Names in the programme record: Prof. Pascal Kouyoumdjian (CHU Nîmes)
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Self-funded diploma. 2024–25 fees: initial training EUR 400; continuing education EUR 600 without institutional funding or EUR 1,200 with institutional funding, plus EUR 34 university fees (subject to change).
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 academic year; 45 hours of teaching (three 2-day seminars: knee, shoulder, other joints) plus 192 hours of placement in accredited departments; teaching January–April 2027
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureTheory and practical training enabling surgeons to perform arthroscopy: seminars on knee, shoulder and other joints, a supervised placement in validating departments (brochure: 6 months or 2 x 3 months, at least two half-days per week), written exam in June and a graded thesis (mémoire).
Participation levelEducational course. Attendance does not itself confer clinical privileges.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Foreign orthopaedic surgeons qualified in their home country may enrol with the agreement of the regional and interregional DIU coordinators; this is a French-language university diploma, not a salaried post.
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Clinical role
Educational attendance; not a clinical fellowship or licence. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
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Language
Teaching in French (not separately stated).
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Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-07
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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 / cycle2026/27 session: teaching starts January 2027 and ends April 2027; registration authorisation from the course lead is required before enrolment.
French orthopaedic surgery residents or foreign students enrolled in a DFMS/DFMSA in orthopaedic and trauma surgery
French/EU doctors who are specialists in orthopaedic and trauma surgery
Foreign orthopaedic surgeons qualified in their home country, after agreement of the regional DIU lead and the interregional coordinator
Application documents
Motivation letter
CV
Copy of the required diploma
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-year French inter-university diploma in arthroscopy led locally by Prof. Pascal Kouyoumdjian of CHU Nîmes through the Montpellier–Nîmes Faculty of Medicine. It combines three national seminars with a supervised arthroscopy placement, a written exam and a thesis.
HOST INSTITUTION
About CHU Nîmes / University of Montpellier Faculty of Medicine (Montpellier–Nîmes)
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
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 →
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 →
Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France · 1 academic year: 96 hours of theory in 3 seminars of 2–3 days, plus a 6-month (or 2 × 3-month) practical placementView program profile →
