Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Self-funded observer attachment
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureHand trauma, Dupuytren disease, arthroscopy and outpatient hand-surgery practice across two public-hospital locations
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-only without practising rights under the published listing.
—Not published
Language
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.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-02
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ funding✓ benefits✓ accommodation / relocation✓ eligibility✓ registration✓ application process✓ application portal✓ faculty✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— international eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— official contact · official sources conflict— Verified faculty photograph not available · 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 / cycleRolling admission by direct enquiry: no observer programme page, intake date or deadline is published. The FESSH-listed contact (Mario Bonaccio) is no longer on the hospital team page; enquiries should go to the hand-surgery lead Dr Moritz Scholtes via the department secretariat. Conflicting official information: official contact: FESSH training-centre entry (2020) lists Dr. med. Mario Bonaccio, mario.bonaccio@stgag.ch (https://fessh.com/training-centers/) vs the current Spital Thurgau team page does not list him and the SGH/SSCM list and hospital recruitment page name Dr. med. Moritz Scholtes as hand-surgery lead (https://www.stgag.ch/fachbereiche/hand-plastische-chirurgie/ueber-uns/team/, https://swisshandsurgery.ch/bildung/weiterbildung/weiterbildungsstaetten-und-netwerke)
Relevant hand, plastic or orthopaedic surgical training
Centre acceptance for an observer placement
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A self-funded observer-only Swiss hand-surgery attachment. The centre publishes the host, broad case mix and nearby accommodation but not a fixed duration or intake schedule.
Intended for: Hand-surgery trainees seeking an observer-only Swiss placement
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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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