Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Provisions listed: housing (apartment in Bordeaux centre) and a car. No salary, stipend or fee amount published.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 or 12 months.
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureFull-time clinical and research post under Dr Charles Rivière and Dr Loïc Villet: personalised (kinematic alignment) primary total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing, total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, plus complex revision and periprosthetic infection cases. Three days per week in theatre and two days research (remote or office-based); monthly complex-case MDT; at least one paper per three months expected.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Page requires fluent English; no nationality restrictions stated.
?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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateJanuary or July.
Application route / cycleAnnual intakes in January or July; application via the online application form; no closing date published.
Evidence of scientific skills / prior research experience
Fluent in English
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
Two letters of recommendation
Motivation letter (interest and experience of personalised arthroplasty to date)
Completed application form
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Six- or twelve-month clinical and research fellowship in personalised hip and knee arthroplasty in Bordeaux-Mérignac.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Apartment in Bordeaux centre and a car; patient registry for research; clinical research coordinator.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Provisions listed: housing (apartment in Bordeaux centre) and a car. No salary, stipend or fee amount published.
HOST INSTITUTION
About BARI Arthroplasty Centre, Clinique du Sport Bordeaux-Mérignac
High-volume hip and knee arthroplasty centre at the Clinique du Sport Bordeaux-Mérignac (6 rue Georges Nègrevergne), with the Institut de Recherche Orthopédique de Bordeaux; surgeons perform about 500 cases per year each.
BARI Arthroplasty Centre, Clinique du Sport Bordeaux-Mérignac
Mérignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France · Not separately published (the page gives 6 or 12 months only for the clinical fellowship).View program profile →
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