Well sourced · Missing duration, 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 historical FESSH record included self-funded and centre-funded pathways; current funding, fees and vacancy status are not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · not publishedCurrent international attachment duration is not published and must be agreed with the section
Clinical exposureAdult and paediatric brachial plexus, peripheral-nerve reconstruction and transfer, nerve decompression, tendon and muscle transfer, microsurgery and complex hand deformity
Funding · publishedThe historical FESSH record included self-funded and centre-funded pathways; current funding, fees and vacancy status are not published
DestinationGermany
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 surgical training in hand, plastic, orthopaedic or nerve surgery · Current acceptance by the RWTH Aachen section
✓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
Historical observer and practising routes do not establish current practising rights. Any clinical participation requires German registration and University Hospital 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 current international-observer language requirement is published; confirm German and English requirements with the section.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
The historical FESSH record included self-funded and centre-funded pathways; current funding, fees and vacancy status are not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% 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 current international vacancy, deadline or start date 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 surgical training in hand, plastic, orthopaedic or nerve surgery
Current acceptance by the RWTH Aachen section
Registration, licence & examinations
Historical observer and practising routes do not establish current practising rights. Any clinical participation requires German registration and University Hospital 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 historical FESSH-listed Aachen microsurgery opportunity mapped to the current RWTH Aachen Plexus Surgery Section. The service and faculty are current, but the former fellowship terms are not; candidates must ask the present section about observership availability, duration, funding and clinical permissions.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
The historical record mentioned in-hospital accommodation; current availability and cost must be reconfirmed.
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 University Hospital RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen's current Plastic, Hand and Burn Surgery clinic includes a dedicated Plexus Surgery Section covering adult and paediatric brachial plexus and peripheral-nerve reconstruction.
Deputy clinic director and head of the Plexus Surgery SectionOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Clinical focus
Brachial plexus, peripheral nerves, microsurgical reconstruction and nerve transfers
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Benedikt Schäfer is listed in the cited programme evidence as deputy clinic director and head of the plexus surgery section for RWTH Aachen Plexus & Peripheral Nerve Training Enquiry. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Brachial plexus, peripheral nerves, microsurgical reconstruction and nerve transfers. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Benedikt Schäfer is listed by the official programme source as deputy clinic director and head of the plexus surgery section. 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
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Soumaya Sghir is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for RWTH Aachen Plexus & Peripheral Nerve 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.
Soumaya Sghir is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Justus P. Beier
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Justus P. Beier is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for RWTH Aachen Plexus & Peripheral Nerve 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.
Justus P. Beier 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.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
The centre-submitted opportunity was originally listed as the Euregio Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit at Franziskushospital Aachen. The current specialist service and contact are now at University Hospital RWTH Aachen.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Hand, plastic, orthopaedic and neurosurgical trainees seeking focused plexus or peripheral-nerve exposure
