Names in the programme record: Martin N. Stienen and Benjamin Martens
Profile completeness80%
Comprehensive · Missing funding
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Usually 12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureSalaried clinical work as a senior or consultant-level team member, including service and on-call duties, within an interdisciplinary centre reporting around 1,400 spine operations annually
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Awaiting source review
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
MEBEKO recognition is required for the clinical fellowship, together with the professional and employment approvals needed for hospital practice in Switzerland.
✓Published by official source
Language
German is the operating-room language. The AO host profile rates staff English proficiency 5/5, but the hospital does not publish a formal applicant language-test threshold.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The official hospital page requires a Swiss residence and work permit. Applicants must confirm eligibility before appointment.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-02
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleRolling admission by direct enquiry to the Spine Centre (co-heads Dr Benjamin Martens and Prof. Martin N. Stienen, via the secretariat); no advertised vacancy, intake date or deadline is published (HOCH job portal checked 4 October 2026).
Eligibility for Swiss residence and work authorisation
Clinical background suitable for senior-level spine service and on-call duties
Application documents
Not published
Not published for the fellowship; send enquiry to the Spine Centre secretariat
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A usually one-year, salaried clinical spine fellowship in St. Gallen. The hospital explicitly requires completed specialist training, MEBEKO recognition and Swiss work eligibility and employs fellows at senior or consultant level.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Hospital employment, integration into the senior clinical team, interdisciplinary teaching and research; staff accommodation can be requested subject to availability.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
A staff room can be requested from the hospital; availability, price and inclusion in the employment package are not published.
HOST INSTITUTION
About HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Interdisciplinary Spine Centre
HOCH's Interdisciplinary Spine Centre combines orthopaedic and neurosurgical care, structured teaching, simulator training and clinical research. Its AO profile reports approximately 1,400 annual operations.
Professor Stienen co-leads the HOCH Spine Centre and is deputy chief of neurosurgery. His official CV includes spine fellowships at Stanford and Gangnam Severance Hospital and subsequent spine-centre leadership in St. Gallen.
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