted as notarized English documents.
  
  

  ※ Please note that if the above instructions are not carefully followed and the documents are submitted incorrectly, your medical hands-on practice may not be approved.

1. Application of International Scholars
2. Review of Application Documents
3. Interview
   1. 1) Observership : Email interview is mandatory
   2. 2) Hands-on training : Email or Zoom interview is mandatory
4. Approval Announcement
5. VISA Application (if applicable) & Verification of immunization status (mandatory)
6. Payment of Training fee (2 weeks prior to starting date)
7. Arrival to Korea & Beginning of Training