Names in the programme record: Prof. Dr. Steffen Schröter
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, entry requirements
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not fixed. The department's list of past fellows shows stays from a few weeks up to about 12 months (April 2022 to April 2023).
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureVisiting fellowship in Prof. Steffen Schröter's department. Besides trauma surgery (it is an AO Trauma Fellowship Host Center), the department highlights expertise in sports traumatology, arthroscopy and deformity correction, which bring visiting doctors from around the world to learn its treatment strategies and operative techniques. Its listed specialties include knee, shoulder, hand/elbow, foot, spine/pelvic surgery and geriatric trauma.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
International applicants are welcomed: the department lists past fellows from India, Japan, Italy, Türkiye, Estonia, Poland and elsewhere. Licensing and visa terms are not published.
?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.
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Medical registration
Not published. Hands-on surgery in Germany requires a German licence (Approbation or Berufserlaubnis).
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Language
Not published
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Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY59% of core application fields verifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-07
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateArranged individually
Application route / cycleRolling: send an enquiry with CV by e-mail; no window or deadline is published.
The trauma and reconstructive surgery department at Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling runs its own guest-doctor and fellow programme alongside its AO Trauma host-centre role, drawing on its sports traumatology, arthroscopy and deformity-correction work. Interested doctors e-mail a CV; the secretariat coordinates the stay.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling Siegen, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery (Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie)
Supra-regional trauma centre and geriatric trauma centre (DGU), SAV-approved by the statutory accident insurers, DKG 'Offizielles Kniezentrum' and AO Trauma Fellowship Host Center.
