Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Self-funded: EUR 500 (initial training) or EUR 1,000 (continuing education, employer-funded or individual)
Deadline
Not published
Duration
96 hours in 3 seminars of 3 days, plus placements in accredited units (1 year)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureKnee (general principles, synovial and cartilage pathology, menisci, ligaments, ligament reconstruction), shoulder (general principles, chronic anterior instability, impingement/cuff), lower limb (ankle, hip) and upper limb (elbow, wrist). Placements in accredited departments listed annually by the inter-regional board. Assessed by written exam, dissertation and oral exam; attendance strictly compulsory.
Participation levelEducational course. Attendance does not itself confer clinical privileges.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to foreign doctors via an AFS/AFSA (attestation de formation spécialisée) enrolment; teaching in French.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Educational attendance; not a clinical fellowship or licence. 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.
✓Published by official source
Language
Taught in French
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY52% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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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 / cycleRegistration via the faculty's DU/DIU office; dates 'nous contacter' (not published).
French (or EU) state Doctor of Medicine diploma holders
Specialty interns
Students enrolled in an AFS/AFSA
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Nancy's intake of the national arthroscopy diploma: 96 hours over three 3-day seminars plus placements in accredited arthroscopy units. Fees are EUR 500–1,000.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Université de Lorraine, Faculté de Médecine, Maïeutique et métiers de la Santé à Nancy
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
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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 →
