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
Self-funded observer attachment in the centre-submitted FESSH record
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration agreed directly with KSA; no fixed period is published
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedDuration agreed directly with KSA; no fixed period is published
Clinical exposureHand and wrist trauma, fractures and joint disorders, microsurgery, replantation, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus reconstruction, arthroplasty and soft-tissue reconstruction
Funding · publishedSelf-funded observer attachment in the centre-submitted FESSH record
DestinationSwitzerland
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
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, trauma or orthopaedic surgical training · Acceptance by the KSA hand-surgery service
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Observer-only without practising rights under the centre-submitted record.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
No language requirement is published for the observer route; applicants should confirm whether German is required.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded observer attachment in the centre-submitted FESSH record
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✓ accommodation / relocation✓ eligibility✓ 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— international eligibility · queued for source review— Language requirement not published · 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 deadline or fixed commencement 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, trauma or orthopaedic surgical training
Acceptance by the KSA hand-surgery service
Registration, licence & examinations
Observer-only without practising rights under the centre-submitted record.
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 self-funded observer-only Swiss attachment retained from the older FESSH centre record and refreshed with KSA's current service head, contact and clinical scope. Availability must be reconfirmed directly.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
Nearby accommodation is listed in the centre-submitted record; current availability and cost require confirmation.
Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Kantonsspital Aarau
KSA's current hand-surgery service is led by Florian Früh, provides emergency coverage throughout the year and publishes a broad trauma, nerve, microsurgical and reconstructive scope.
Lead physician and head of hand surgeryOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Kantonsspital Aarau
Clinical focus
Microsurgery, replantation, peripheral nerves, brachial plexus, hand and wrist trauma
Qualifications
FMH, FEBHS and EBOPRAS
Florian Früh is listed in the cited programme evidence as lead physician and head of hand surgery for Kantonsspital Aarau Hand Surgery Observership. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Microsurgery, replantation, peripheral nerves, brachial plexus, hand and wrist trauma. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Florian Früh is listed by the official programme source as lead physician and head of hand surgery. 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, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an observer-only public-hospital placement
