Faculty / program leadership: Dieter C. Wirtz · C. Burger
Profile completeness85%
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Unpaid; all costs (travel, accommodation, food) borne by the guest.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Minimum 4 weeks, maximum 12 weeks
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureObservational only: the page states guests may not perform any activity on patients for legal reasons; attendance is observing and accompanying.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Programme is for international guest doctors.
?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.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Notarised German translation of licence required on acceptance
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% 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 datePeriod requested by the applicant in the cover letter
Application route / cycleRolling; the requested period must be stated in the cover letter.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
German language certificate B2 or higher (e.g. Goethe Institut)
Valid hepatitis B vaccination confirmation and hepatitis C test certificate
Medical licence (Approbationsurkunde); a notarised German translation is required if accepted
At least one signed letter of recommendation (German or English)
Application documents
Formal application letter in German to Prof. D.C. Wirtz and Prof. C. Burger stating motivation and exact period
Signed tabular CV with photo
University examination certificate and relevant certificates
Medical licence
At least one signed recommendation letter
German B2 certificate
Hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis C test confirmation
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Four- to twelve-week unpaid observership for international doctors with German B2, applied for as one combined PDF.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
None published; guests are not students of Bonn University and not part of the faculty.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Unpaid; all costs (travel, accommodation, food) borne by the guest.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University Hospital Bonn, Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
University department covering orthopaedics, trauma, hand, spine, tumour, paediatric and shoulder/elbow surgery. Host: University Hospital Bonn (UKB) – Dept of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery.
Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics
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