Faculty / program leadership: Stéphane Guillo · Christel Charpail
Profile completeness92%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
ISAKOS entry: no financial assistance or other support is available; living costs estimated at about 600 euros per month for housing in Bordeaux.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 or 12 months (the training page also mentions stays from a few days of observation up to several months or years of assistantship)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureFoot-and-ankle-only centre (sport, trauma, arthroscopy, minimally invasive surgery). Fellows are treated as full collaborators: they take part in consultations and surgery, with anticipated surgical mix of about 50% arthroscopy, 30% forefoot and 20% tendon, one day per week devoted to research and publication, and those holding a replacement licence may do replacement consultations and surgery independently. ISAKOS entry lists scrub-in, assisting in clinics under supervision, research and publishing.
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
Foreign fellows are welcomed; French and English spoken; recruited via international networks.
?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
Not published (independent replacement work requires a replacement licence).
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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.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY62% 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
Already specialised practitioners (training page: foreign practitioners already specialised); no formal criteria published
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A 6 or 12 month foot and ankle fellowship with research emphasis, centred on ankle arthroscopy and minimally invasive surgery in Bordeaux.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Professionalising certificate under the patronage of the learned societies involved (no exit exam); involvement in publications and communications.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: ISAKOS entry: no financial assistance or other support is available; living costs estimated at about 600 euros per month for housing in Bordeaux.
HOST INSTITUTION
About SOS Pied Cheville (Clinique du Sport / Orthopôle sites)
SOS Pied Cheville is a Bordeaux foot and ankle centre described as the only unit in France labelled 'foot and ankle' by ESSKA and ISAKOS.
