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— 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
Self-funded fellowship
Deadline
Not published
Duration
3 months
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · published3 months
Clinical exposureChronic hand and wrist disease, arthroscopy, trauma, upper-extremity reconstruction, paediatric hand trauma and congenital cases, dry-lab and microsurgery training
Funding · publishedSelf-funded fellowship
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 hand, plastic, trauma or orthopaedic surgical training · Working English or German
✓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
The listing includes observer and self-funded pathways; independent practising rights are not published.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
English or German is accepted by the published centre profile; no formal test score is stated.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded fellowship
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% of core application fields verified
Checked 20 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-16. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 email application; no fixed deadline 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 hand, plastic, trauma or orthopaedic surgical training
Working English or German
Registration, licence & examinations
The listing includes observer and self-funded pathways; independent practising rights are not published.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
Application or motivation letter
Recommendation letter
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 three-month self-funded fellowship with a concrete application checklist, English/German route and reconstructive microsurgery curriculum. The centre does not publish a shared annual deadline.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg
The published unit includes two department heads, three consultants, five residents and 26 beds, with dry-lab and microsurgery training available.
Principal contact and department chiefOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg
Clinical focus
Hand, reconstructive and microsurgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Lucian Jiga is listed in the cited programme evidence as principal contact and department chief for Oldenburg Hand & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, reconstructive and microsurgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Lucian Jiga is listed by the official programme source as principal contact and department chief. 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.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Hand, plastic or orthopaedic trainees seeking intensive reconstructive training
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
English or German is accepted by the published centre profile; no formal test score is stated.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
