Names in the programme record: Jörg van Schoonhoven · Martin Richter · Max Haerle · Kai Megerle · Riccardo Giunta
Profile completeness95%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
DAH grants EUR 1,000 per fellowship, paid after completion. No host fee is stated. Further organisation is up to the host clinics.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 or 2 weeks
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureHospitation in a hand-surgery department to learn new methods in diagnostics and treatment of hand surgery. German hosts: RHÖN-KLINIKUM Bad Neustadt (Prof. van Schoonhoven), Helios Klinikum Bonn/Rhein-Sieg (Dr. Richter), Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen (Prof. Haerle), Schön Klinikum München Harlaching (Prof. Megerle), LMU Klinikum München (Prof. Giunta). 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?
—Not published
International applicants
Not stated beyond DAH membership; the society serves Austria, Germany, Switzerland and South Tyrol.
?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.
—Awaiting source review
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not 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 deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateTo be completed within the calendar year of award; dates arranged with the host
Specialist doctors specialised in hand surgery, or doctors in hand-surgery training
Application documents
Published by official source
Completed online application form (hosts of preference and topics of interest)
CV (max. 4 pages)
Reference letter
Motivation letter
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Society grant (EUR 1,000) for one- or two-week hospitation in hand-surgery departments including five German hosts. Note: The society is Vienna-based and the host list spans Austria, Germany, Italy (South Tyrol) and Switzerland; only the German hosts are relevant to this entry.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
EUR 1,000 grant after completion; report to be presented at the next DAH symposium.
HOST INSTITUTION
About DAH – hand surgery host departments in Germany
Several FESSH-recognised hand-trauma and replantation centres and university departments in Germany are on the DAH host list.
AO Trauma Fellowship — University Hospital AachenTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · University Hospital Aachen, Department of Orthopedics, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery · Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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