✓ 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
1 September 2026
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year
Clinical exposurePaediatric orthopaedic clinics and operating rooms across spine, tumours, skeletal dysplasia and other selected subspecialties, with one night on call weekly and one weekend monthly
Funding · not publishedPaid FEPOS hospital appointment; salary amount is 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
Completed orthopaedic surgery training in the country of origin · Selected paediatric-surgery graduates must document adequate paediatric-orthopaedic training · Academic-level French fluency · Meet applicable European work-permit requirements
✓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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration requirements are not published by the cited source.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
No licensing-examination information is published.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
Academic-level fluency in French is required
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The official call states that work-permit regulations follow European Community guidelines
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Paid FEPOS hospital appointment; salary amount is not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
86% of core application fields verified
Checked 28 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-24. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ positions✓ commencement / intake✓ funding✓ benefits✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ language✓ visa / work authorisation✓ deadline✓ application process✓ required documents✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not applicable to this pathway— Verified faculty photograph not available · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline1 September 2026
Commencing date1 November 2026
Application route / cycleCurrent official EPOS application call
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
Completed orthopaedic surgery training in the country of origin
Selected paediatric-surgery graduates must document adequate paediatric-orthopaedic training
Academic-level French fluency
Meet applicable European work-permit requirements
Registration, licence & examinations
AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Visa / work authorisation
The official call states that work-permit regulations follow European Community guidelines
Application documents
Full curriculum vitae with colour passport photograph and paediatric-orthopaedic experience
Personal statement of no more than 250 words
Letter from the local training-program director
Letter from a recent clinical supervisor, preferably in paediatric orthopaedics
Optional returning-centre job-offer letter
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
An active one-year paid Lyon paediatric-orthopaedic fellowship starting 1 November 2026. EPOS publishes the weekly clinic, theatre and on-call duties, French requirement, five-document checklist and 1 September 2026 deadline; salary and exact incoming capacity are not published.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Two dedicated outpatient clinics weekly, one operating day weekly, subspecialty-led learning and participation in the full work of two paediatric orthopaedic departments
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant / Hospices Civils de Lyon
The Lyon host comprises two departments with nine senior surgeons and two fellows at Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant.
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant / Hospices Civils de Lyon
Clinical focus
Paediatric orthopaedics and fellowship education
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Pierre Journeau is listed in the cited programme evidence as fepos contact for FEPOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship — Lyon. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric orthopaedics and fellowship education. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Professor Journeau is the named application contact on the current EPOS Lyon fellowship call.
Faculty: Nine senior paediatric orthopaedic faculty across two departments
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant / Hospices Civils de Lyon
Clinical focus
Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Nine senior paediatric orthopaedic faculty across two departments is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for FEPOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship — Lyon. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Nine senior paediatric orthopaedic faculty across two departments is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. 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
Surgeons who completed orthopaedic training; selected paediatric surgeons with documented paediatric-orthopaedic training may be considered
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
Academic-level fluency in French is required
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
