General Thoracic · Society Fellowship
ASCVTS Bulgok Thoracic Fellowship Program
Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS) / Seoul National University Bundang Hospital · Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea · Seongnam · South Korea
Programme overview
A one-year thoracic surgery service fellowship for one young Asian thoracic surgeon at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, run as a partnership between ASCVTS and SNUBH. Benefits include clinic, ward and operative participation, animal lab training, research and an annual stipend of KRW 20,000,000 plus conference support.
Associated faculty
Programme relationships are sourced from official material; portraits come from institutional profiles where available. This directory does not infer operative volume or outcomes.
Programme details
- Focus
- Thoracic surgery
- Duration
- 12 months
- Eligibility
- Final-year trainee or specialist <5 years in practice; ASCVTS trainee/active member under 40 (may apply for membership simultaneously); recommended by an ASCVTS-member supervisor
- Required prior training
- Final year of thoracic training or recent specialist
- International applicants
- Yes — aimed at young thoracic surgeons throughout Asia
- Language
- Fluency in English mandatory
- Funding
- KRW 20,000,000 annual stipend plus conference expense support
- Positions
- 1
- Application documents
- CV, support letter, 1–2 page narrative, thoracic case numbers
- Official contact
- ascvts.secretariat@gmail.com; +82-31-787-7149
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Registration
- Must hold licensure for medical practice in home country
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant check
- Language
- English fluency mandatory
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Registration
- Must hold licensure for medical practice in home country
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Online application with CV, letter of support from chief/chair, a 1–2 page narrative and number of thoracic cases; contact the ASCVTS Seoul Office (ascvts.secretariat@gmail.com).
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
The most recent official call on ascvts.org is for 2025 (applications 11 Nov–1 Dec 2024). No 2026 or 2027 call is posted as of 9 Oct 2026; previous calls have been issued in November.