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Centre de la Main Angers Fellowship Enquiry

Official organisation pathways: FESSH

Faculty / program leadership: Nicolas Bigorre

Profile completeness68%

Well sourced · Missing original program page, 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: Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current remuneration and terms are not published
Deadline: Not published
Duration: Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published
Hands-on: Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked: 20 Aug 2026

Duration · publishedDuration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is published

Clinical exposureHand trauma and emergency care, microsurgery, brachial plexus and peripheral nerves, congenital cases, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability and arthroscopy, fractures, elbow and joint replacement

Funding · publishedSelf-funded and centre-funded routes are listed in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current remuneration and terms are not published

DestinationFrance

Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.

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 or orthopaedic surgical training · Host acceptance · French registration and credentialing for clinical participation

✓Published by official source

Programme classification

Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.

?Confirm directly with host

Hands-on restrictions

Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.

≈Partially published

Medical registration

A practising pathway is recorded, but French medical registration and host credentialing are required before patient care.

?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 level is published; applicants should expect French clinical communication requirements for any patient-facing role.

—Not published

Visa or work authorisation

Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.

✓Published by official source

Funding availability

Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current remuneration and terms are not published

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

59% 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 enquiry through the centre; no deadline or fixed start date is published

Official contactNicolas Bigorre / Centre de la Main d'Angers+33 2 41 86 86 41

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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 or orthopaedic surgical training
Host acceptance
French registration and credentialing for clinical participation

Registration, licence & examinations

A practising pathway is recorded, but French medical registration and host credentialing are required before patient care.

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 broad French hand-surgery attachment listed with practising, self-funded and centre-funded pathways. The current centre and team are active, but duration, remuneration, language level and next availability must be confirmed directly.

HOST INSTITUTION

About Centre de la Main d'Angers

An independent ambulatory hand centre founded in 1987 with nine current surgeons, regional hand-emergency coverage and partnerships with CHU Angers and three local clinics.

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FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

9 listed faculty members

Program lead: Nicolas Bigorre

FESSH-listed principal contact and current centre surgeonOfficial program roster

Current position: Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation: Centre de la Main d'Angers
Clinical focus: Hand, wrist, nerve and reconstructive surgery
Qualifications: Not published on the cited profile

Nicolas Bigorre is listed in the cited programme evidence as fessh-listed principal contact and current centre surgeon for Centre de la Main Angers Fellowship Enquiry. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, wrist, nerve and reconstructive surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

Nicolas Bigorre is listed by the official programme source as fessh-listed principal contact and current centre surgeon. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.

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