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
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is published
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedDuration agreed directly with the clinic; no fixed period is published
Clinical exposureTwenty-four-hour hand emergency care, fractures, revascularisation and replantation, tendon and nerve reconstruction, arthroscopy, endoscopy, rheumatoid and tumour surgery and joint replacement
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 or orthopaedic surgical training · Clinic acceptance for an observer placement
✓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 published listing.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—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
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 Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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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; no deadline 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
Clinic acceptance for an observer placement
Registration, licence & examinations
Observer-only without practising rights under the published listing.
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 university hand-surgery attachment in Bern. The host publishes a broad emergency and reconstructive case mix; timing and accommodation are arranged directly.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
The candidate arranges accommodation with assistance from the clinic's study staff.
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 Inselspital, University Hospital Bern
A university plastic-and-hand clinic with continuous emergency coverage and a broad elective, trauma, nerve and microsurgery spectrum.
Co-director of Hand Surgery and principal contactOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Inselspital Bern
Clinical focus
Plastic, hand and reconstructive surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Esther Vögelin is listed in the cited programme evidence as co-director of hand surgery and principal contact for Inselspital Bern Plastic & Hand Surgery Observership. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Plastic, hand and reconstructive surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Esther Vögelin is listed by the official programme source as co-director of hand surgery and principal contact. 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 or orthopaedic trainees seeking a university observer attachment
