Comprehensive · Source does not publish faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Supported by FESSH and SSCM with free FESSH Congress registration; the official page does not publish a cash allowance or exact travel and accommodation reimbursement
Deadline
22 October 2025 (2026 intake closed)
Duration
2-week observership within the 18 May–6 June 2026 programme window
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureObservation at two Swiss hand-surgery centres, followed by a Basel teaching day, cadaver laboratory and FESSH Congress; scrub-in is not available because of legal limitations
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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Observer-only. The official programme explicitly states that scrub-in is not available because of legal limitations.
—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 & AVAILABILITY83% 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 deadline22 October 2025 (2026 intake closed)
Commencing date18 May 2026
Application route / cycleThe 2026 Swiss edition (FESSH/SSCM, 18 May–6 June 2026, Congress in Basel) has been completed. FESSH's next Congress Fellowship (2027) is hosted in the Czech Republic and is listed separately (FESSH/CSSH Congress Fellowship 2027).
Member of a national hand society that is a FESSH Member Society
In hand-surgery training or within four years of independent practice
Passed or studying for the European Board of Hand Surgery examination
Lives and works in Europe
Application documents
Published by official source
Completed application form
Curriculum vitae, maximum four pages
Two reference letters on institutional headed paper
Certification of membership of the applicant's national hand society
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A competitive, observer-only European hand-surgery exchange attached to the annual FESSH Congress. This record preserves the fully published 2026 requirements and is clearly marked closed rather than shown as a current open call.
Intended for: Senior registrars, fellows and junior consultants within four years of independent practice who live and work in Europe
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Two host-centre visits, exposure across arthroplasty, arthroscopy, congenital hand surgery, microsurgery, peripheral nerve surgery and trauma, plus a teaching day, cadaver laboratory and Congress registration.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Supported by FESSH and SSCM with free FESSH Congress registration; the official page does not publish a cash allowance or exact travel and accommodation reimbursement
HOST INSTITUTION
About FESSH and Swiss Society for Surgery of the Hand host-centre network
For 2026, fellows were allocated across leading hand units in Basel, Zurich, Lausanne, Geneva, Frauenfeld, St Gallen, Winterthur, Chur, Lucerne and Fribourg, visiting two centres each.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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