Names in the programme record: Laurent Obert (responsable pédagogique)
Profile completeness70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
178 EUR university fee; tuition 800 EUR (continuing education with funding), 400 EUR (without funding) or 360 EUR (initial training).
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 academic year (November–June): four 2-day seminars (60 teaching hours) plus two 2-day visits to SOFEC-approved teams
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureNational SOFEC-linked diploma covering shoulder/elbow trauma, primary and revision arthroplasty, tendon pathology and instability, with basic arthroscopy, arthroplasty and trauma skills; two 2-day observation visits to SOFEC-approved centres; MCQ and thesis.
Participation levelEducational course. Attendance does not itself confer clinical privileges.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Eligibility is framed broadly (practising surgeons included); no specific rule for foreign graduates published; teaching in French with hybrid (distance and in-person) delivery.
?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
Not published (French-language programme).
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY55% 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 / cycle2025-26 applications ran on eCandidat from 5 May 2025 to 17 October 2025; dates for 2026-27 not published in this catalogue.
Surgeons in training, residents, assistants and practising surgeons
Also open to PM&R physicians, sports physicians, physiotherapists, nurses and industry staff with an interest in shoulder and elbow surgery
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year national shoulder and elbow diploma linked to the French Shoulder and Elbow Society (SOFEC), with Besançon as a registering university. Teaching is four 2-day seminars plus two 2-day visits to SOFEC-approved teams.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (formerly Université de Franche-Comté), UFR Sciences de la Santé, Besançon
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
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