Advanced Clinical Skill Course Program
Refine your expertise through advanced, case-based clinical training. Gain hands-on experience in complex procedures guided by SMC’s leading specialists.
Experience Personalized Learning in Advanced Robotic Surgery
The SMC Advanced Robotic Surgery Training Program offers a customized short-term curriculum designed to meet each participant’s learning goals and schedule - from a one-day course to a week-long program. Through real case observations and optional surgical workshops, attendees can gain in-depth exposure to urologic da Vinci procedures, ranging from basic to complex robotic surgeries.
Training Faculty
Program Director
Seong Soo Jeon
Professor of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Prostate Cancer, Robotic Surgery, Abnormal PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Levels
Wan Song
Assiociate Professor of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Adrenal Tumors, Robotic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Kidney Cancer, High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Prostate Cancer, Abnormal PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Levels, Prostate Cancer
Seong Il Seo
Professor of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Robotic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Kidney Cancer, Prostate Cancer
What to Learn
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01
Port placement for each procedure
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02
Radical prostatectomy
- Surgical skills from different surgeons
- Nerve sparing technique,
- Tips to reduce positive surgical margin rate, incontinence rate
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03
Partial nephrectomy
- How to use intra-op USG for tumor location and resection
- Vascular clamping
- Retroperitoneal approach
- Different suture skills
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04
Radical cystectomy
- Different LN dissection template
- Tips to reduce complications during LN dissection
- Surgical skill of radical cystectomy in men/women
- Ileal conduit/neobladder formation,
- Surgical skill of ureter-bowel anastomosis/urethra-neobladder anastomosis
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Radical nephroureterectomy
- Tips for easy access during bladder cuffing (port place and/or patients' position)
- Various surgical skills during bladder cuffing
Who Should Attend
- Beginners for robotic surgery
- Experienced surgeons who stay still in learning curve
- Experienced surgeons who want to experience full robotic procedures
Training Program
- This schedule is subject to change.
- Includes tips and tricks for care team training (e.g. PA role, Resident role, OR configuration, Inventory management)
- Attendee’s request-based topic (e.g. patient selection, port placement by system, Initial case selection, surgical skill by procedure step, complex anatomy review, etc.)
- One-day course
| Fee: USD 500 | ||
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| Time | Program | |
| Day1 | Morning | Case Observation(1) |
| Lunch | Teaching surgeon’s presentation over the lunch | |
| Afternoon | Case Observation(2) | |
| QnA & Wrap-up | ||
- Two-day course
| Fee: USD 1,000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Program | |
| Day1 | Morning | Case Observation(1) |
| Lunch | Teaching surgeon’s presentation over the lunch | |
| Afternoon | Case Observation(2) | |
| QnA & Wrap-up | ||
| Day2 | Morning | Case Observation(3) |
| Lunch | Teaching surgeon’s presentation over the lunch | |
| Afternoon | Didactic with the attendee’s video | |
- Five-day course
| Fee: USD 2,500 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Program | |
| Day1 | Morning | Case Observation(1) |
| Lunch | Lunch with surgeon/td> | |
| Afternoon | Case Observation(2) | |
| Day2 | Morning | Case Observation(3) |
| Lunch | Lunch with surgeon | |
| Afternoon | Peer-to-Peer case video review | |
| Day3 | Morning | Case Observation(4) |
| Lunch | Lunch with surgeon | |
| Afternoon | Case Observation(5) | |
| Day4 | Morning | Case Observation(6) |
| Lunch | Lunch with surgeon | |
| Afternoon | Case Observation(7) | |
| Day5 | Morning | Case Observation(8) |
| Lunch | Lunch with surgeon | |
| Afternoon | Lecture* | |
Program Details
When to apply
Year round (minimum 3 months before the training)
Registration fee
- One-day course: USD 500
- Two-day course: USD 1,000
- Five-day course: USD 2,500
Number of participants
Maximum 12 persons
Required Documents
- All required documents must be originals in English or notarized translations into English.
- Please submit all documents as a single PDF file (File name: First name_Last name_Country)
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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