SICM funds 2 fellows per year with a lump-sum expense reimbursement of EUR 15,000 gross each, paid in one instalment after both semesters are completed and verified; eligible candidates ranked 3rd or lower may join without any SICM funding. The reimbursement is not a salary and creates no employment relationship.
Deadline
31 March 2026 for the 2026–2027 cycle (closed)
Duration
12 months in total, split into two consecutive 6-month semesters at two different SICM-accredited Italian hand centres; this host can be chosen for one semester (exceptionally extendable to 13 months)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureSemester at one of the 16 SICM-accredited hand centres: full-time clinical and surgical activity documented in a log-book (minimum 100 hand/microsurgery procedures across the year), one manuscript submitted and a presentation at the SICM national congress. The unit (also on the FESSH training-centre list) covers replantation, hand trauma and post-traumatic problems, arthritis and joint replacement, nerve reconstruction and tendon transfers, wrist instability and arthroscopy, rheumatoid surgery, tetraplegia and elbow surgery; it also offers observer attachments and self-funded fellowships to plastic and orthopaedic surgeons.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Not realistically open to Indonesian applicants: SICM requires Italian medical registration, SICM membership and age under 35. Non-registered international surgeons should instead approach the unit for an observer attachment.
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Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
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Medical registration
Italian medical registration (Albo) required; host centre carries out its own occupational-health clearance
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Language
Not published (Italian-language clinical setting; Italian medical registration required)
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Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% 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 deadline31 March 2026 for the 2026–2027 cycle (closed)
Commencing date4 January 2027 (2026–2027 cycle)
Application route / cycleAnnual SICM call (programme running since 2009). The 2026–2027 call closed on 31 March 2026; results by 31 May 2026; fellowship starts 4 January 2027. The next call has not yet been published.
Official contactSICM Secretariat (copy SICM President Dr Sandra Pfanner and Training Committee Chair Dr Giancarlo Caruso)segreteria@sicm.it+39 030 290326
Registered with the Italian medical register (Albo dei Medici-Chirurghi)
Specialist in Orthopaedics & Traumatology or Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, or a resident in those schools from year 4 (with the school director's written consent)
Current SICM member
Professional liability and personal accident insurance
Application documents
Completed application form (choose 2 SICM centres plus 1 reserve, excluding your own centre)
Up-to-date CV
Recent presentation letter (within 3 months) from an SICM ordinary member or a hospital/university unit director
Residency school director's consent (residents only)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One semester of the SICM national hand-surgery fellowship can be spent at Careggi's Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery unit in Florence. The fellowship runs 12 months across two accredited Italian centres; the 2026–27 cohort starts on 4 January 2027.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, SODC Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery (Chirurgia della Mano e Microchirurgia Ricostruttiva)
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
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