Overview
Six-year full-time supervised residency (two years of surgical foundations followed by four years of plastic surgery) in SCFHS-accredited centres covering burns, hand and upper extremity, paediatric and craniofacial, reconstructive/microsurgery and cosmetic surgery, leading to the Saudi Specialty Certificate (Saudi Board) in Plastic Surgery.
The programme
- Focus
- Plastic surgery (general)
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 6 years (72 months)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- SCFHS-accredited programme; 16 accredited training centres in the Kingdom per the 2025 curriculum document.
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Must meet SCFHS admission rules and register as a trainee with the Commission.
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- SCFHS registration as a trainee.
How to apply
- Deadline
- Per SCFHS annual matching/admission cycle
- Application method
- Apply through the SCFHS residency admission process.
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page
Official sources
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