Names in the programme record: Dr. med. Thomas Westphal
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Two DVSE awards of EUR 2,500 across the programme; normally paid at the first host. These are society awards, not a salary or a separate quota per hospital.
Deadline
Usually 31 January each year (send to preise@dvse.info)
Duration
At least 4 weeks (DVSE minimum hospitation period)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureShoulder and elbow surgery hospitation (observer stay) at a DVSE-listed training centre (Shoulder and Elbow Clinic (DSEK)). The scholarship is tied to a confirmed hospitation at a clinic or practice clinic performing qualified shoulder and elbow surgery, which includes DVSE training centres.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to foreign doctors, with priority for applicants from emerging and developing countries; DVSE provides a confirmation letter for the visa. Hospitation is an observer stay; licensing for hands-on work is not addressed by DVSE.
?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
Clinical licensing and patient-care permissions are not published in the scholarship call; host acceptance and a scholarship do not establish those permissions.
—Not published
Language
A language level or test is not published in the society scholarship call; host requirements need confirmation.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
After selection DVSE can send a confirmation letter to support the visa application.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-14 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-12
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineUsually 31 January each year (send to preise@dvse.info)
Commencing dateHost acceptance is required before the scholarship; no fixed start date is published in the society call.
Application route / cycleAnnual call; awards presented at the DVSE annual congress. Documents may also be submitted by the host clinic.
Foreign (non-German) physicians, primarily from emerging or developing countries
Demonstrable strong interest in shoulder and elbow surgery
Potential to influence and structure quality of care in the home country
Confirmed acceptance for a hospitation at a qualifying clinic
Application documents
Published by official source
CV
Shoulder and elbow operative log (OP-Katalog)
Clinical and scientific career summary
Publications
Presentations
Awards/prizes
Involvement in national orthopaedic or shoulder/elbow society
Aim of the hospitation and requested host clinic(s)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Host-centre listing for the DVSE International Hospitation Scholarship at Klinikum Südstadt Rostock, Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, a DVSE-certified Shoulder and Elbow Clinic (DSEK). DVSE awards two EUR 2,500 scholarships a year to foreign doctors for a hospitation of at least 4 weeks at a qualifying shoulder and elbow centre; the usual deadline is 31 January.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Beyond the EUR 2,500 award and possible visa-support confirmation letter, additional benefits are not published in the society call.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Host housing arrangements are not published in the society scholarship call; confirm directly with the hospital.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Klinikum Südstadt Rostock, Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery (Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Handchirurgie)
Klinikum Südstadt Rostock’s Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie treats trauma of varying severity and degenerative musculoskeletal disease, including endoprosthetic joint replacement and spine surgery. The department is approved for Berufsgenossenschaft injury care and hosts DVSE-listed shoulder and elbow activity as an academic teaching hospital of the University of Rostock.
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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