Comprehensive · Source does not publish duration, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
The FESSH record describes a centre-funded practising fellowship; no current funding terms or vacancy are published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months in the original centre-submitted profile; current duration must be reconfirmed
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureComplex upper-limb reconstruction, hand/wrist/forearm/elbow trauma, osteoarthritis, arthroplasty, revision surgery and complex nerve palsy
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
?Historical information only — confirm current terms
International applicants
Original FESSH entry (added 2019): applicants must have completed training in orthopaedic, plastic or general surgery, have some previous hand-surgery experience and excellent French; the position is in the private sector and validates the postgraduate specialty. No current nationality, registration or visa information is published.
?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
The older record described practising rights in Switzerland. Current cantonal recognition, work permission and institutional credentialing must be confirmed before any clinical participation.
✓Published by official source
Language
Excellent French was required by the original fellowship profile; confirm the current standard directly.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY62% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-02
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ funding✓ eligibility✓ language✓ registration✓ application process✓ required documents✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— duration · historical evidence only— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · historical evidence only— benefits · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— international eligibility · historical evidence only— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not applicable to this pathway— official contact · official sources conflict
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date12-month position starting 1 September 2012 in the original FESSH entry (added 2019); no current start date is published
Completed orthopaedic, plastic or general-surgery training
Commitment to a hand-surgery career
Current host acceptance
Application documents
Published by official source
Detailed curriculum vitae
Two recommendation letters
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A historical twelve-month funded practising fellowship retained from the FESSH database and refreshed against Grégoire Chick's current Genolier practice and subspecialty scope. Because the present site does not advertise a fellowship intake, candidates must treat this as an enquiry rather than an open vacancy.
Intended for: Surgeons who have completed orthopaedic, plastic or general-surgery training and intend a full-time hand-surgery career
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hand and Wrist Unit SA, Clinique de Genolier
A current Genolier-based specialist unit focused on complex upper-limb reconstruction and arthroplasty, led by a hand surgeon with more than 25 years of orthopaedic and hand-surgery experience.
Gravesano (Lugano), Ticino, Switzerland · Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period or current intake is publishedView program profile →
Geneva, Switzerland · Up to 3 years, consecutive or non-consecutive, as an ISFM Category B postgraduate training centre Conflicting official information: duration: clinic training page says ISFM Centre B 'formation valable 3 ans' (https://cliniquemain-geneve.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Page-formation-1-1.pdf) and the RRFCM sheet says Centre B 'max reconnu 3 ans' (https://swisshandsurgery.ch/assets/main/dokumente/20220401_informations_rrfcm.pdf) vs the current SGH/SSCM list puts Clinique de la Main Genève under 'Kategorie B (2 Jahre)' (https://swisshandsurgery.ch/bildung/weiterbildung/weiterbildungsstaetten-und-netwerke)View program profile →
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