Comprehensive · Missing 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
The centre-submitted record lists a self-funded research or observer route; no current stipend or programme fee is published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period or current intake is published
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period or current intake is published
Clinical exposureHand, wrist and elbow surgery, trauma, microsurgery, arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerves, research and structured wrist-arthroscopy training
Funding · publishedThe centre-submitted record lists a self-funded research or observer route; no current stipend or programme fee is published
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, orthopaedic or plastic-surgery training · Written acceptance from Centro manoegomito
✓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 route without practising rights under the centre-submitted listing; any patient-facing role would require Swiss recognition and host credentialing.
?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 programme language threshold is published. Ivan Tami's current profile lists Italian, French, German and English.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
The centre-submitted record lists a self-funded research or observer route; no current stipend or programme fee is published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% of core application fields verified
Checked 13 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-09. 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 central deadline, fixed start date or current vacancy 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, orthopaedic or plastic-surgery training
Written acceptance from Centro manoegomito
Registration, licence & examinations
Observer route without practising rights under the centre-submitted listing; any patient-facing role would require Swiss recognition and host credentialing.
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 Swiss research or observer opportunity retained from the centre-submitted FESSH database and refreshed with Ivan Tami's current Clinica Ars Medica profile and contact details. The centre does not currently advertise a fellowship vacancy, so timing, scope and costs must be reconfirmed directly.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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The FESSH record notes nearby accommodation; candidates must confirm current options and costs directly.
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 Centro manoegomito, Clinica Ars Medica
A Gravesano-based specialist hand, wrist and elbow centre. Its current host network also documents federally and FESSH-recognized Swiss Arthrowrist training for hand- and orthopaedic-surgery trainees.
Founder and lead hand, orthopaedic and elbow surgeonOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Centro manoegomito, Clinica Ars Medica
Clinical focus
Hand, wrist and elbow surgery, arthroscopy, trauma and reconstruction
Qualifications
FMH hand and orthopaedic surgery; European Diploma in Hand Surgery (FESSH)
Ivan Tami is listed in the cited programme evidence as founder and lead hand, orthopaedic and elbow surgeon for Centro manoegomito / Clinica Ars Medica Training Enquiry. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, wrist and elbow surgery, arthroscopy, trauma and reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ivan Tami is listed by the official programme source as founder and lead hand, orthopaedic and elbow surgeon. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Centro manoegomito, Clinica Ars Medica
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Marco Guidi is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Centro manoegomito / Clinica Ars Medica Training Enquiry. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Marco Guidi is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. 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, orthopaedic and plastic-surgery trainees seeking research or an observer attachment without practising rights
