Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
No salary or stipend published. Trainees pay DIU registration and tuition at their registering university (example published by Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, Besançon: 178 EUR university fee plus 1,200 EUR continuing education with funding, 600 EUR without funding, or 360 EUR initial training).
Deadline
Not published
Duration
240-hour clinical placement (6 months or 2 x 3 months) within the one-year DIU d'Arthroscopie (Inter-University Diploma in Arthroscopy)
Hands-on
Supervised participation published
Clinical exposureSupervised clinical placement for DIU d'Arthroscopie students with an SFA-confirmed trainer (Matthieu Ollivier; listed areas: knee). The placement is evaluated by the trainer (form due by 1 September) and the trainer proposes the DIU thesis topic.
Participation levelSupervised clinical participation is published; exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing and local law.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to orthopaedic surgeons qualified abroad only with approval of the regional DIU lead and inter-regional coordinator; the placement is part of a French university diploma taught in French.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Enrolment in the DIU d'Arthroscopie at a co-accredited French university; hands-on activity in France requires the applicable French training status (e.g. DFMS/DFMSA) or registration — not otherwise specified.
—Not published
Language
Not published: the reviewed SFA DIU pages and 2026/27 student guide (15 October 2026) state no language requirement or test (the guide says only that the dissertation may be in article format and 'peut être en anglais'). Confirm directly with the programme.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published: the reviewed SFA DIU pages and 2026/27 student guide (15 October 2026) state no visa or work-authorisation guidance. Confirm directly with the programme.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-15 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-13
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
French or foreign trainees specialising in orthopaedic and trauma surgery, including foreign DFMS/DFMSA trainees in orthopaedics
French or EU-qualified orthopaedic and trauma surgeons (continuing education)
Orthopaedic surgeons qualified in their home country, with approval of the regional DIU lead and inter-regional coordinator
Agreement of a placement supervisor who is a full SFA member recognised as a DIU trainer
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Host site for the clinical placement of the national DIU d'Arthroscopie run with the Société Francophone d'Arthroscopie (SFA): the SFA lists Matthieu Ollivier at Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite (13009 Marseille) as a confirmed knee trainer. Placements total 240 hours (6 months or 2 x 3 months) and require the agreement of the listed SFA trainer.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM)
Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite (AP-HM) is a clinical host for the French Société Francophone d'Arthroscopie (SFA) DIU d'Arthroscopie. Official Sofarthros DIU pages describe the inter-university arthroscopy diploma for orthopaedic trainees and specialists, with staged clinical placements at listed French centres including Marseille. Enrolment rules, stage hours and formateur contacts remain on the Sofarthros DIU materials.
Société Francophone d'Arthroscopie (SFA) — host centres across France
Lyon, Toulouse, Nantes and Strasbourg, France · Three-day visits per centre (2026: Lyon 4–6 March, Toulouse 22–24 April, Nantes 10–12 June) plus the national arthroscopy course in Strasbourg 9–11 September 2026.View program profile →
Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · 1 to 6 months (ISAKOS listing; the centre customises placements). The Santy page lists past fellows with stays from a few days up to about 12 months.View program profile →
Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France · Typically 2–3 days when offered through the ESSKA Observership Programme; centre-specific visit length is not listed on the teaching-centres directoryView program profile →
Paris, France · 6 months Conflicting official information: Duration: clinic page says 6 months to 1 year; ISAKOS record lists 6 months. Positions: clinic page says 6 per session, ISAKOS says 12 per year (consistent if two sessions per year).View program profile →
Université de Lorraine, Faculté de Médecine, Maïeutique et métiers de la Santé à Nancy
Nancy, Grand Est, France · 1 year; 96 teaching hours in three thematic seminars, plus a practical placement of at least one day per week for six months.View program profile →
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