Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Self-funded tuition (not stated in the Caen sheet)
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year (Caen)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureTheoretical and practical training in osteo-articular arthroscopy within the national multi-faculty DIU: seminars on knee (cartilage, meniscus, children, ACL/PCL), shoulder (preparation, labral and biceps pathology, anterior and posterior instability) and other joints (elbow, foot/ankle, wrist, hip and pelvis). Competencies range from simple to complex arthroscopic procedures of the knee, hip, ankle, shoulder and elbow.
Participation levelEducational course. Attendance does not itself confer clinical privileges.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Orthopaedic surgeons qualified in their home country may enrol after approval by the regional and inter-regional DIU leads; 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 & AVAILABILITY55% 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 / cycleApplications via e.candidat; the sheet's last published window ended 31 October 2025, and 2026–2027 dates are not shown.
Orthopaedic surgeons qualified in their country of origin, after approval of the regional and inter-regional DIU leads
Application documents
CV
Motivation letter
Copy of ID card/passport
Copy of highest diploma
Application file (downloadable)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Caen's local intake of the national arthroscopy diploma, covering knee, shoulder and other-joint arthroscopy. It is open to French and foreign orthopaedic trainees and to qualified orthopaedic surgeons with approval of the DIU leads.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Université de Caen Normandie, UFR Santé
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
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.
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 →
