Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date
— 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
Requirements published
Funding
Observer, practising, self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded; Dutch is required for a funded clinical route
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration agreed directly with AZ Groeninge; no fixed period is published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedDuration agreed directly with AZ Groeninge; no fixed period is published
Clinical exposureHand and wrist surgery, trauma, microsurgery, brachial plexus, congenital differences, arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, fractures, arthroplasty and elbow surgery
Funding · publishedObserver, practising, self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded; Dutch is required for a funded clinical route
DestinationBelgium
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.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Relevant hand, plastic or orthopaedic surgical training · Host acceptance · Dutch-language ability for a funded clinical route
✓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
Any patient-facing or operating role requires Belgian registration and AZ Groeninge credentialing. An observer route without practising rights is also listed.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
Dutch is required by the centre-submitted record for a funded fellowship; observer-route language requirements must be confirmed.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Observer, practising, self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded; Dutch is required for a funded clinical route
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
66% 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✓ duration✓ funding✓ eligibility✓ language✓ registration✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— positions · queued for source review— commencement / intake · queued for source review— benefits · queued for source review— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— international eligibility · queued for source review— visa / work authorisation · queued for source review— Current deadline not yet published · queued for source review— required documents · queued for source review— Official programme page requires reverification · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect enquiry; no current deadline, intake size or start date is published
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
Relevant hand, plastic or orthopaedic surgical training
Host acceptance
Dutch-language ability for a funded clinical route
Registration, licence & examinations
Any patient-facing or operating role requires Belgian registration and AZ Groeninge credentialing. An observer route without practising rights is also listed.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
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
A Belgian hand-and-wrist opportunity with observer, practising, self-funded and centre-funded routes in the FESSH database. The host and institutional contact are current; exact duration, funding and availability require direct confirmation.
HOST INSTITUTION
About AZ Groeninge
AZ Groeninge currently lists Jeroen Vanhaecke as an orthopaedic surgeon focused on hand and wrist surgery, with a linked specialist rehabilitation service.
FESSH-listed contact and current hand-and-wrist surgeonOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
AZ Groeninge
Clinical focus
Hand and wrist surgery
Qualifications
European Diploma in Hand Surgery
Jeroen Vanhaecke is listed in the cited programme evidence as fessh-listed contact and current hand-and-wrist surgeon for AZ Groeninge Kortrijk Hand & Wrist Fellowship Enquiry. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand and wrist surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Jeroen Vanhaecke is listed by the official programme source as fessh-listed contact and current hand-and-wrist surgeon. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking observation or a credentialed clinical attachment
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
Dutch is required by the centre-submitted record for a funded fellowship; observer-route language requirements must be confirmed.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
