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 · Department acceptance for an observer placement
✓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
Observer-only without practising rights under the centre-submitted listing.
?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 formal language requirement is published for the observer route; applicants should confirm whether German is required for their intended activities.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded observer attachment
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
62% 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 Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ duration✓ funding✓ eligibility✓ registration✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— positions · queued for source review— commencement / intake · queued for source review— benefits · queued for source review— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— international eligibility · queued for source review— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— visa / work authorisation · queued for source review— Current deadline not yet published · queued for source review— required documents · queued for source review— Official programme page requires reverification · 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 / cycleDirect enquiry; no deadline or commencement calendar 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
Department acceptance for an observer placement
Registration, licence & examinations
Observer-only without practising rights under the centre-submitted listing.
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 self-funded observer attachment retained from the FESSH training-centre database and cross-checked against the current Regensburg department. The host and specialty remain current; placement availability and duration require reconfirmation.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg
The hospital currently identifies Marcus Spies as chief of one of Bavaria's major plastic, hand and reconstructive surgery departments and publishes full German hand-surgery training authorisation.
Department chief and FESSH-listed contactOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg
Clinical focus
Plastic, hand, reconstructive, peripheral-nerve and paediatric limb surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Marcus Spies is listed in the cited programme evidence as department chief and fessh-listed contact for Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg Hand Surgery Observership. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Plastic, hand, reconstructive, peripheral-nerve and paediatric limb surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Marcus Spies is listed by the official programme source as department chief and fessh-listed contact. 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, orthopaedic or trauma surgeons seeking an observer-only German attachment
