Faculty / program leadership: Marc Saudan · Placido Bartolone
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Fellowship grant of CHF 20,000 (document states 'Bourse: CHF 20'000').
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureFunded post in the knee team: assisting and learning joint-replacement techniques in theatre (especially primary arthroplasty, including robot-assisted with ROSA), operating under supervision, taking part in consultations with autonomous patient care, daily clinical tasks and writing scientific publications; research projects focus on clinical outcomes with the clinic's research department.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Not stated in the document.
?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
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published.
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
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe document is the 'Fellowship programme 2026'; its application window ended on 1 December 2025. No later programme document was found.
Doctor at the end of specialist training in orthopaedics/trauma surgery, or recently qualified as a specialist
Strong interest in surgery, especially knee and hip arthroplasty
Clinical experience in knee and hip surgery
Research experience with publications on knee and hip surgery
Very good command of English
Application documents
CV
Cover letter explaining in detail the interest in knee surgery and scientific work
List of previous scientific publications
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Six-month funded hip and knee arthroplasty fellowship with a research component in the knee team of Clinique La Colline, Geneva.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Funded post (grant as above); other benefits not published.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hirslanden Clinique La Colline, Centre Hanche Genou (Villa Fleurie)
Hirslanden Clinique La Colline in Geneva is a musculoskeletal specialty clinic and one of the main orthopaedic clinics in French-speaking Switzerland; the Hip and Knee Centre operates from Villa Fleurie.
