Clinical exposureDoctors and therapists can request a hospitation at a DKG-awarded knee centre (list in the DKG centre search). The page does not describe the clinical role.
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; membership of the DKG is the main criterion.
?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 & AVAILABILITY59% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ funding✓ benefits✓ eligibility✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— duration · not published by the cited official source— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— international eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— Faculty information requires reverification · not published by the cited official source— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateArranged individually
Application route / cycleRolling: hospitation requests go via the DKG secretariat; no window is published.
The centres offer hospitation predominantly to members of the Deutsche Kniegesellschaft
Doctors and therapists
Application documents
Hospitation request to the DKG secretariat
Travel-cost application form for the EUR 250 grant
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A DKG scheme linking members with DKG-certified knee centres for hospitation, with a small travel grant. Note: The generic secretariat e-mail info@deutsche-kniegesellschaft.de is taken from the research-grant text of the same page; the hospitation contact link on the page hides the address.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Travel grant up to EUR 250.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Deutsche Kniegesellschaft (DKG) – certified knee centres
DKG-awarded knee centres across Germany; the centre list is on the DKG 'Zentrensuche'.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
