１ Application criteria
1.1 SMISS member
1.2 Less than 40 years old
1.3 Resides in Asia-pacific area
２ Application requirements
2.1 Curriculum vitae including whole publications
2.2 Two letters of recommendation by SMISS AP faculty members
2.3 Letter of support from applicant’s department head or institution granting them time off to participate in the travelling fellowship
2.4 List of two topics that the applicant would be speaking on during the followship program
2.5 Recent photo
３ Host sites
3.1 Seoul St Mary’s Hospital (Host: Luke Kim), not applicable until Nov 2026.
3.2 Wakakusa Daiichi Hospital, Kansai Medical University (Host: Yoshi Kotani)
3.3 Spine Ortho Clinic in Melbourne (Host: John Choi)
3.4 Daejeon Woori Hospital, Daejeon, Korea (Host: Cheol Wung Park)
3.5 Harrison Spinartus Hospital Chungdam, Korea (Host: Hyeun Sung Kim, Dong Hwa Heo)
４ Highlights include
4.1 Visit one medical institution within two weeks
4.2 Interaction with expert faculty both in and out of the hospital
4.3 Operation observation
4.4 Opportunity to share cases
4.5 Friendship and recreation with current and future leaders in MISS
4.6 Memories that will last your lifetime
５ Selection maneuver
5.1 Submission of abstract, CV and Photo to 2026 annual meeting of SMISS AP
5.2 Presentation in a fellowship award session in next annual meeting
5.3 Three winners were selected based on above rating
5.4 Award winners will be notified via e-mail or website
６ Obligation of fellowship report
6.1 Fellowship winners should be reporting a summary of fellowship in next annual meeting on-site
6.2 The winners’ registration fee for 2026 annual meeting will be exempted.