Faculty / program leadership: Thibault Lafosse · Laurent Lafosse
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Salary EUR 1,500 per month and lunch about EUR 3.50 per meal are stated for ASI fellows; the Institute can help collect grants and funding, and institutional funding may be possible for long-term and PhD fellows. No fee published.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Short-term 3 to 6 months; long-term 9 to 18 months; full PhD 2 to 3 years
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureResearch on upper-extremity trauma, plexus surgery, arthroplasty and arthroscopy (randomised, prospective, retrospective and technique studies); research fellows are also encouraged to take part in clinic and the operating theatre and in the Institute's courses.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Open to international applicants; applicants from outside the EU cannot be offered more than 3 months because of visa constraints.
?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.
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Medical registration
Evidence of full registration with the home-country medical regulator (for clinicians).
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published beyond the 3-month limit for non-EU applicants.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateCustom start dates; the Institute asks to plan at least 6 months ahead
Application route / cycleRolling online application; custom fellowships can be arranged.
Medical or biomedical student, resident, orthopaedic surgeon, or movement-science, biomedical, epidemiology or physiotherapy scientist
Sufficient English writing and conversational English
Long-term and PhD fellows: conversational French (CEFR B1 or higher advised for long-term, required for PhD), some scientific experience (research internship, course or 1 publication) and basic statistics/research-methodology skills
Evidence of full registration with the home-country medical regulator and health clearance
Application documents
Online research fellowship application form
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Research fellowships (3 months to PhD) in upper-extremity surgery at the Alps Surgery Institute, Annecy.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
PhD fellows can obtain a PhD degree at a partner university; reduced-price lunch.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Alps Surgery Institute (Clinique Générale d'Annecy)
Orthoplastic limb-reconstruction centre in Annecy and SECEC Education Centre specialising in shoulder and upper-limb surgery.
Alps Surgery Institute (Clinique Générale d'Annecy)
Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · 3 months (observership/fellowship), 6 months, or 12 months (the home page describes the 12-month option as following up to 500 surgeries)View program profile →
