Faculty / program leadership: Graham King · Kenneth Faber · George S. Athwal
Profile completeness85%
Comprehensive · Missing funding
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
31 January (annually; year not stated on the page)
Duration
5 weeks (uninterrupted stay)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureClinical and operative involvement in observer status with Prof. Graham King, Prof. Kenneth Faber and Dr George S. Athwal; a talk at the weekly teaching meeting; development of a scientific project with Prof. King in agreement with the DVSE elbow committee.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to DVSE members; nationality or country restrictions are not stated. Host is in Canada.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
DVSE membership.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline31 January (annually; year not stated on the page)
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAnnual call; award presented at the DVSE annual congress.
Official contactDVSE Commission Prizes and Scholarships (Kommission Preise und Stipendien)preise@dvse.info
Documented interest in elbow disorders and treatment
Scientific achievements in elbow surgery
Application documents
CV
Evidence of scientific and clinical activity incl. publication list and operative log
Motivation letter
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
DVSE-funded 5-week observer-status elbow fellowship at the Western University Upper Limb Centre in London, Ontario.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Travel funding only.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Roth McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre, Western University
The DVSE is the German-speaking (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) shoulder and elbow surgery society, a section of DGOU and DGOOC. Host: Roth | McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, Western University (DVSE fellowship).
