Faculty / program leadership: Bertrand Coulet (orthopaedic service head; individual fellowship supervisor not published)
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✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current✓ Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published by CHU Montpellier; confirm remuneration and employment status before applying
Deadline
At least 6 months before the desired start date
Duration
3 months to 2 years maximum
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · published3 months to 2 years maximum
Clinical exposureTraining within an approved CHU clinical team with temporary full-practice authorisation. The specific orthopaedic unit, case mix, schedule and operative responsibilities are arranged individually and are not published on the fellowship page.
Funding · publishedNot published by CHU Montpellier; confirm remuneration and employment status before applying
DestinationFrance
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
Eligible Indonesian specialist physicians may use this pathway because it is intended for practitioners qualified and practising lawfully outside Europe and Switzerland. Host acceptance, temporary French practice authorisation, language readiness and immigration approval remain mandatory.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Specialist medical qualification permitting effective and lawful practice of the specialty in the applicant's home country · Applicant is a practitioner from outside Europe and Switzerland · Acceptance by an eligible French university-hospital or qualifying non-profit clinical team · Temporary full-practice authorisation for the approved placement
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
The pathway requires a French temporary authorisation for full medical practice within the approved host team. The CHU page does not state that an enquiry or host acceptance alone grants this authorisation.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
CHU Montpellier does not publish a programme-specific French test or minimum score on this fellowship page; candidates should confirm the clinical working-language requirement before applying.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Applicants are directed to contact the French embassy in their country of residence, including its social-affairs, global-health or cooperation service. Immigration permission must match the approved duration and clinical activity.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by CHU Montpellier; confirm remuneration and employment status before applying
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 20 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-16. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ commencement / intake✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ registration✓ visa / work authorisation✓ deadline✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ verification date— positions · not published by the cited official source— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— benefits · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— accreditation / organisation source · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineAt least 6 months before the desired start date
Commencing dateIndividually agreed after host and regulatory approval
Application route / cycleDates are arranged individually; submit the request at least six months before the proposed commencement and coordinate with the French embassy and host team
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Specialist medical qualification permitting effective and lawful practice of the specialty in the applicant's home country
Applicant is a practitioner from outside Europe and Switzerland
Acceptance by an eligible French university-hospital or qualifying non-profit clinical team
Temporary full-practice authorisation for the approved placement
Registration, licence & examinations
The pathway requires a French temporary authorisation for full medical practice within the approved host team. The CHU page does not state that an enquiry or host acceptance alone grants this authorisation.
Visa / work authorisation
Applicants are directed to contact the French embassy in their country of residence, including its social-affairs, global-health or cooperation service. Immigration permission must match the approved duration and clinical activity.
Application documents
Evidence of the specialist qualification permitting lawful practice in the home country
Host and regulatory documents required for French temporary practice authorisation
Any immigration documents requested by the French embassy and approved host
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
This is a hospital-wide regulatory fellowship route rather than a named orthopaedic subspecialty post. OrthoFellow links it to CHU Montpellier's current Orthopaedic Surgery service because that service is an eligible prospective host, but applicants must first confirm an orthopaedic placement, named supervisor, duties, funding and regulatory approval directly with the CHU and French authorities.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Temporary full-practice authorisation within the approved French host team; programme-specific educational benefits are not published
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About CHU de Montpellier / Hôpital Lapeyronie
CHU Montpellier's Orthopaedic Surgery service is based at Hôpital Lapeyronie. Its official page lists dedicated upper-limb and lower-limb teams, with Professor Bertrand Coulet as service head.
Bertrand Coulet is listed in the cited programme evidence as head of orthopaedic surgery; prospective unit lead, not a published fellowship supervisor for CHU Montpellier International Orthopaedic Fellowship Pathway. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder, elbow and hand surgery, peripheral-nerve and paralytic upper-limb reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
CHU Montpellier identifies Professor Coulet as head of Orthopaedic Surgery and of the Hand, Shoulder and Paralysis Surgery team. His official profile records university and hospital teaching leadership, prior SOFEC presidency, SECEC programme-committee membership and coordination of national shoulder-and-elbow education.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
The hospital publishes this as part of the French Ministry of Health fellowship framework for foreign specialist practitioners; it does not publish an orthopaedic intake history or alumni list.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Specialist physicians, including eligible orthopaedic surgeons, who qualified and practise lawfully outside Europe and Switzerland
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
CHU Montpellier does not publish a programme-specific French test or minimum score on this fellowship page; candidates should confirm the clinical working-language requirement before applying.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Eligible Indonesian specialist physicians may use this pathway because it is intended for practitioners qualified and practising lawfully outside Europe and Switzerland. Host acceptance, temporary French practice authorisation, language readiness and immigration approval remain mandatory.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
