Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
5–6 weeks, usually October–November
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureVisits to four Japanese and four Korean shoulder and elbow education centres
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
—Not applicable to this pathway
Medical registration
This is an educational travelling fellowship; the published call does not grant independent clinical practice or substitute for local medical registration at host centres.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateAutumn 2027, usually October–November
Application route / cycleOffered in odd years. Applications open November 2026 for the Autumn 2027 fellowship (5-6 weeks, usually October-November, 4 education centres in Japan and 4 in Korea); open to SECEC full members under 45.
Documented patient-care and scientific-research experience
Application documents
Published by official source
Motivation letter
Recommendation letter
Shoulder and elbow publication list (SECEC template)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Intended for: SECEC Full members under 45 who are certified orthopaedic surgeons with documented clinical and research experience
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Visits to eight education centres in Japan and South Korea; flights, rail, local transport, hotels and Japanese Shoulder Society annual-meeting attendance are arranged under the host-society travel policy.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
Hotel rooms are booked and covered by the Japanese and Korean host societies under their travel policy.
HOST INSTITUTION
About SECEC / Japan Shoulder Society / Korean Shoulder & Elbow Society
SECEC (European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow) publishes an odd-year Europe-to-Japan-and-Korea travelling fellowship organised with the Japanese Shoulder Society and Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society. Official SECEC pages describe visits to eight education centres (four in Japan and four in Korea) over about five to six weeks, usually in October–November, for full SECEC members under 45 who are certified orthopaedic surgeons. Host societies arrange travel and accommodation; applications for the next cycle are stated to open in November 2026.
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.
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