Well sourced · Missing funding, 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
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, wrist arthroscopy, congenital differences, microsurgery, brachial plexus, rheumatoid and tetraplegia surgery, fractures, joint replacement and elbow surgery
Funding · not publishedThe centre lists a funded fellowship route; the amount and current availability 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 or upper-limb surgical training · Centre acceptance for the selected observer or practising route
✓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
Practising rights are listed but depend on French registration and host credentialing; the directory itself does not grant clinical privileges.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
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.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
The centre lists a funded fellowship route; the amount and current availability are not published
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 enquiry; no 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 hand or upper-limb surgical training
Centre acceptance for the selected observer or practising route
Registration, licence & examinations
Practising rights are listed but depend on French registration and host credentialing; the directory itself does not grant clinical privileges.
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 centre-funded fellowship route is listed alongside research and observer options. Duration, salary, intake and French licensing are not centrally published and must be confirmed with the named contact.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
Nearby accommodation is listed; details and cost require confirmation.
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 Department of Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery / Hand Emergency
A hand-emergency and peripheral-nerve department offering research, observer and practising pathways across a broad upper-limb case mix.
Principal contactOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Clermont-Ferrand hand and peripheral-nerve service
Clinical focus
Hand trauma, wrist arthroscopy, congenital and nerve surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Antoine Martins is listed in the cited programme evidence as principal contact for Clermont-Ferrand Hand & Peripheral Nerve Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand trauma, wrist arthroscopy, congenital and nerve surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Antoine Martins is listed by the official programme source as principal 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 and upper-limb surgeons seeking research, observation or a practising fellowship
