Clinical exposureFour clinic hospitations with theatre observation and case discussion at centres with high unicompartmental-knee volume (Bern with Prof. Callies, Stuttgart with Prof. Aldinger, Hamburg with Prof. Holz, Linz with Prof. Gotterbarm), plus the AE Masterkurs Teilgelenkersatz am Kniegelenk in Stuttgart (17 to 18 September 2026). Hospitation in the OP; patient-care rights are not stated.
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; hosts include two non-German centres (Bern, Linz).
?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 & AVAILABILITY69% 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 date9 September 2026 (2026 edition)
Application route / cycleAnnual call (2025 and 2026 editions published). The 2026 window ended on 9 August 2026; the 2027 call is not yet published.
Specialists in orthopaedics and trauma surgery (Fachärzte O und U) under 40 years
Strong interest in partial joint replacement of the knee
Previous winners of the prize cannot be considered again (2025 conditions)
Application documents
Online application form on the AE website
Short motivation letter (max. 1,200 characters)
Description of arthroplasty expertise, e.g. publications, talks, clinical work (max. 1,200 characters)
Current CV as PDF
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Two-seat AE travel fellowship on unicompartmental knee replacement combining four hospitations and the AE Masterkurs in Stuttgart. Note: Faculty names are surnames only and clinic names are not published; the 2025 conditions PDF refers to a Masterkurs in Berlin while the 2026 page and itinerary use Stuttgart (different editions).
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Travel, accommodation and the Masterkurs are covered.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Travel, accommodation and the Masterkurs are covered.
HOST INSTITUTION
About AE with Stiftung Paulinenhilfe – hosts Stuttgart, Hamburg, Bern, Linz
Four partial-knee-replacement centres in Switzerland, Germany (Stuttgart, Hamburg) and Austria; the clinics' names are not given on the page.
