Comprehensive · Source does not publish duration, funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureExtensive surgical and non-surgical management of shoulder and elbow disorders under two full-time faculty; more than 4,000 outpatient visits and more than 600 operations a year in the Shoulder and Elbow Service, including arthroscopic and open reconstruction and shoulder/elbow arthroplasty. Clinical and biomechanical research is integral, directed by Dr Vilijam Zdravkovic, with access to biomechanical and gait/motion analysis labs.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Not published beyond the licence-eligibility requirement.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Must be eligible for a (Swiss) medical licence before starting, per the page.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published (the page links a "Living in Switzerland" information section).
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY59% 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 deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Official contactProf. Dr. Bernhard Jost, Head of Department and Shoulder and Elbow Team (office contact on the same careers page)nathalie.mueller@h-och.ch+41 71 494 13 84
Candidates must be eligible for a medical licence prior to training (page states this for the clinical and research fellowship)
Application documents
Complete application as a single PDF with all previous employment references (general clinic instruction; fellowship-specific list not published)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Clinical and research shoulder and elbow fellowship under Prof. Bernhard Jost at Kantonsspital St. Gallen. Note: The contact email and phone are those printed for the clinic's general orthopaedic applications on the same page; no fellowship-specific contact is published.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Kantonsspital St. Gallen is a Swiss FMH-recognised orthopaedic training site and SECEC teaching centre; the hospital group now publishes under h-och.ch. Host: Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (HOCH Health Ostschweiz).
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