SMISS AP Traveling Fellowship Program

Application criteria:

• SMISS or SMISS AP member
• Less than 40 years old
• Resides in Asia-pacific area

Application requirements:

• Curriculum vitae including whole publications
• Two letters of recommendation by SMISS AP faculty members
• Letter of support from applicant’s department head or institution granting them time off to participate in the travelling fellowship
• List of two topics that the applicant would be speaking on during the followship program
• Recent photo

Host sites:

• Seoul St Mary’s Hospital (Host: Luke Kim)
• Kansai Medical University Medical Center (Host: Yoshi Kotani)
• Spine Ortho Clinic in Melbourne (Host: John Choi)
• Daejeon Woori Hospital, Daejeon, Korea (Host: Cheol Wung Park)
• Harrison Spinartus Hospital Chungdam, Korea (Host: Hyeun Sung Kim, Dong Hwa Heo)

Highlights include:

• Visit to two different medical institutions
• Interaction with expert faculty both in and out of the hospital
• Operation observation
• Opportunity to share cases
• Friendship and recreation with current and future leaders in MISS
• Memories that will last your lifetime

Itinerary:

• Three to four days stays in each institution
• Travel day is set separated

Selection maneuver:

• Submission of abstract, CV and Photo to 2024 annual meeting of SMISS AP in HK
• Presentation in a fellowship award session in 2024 annual meeting
• Three winners will be selected based on above rating
• Award winners will be notified via e-mail or website

Obligation of fellowship report:

• Fellowship winners should be reporting a summary of fellowship in 2025 annual meeting on-site
• The winners’ registration fee for the 2025 Annual Meeting will be exempted.

Questions?

If you have questions, please contact the SMISS AP office mf-225@jp-connect.com