Faculty / program leadership: Gramlich · Matziolis
Profile completeness88%
Comprehensive · Missing funding
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
5 October 2026
Duration
1 week (fellowship week 16 to 20 November 2026)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureHospitation (observation in the operating theatre and exchange with experienced surgeons) at two German arthroplasty centres: Agaplesion Diakonie Kliniken Frankfurt (Prof. Gramlich) and Waldkliniken Eisenberg (Prof. Matziolis), covering current strategies in primary and revision arthroplasty, modern surgical techniques, perioperative concepts and scientific discussion. Lubinus-Klinik Kiel is planned to join later. The page does not state whether patient care is permitted.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Not stated; the call is written in German by the AE for young orthopaedic and trauma surgeons.
?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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% 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 deadline5 October 2026
Commencing date16 November 2026
Application route / cycleFirst edition (2026). Applications are assessed by an independent jury. The deadline is 5 October 2026; no later edition is announced.
Orthopaedic-trauma young surgeons ('Nachwuchschirurginnen und -chirurgen') with an interest in arthroplasty; no further criteria are published on the page
Application documents
Online application via the form linked on the AE page (the page does not list further documents)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-week AE and LINK sponsored travel fellowship with hospitation at two German arthroplasty centres.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Travel and accommodation organised and paid by LINK.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Travel and accommodation organised and paid by LINK.
HOST INSTITUTION
About AE Endoprothetik – hosts Frankfurt (Agaplesion) and Eisenberg
Agaplesion Diakonie Kliniken Frankfurt and Waldkliniken Eisenberg are the two arthroplasty centres visited in the 2026 fellowship week.
