Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date, official contact
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
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
Clinical exposureHand, wrist and elbow surgery, trauma, microsurgery, arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerves, research and structured wrist-arthroscopy training
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. 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.
—Not published
Language
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.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-02
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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 / cycleRolling admission by direct enquiry: the FESSH-listed observer/research route has no published intake date, number of places or deadline; formal Swiss specialist-training rotations are organised through the Weiterbildungsnetzwerk 4 Kantone. Conflicting official information: official contact: FESSH entry lists tami@arsortopedica.ch and co-head PD Dr. med. Thomas Giesen (https://fessh.com/training-centers/) vs Swiss Medical Network profile lists ivan.tami@hin.ch, +41 91 612 24 84 (https://www.swissmedical.net/en/doctors-directory/tami-ivan); Giesen is not on the centre's current doctors page (https://manoegomito.ch/team/medici/)
Relevant hand, orthopaedic or plastic-surgery training
Written acceptance from Centro manoegomito
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
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.
Intended for: Hand, orthopaedic and plastic-surgery trainees seeking research or an observer attachment without practising rights
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Accommodation: nearby (FESSH training-centre listing for Centro manoegomito at the Ars Medica Clinic, entry dated 2019).
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
The FESSH record notes nearby accommodation; candidates must confirm current options and costs directly.
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.
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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