Clinical exposureHand surgery covering joint replacement, congenital hand surgery, trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren's disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy and fracture surgery; offered as observer attachment (no practising rights) or as a self-funded fellowship with practising rights.
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
Offered as an observer attachment or self-funded fellowship; any practising-rights option would need Swedish authorisation, which the listing does not detail.
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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.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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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
Self-funded hand surgery fellowship or observer attachment at the Akademiska University Hospital hand surgery section in Uppsala, as listed by FESSH. Covers trauma, microsurgery, congenital, arthroplasty, arthroscopy and wrist instability work.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Accommodation nearby (FESSH listing)
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Accommodation nearby (FESSH listing)
HOST INSTITUTION
About Section of Hand Surgery (Sektionen för Handkirurgi), Akademiska University Hospital
Hand surgery section of Akademiska University Hospital, Uppsala, listed in the FESSH training-centre directory (added May 2019).
