Well sourced · Missing commencement date, official contact, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
None from ESSKA: travel, accommodation, meals and personal expenses are paid by the observer.
Deadline
15 July 2026 (latest window, closed); next deadline not published
Duration
2–3 days (dates agreed directly between observer and teaching centre)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureShort visit to observe senior surgeons in theatre and clinic at an ESSKA Accredited Teaching Centre. Brescia is listed for sports medicine, arthroscopy and joint replacement: knee ACL/PCL/collateral reconstruction, meniscus repair and transplantation, patellofemoral reconstruction and trochleoplasty, cartilage repair, knee arthroplasty and osteotomy; shoulder rotator-cuff repair, instability surgery and arthroplasty; hip arthroscopy; ankle instability and cartilage repair. Observers submit a written report afterwards.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to ESSKA members worldwide who meet the criteria (1 year paid membership, under 45, fluent English); purely observational, so no Italian licence is needed per ESSKA's description. Self-funded.
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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
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
✓Published by official source
Language
Fluent English required by ESSKA
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% 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 deadline15 July 2026 (latest window, closed); next deadline not published
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleSemi-annual ESSKA cycle; the latest window (1 May – 15 July 2026) is closed and the next window date has not been published.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
Paid ESSKA member for at least 1 year at the time of applying
Certified orthopaedic surgeon or in the final two years of orthopaedic residency
Under 45 at the point of application
Fluent English
Written report at the end of the observership
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
ESSKA lists the University of Brescia as an Accredited Teaching Centre in its Observership Programme, hosting short 2–3 day observer visits in knee, shoulder, hip and ankle arthroscopy and joint replacement. ESSKA acts as liaison and the observer covers all costs.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: None from ESSKA: travel, accommodation, meals and personal expenses are paid by the observer.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Brescia, Orthopaedics (ESSKA Accredited Teaching Centre)
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.
