Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Self-funded observer or research route in the FESSH record; current costs and any research support require direct confirmation
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Duration is arranged directly; the centre-submitted profile does not publish a fixed term
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureHand and wrist trauma, peripheral nerves including brachial plexus, reconstructive extremity microsurgery, biomechanics and clinical research
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
The published clinical attachment is observer-only without practising rights. Any patient-care role would require separate Swiss and institutional authorisation.
—Not published
Language
No language threshold is published for the observer/research route; confirm the working language with USZ.
—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
✓ 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 faculty photograph✓ 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
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/research programme page, intake date, number of places or deadline is published. The 2012 FESSH contact (Prof. Calcagni) has moved to a scientific role; clinical hand-surgery enquiries now sit with the hand-surgery team leader Dr Olga Politikou or the department office. Conflicting official information: official contact: FESSH training-centre entry (2012) lists Maurizio Calcagni, maurizio.calcagni@usz.ch (https://fessh.com/training-centers/) vs USZ's current department team page does not list him, his USZ profile title is 'Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter' (https://www.usz.ch/en/team/maurizio-calcagni/), and the SGH/SSCM list names Dr. med. Olga Politikou as head of the USZ hand-surgery training centre (https://swisshandsurgery.ch/bildung/weiterbildung/weiterbildungsstaetten-und-netwerke)
Written acceptance by the USZ Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A research and self-funded observer opportunity retained from the FESSH training-centre database and cross-checked against Maurizio Calcagni's current USZ role, contact and clinical scope. Duration, accommodation and availability require fresh written confirmation.
Intended for: Hand, plastic or orthopaedic surgeons seeking observer or research exposure at a university service
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Accommodation: in the hospital (FESSH training-centre listing, entry dated 2012).
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
In-hospital accommodation is recorded in the centre-submitted profile and must be reconfirmed
HOST INSTITUTION
About University Hospital Zürich (USZ)
A university plastic and hand-surgery department with current expertise in complex hand trauma, peripheral-nerve and brachial-plexus surgery, reconstructive microsurgery and clinical research.
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