Names in the programme record: Andreas Seekamp (Clinic director) · Babak Moradi (Clinic director)
Profile completeness70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Unpaid observership. For longer guest stays UKSH requires proof of funding (e.g. scholarship or employer); self-funding is not accepted and payments from public funds are not permitted.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
One-day observerships are arranged through the director's office; longer stays go through the UKSH personnel department. UKSH guest-doctor rules allow a placement of normally up to six months (exceptionally up to one year).
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureObservation in a university orthopaedics and trauma department whose listed focus areas include geriatric trauma, hip and knee arthroplasty, foot and ankle, hand/plastic/microsurgery, paediatric orthopaedics and paediatric trauma, knee and ankle, orthopaedic rheumatology, shoulder and elbow, septic surgery, sports orthopaedics and sports trauma, tumour and sarcoma surgery, and spine surgery.
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 doctors can request a placement, but UKSH rules require external funding (scholarship or employer) for longer stays, a residence permit via the City of Kiel, and a Berufserlaubnis plus work permit for any hands-on medical activity; observation only otherwise.
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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
Observation does not need a licence; a temporary medical licence (Berufserlaubnis) and work permit are needed only if medical activity is planned.
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Language
Not published (department and website are German-language)
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Visa or work authorisation
Non-EU guests need a residence permit applied for through the City of Kiel; EU citizens need a visa/freedom-of-movement certificate.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Official contactHeike Freytag (secretary to Prof. Dr. Andreas Seekamp) / Jessica Gerhardt (secretary to Prof. Dr. Babak Moradi)Heike.Freytag@uksh.de+49 431 500-24401
Send a meaningful written request by email to the secretariat of the medical directors
Longer stays need approval by the clinic director, the HR department and the staff council
Proof of professional qualification and proof of external funding (scholarship or employer) for longer stays
Application documents
CV
Proof of professional qualification (diploma/certificate)
Proof of funding (scholarship or employer)
Medical certificate not older than three weeks
Residence permit (non-EU) / visa or freedom-of-movement certificate (EU)
Work permit and temporary medical licence (Berufserlaubnis) only if medical activity is planned
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
The UKSH Kiel Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery accepts observership (Hospitation) requests by email to its directors' secretariat; one-day visits are handled directly, longer stays through UKSH HR. Longer guest stays follow UKSH rules (normally up to six months, external funding and medical certificate required).
HOST INSTITUTION
About University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Campus Kiel – Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie)
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Generally 4 weeks (calendar month); special arrangements possible with instructor approvalView program profile →
