Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Self-funded fellows are welcomed; occasional European fellows may be funded as Belgian assistants, subject to vacancy and eligibility
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration agreed directly with the unit; no fixed period is published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureAdult trauma, brachial plexus, shoulder, elbow, complex wrist and hand surgery, congenital differences, supervised operating, outpatient clinics, on-call work and research
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Listing: self-funded fellows are welcome, and occasionally European fellows who are then funded as normal Belgian assistants.
?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
Supervised operating, clinics and calls are described only for appropriately appointed fellows; Belgian registration and hospital credentialing are required.
✓Published by official source
Language
The listing does not publish a formal language requirement; French or Dutch clinical communication and Belgian registration should be confirmed.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · 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 dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect enquiry; funded assistant posts are occasional and no deadline is published
Centre acceptance for an observer, self-funded or occasional assistant-funded position
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A Brussels hand and peripheral-nerve pathway listing observer, self-funded and occasional centre-funded assistant routes. Availability, language, licence and exact duties require direct confirmation.
Intended for: Orthopaedic or plastic surgeons seeking clinical and research experience in hand and peripheral-nerve surgery
Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Accommodation: nearby (FESSH training-centre listing, entry dated 2010).
HOST INSTITUTION
About Erasme University Hospital / H.U.B
A university hand and peripheral-nerve unit integrated with orthopaedics and traumatology, with clinical responsibility plus research opportunities for appropriately appointed fellows.
Principal contactOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Professor; academic lead of the Belgian Hand Surgery Certificate (ULB programme page)
Affiliation
Hôpital Erasme, Brussels
Clinical focus
Orthopaedics; hand and peripheral nerve surgery education
Frédéric Schuind is the named Erasme hand fellowship contact. Université libre de Bruxelles separately lists Prof. Frédéric Schuind as the academic lead of the Belgian Hand Surgery Certificate (BHSC), an interuniversity programme in hand and peripheral nerve surgery. That academic role provides professional context; the BHSC curriculum and admission terms belong to their own programme.
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