Half a day to a few days; the DIU placements are two stays of two days with consultation and operating-theatre parts
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureObserver visits to member surgeons' clinics, operating theatre and staff meetings; the visitor is an observer and must not be treated as a surgical assistant, even if offered to take part in surgery.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Members of SoFEC only; non-members are not addressed.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
SoFEC membership.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% 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 dateArranged between visitor and host
Application route / cycleRolling: the visitor contacts the chosen host by email with the visitor form; DIU placements need a signed stay certificate.
SoFEC member (all levels, from residents with a shoulder/elbow orientation to experienced surgeons); priority to junior SoFEC members for the DIU placements
Application documents
Visitor form (fiche visiteur)
Stay certificate (attestation de stage) signed by the host for the DIU
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
SoFEC-organised observer visits to French shoulder and elbow centres. Note: The centres list ("Liste des centres") is behind the member area; host names are not published publicly.
HOST INSTITUTION
About SoFEC (Société Française de l'Épaule et du Coude) member centres
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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 →
