OF OrthoFellow Home Orthopaedic Observership Programs Check clinical privileges Short duration does not define the clinical role. Treat a visit as observational unless the official host explicitly publishes supervised patient care or operating.
86 canonical visiting pathways SECEC, FESSH and other centre networks are counted once while every host remains accessible inside its consolidated profile.
Host rules still apply Visa, registration, insurance and language requirements are shown only when the official host publishes them.
Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.
Filter programs 2 active filters + 01 Subspecialty Available in Belgium
02 Destination Choose a destination first, or combine it with the subspecialty above
03 Funding Only confirmed stipend or self-funded information is placed in these filters
04 Accreditation / organization Labels preserve the official distinction between accredited, recognized, approved and society-sponsored pathways
05 Programme status Open status is shown only when current official evidence supports it
06 Upcoming deadline Only future dates with a parseable published day and month are included
3 programs match · Belgium · FESSH ✓ Current FESSH training-centre database + selected current host/faculty pages♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application ↻ 33 centre profiles · direct confirmation required Hand & Microsurgery
Centre-submitted FESSH training-opportunity database
⌖ 33 centres across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland · Belgium →
Duration Centre-specific: observer visits, 6-week to 12-month…
Funding Centre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on…
Visit format Hand, wrist, elbow, microsurgery, trauma, arthroscopy, nerve, congenital and reconstructive training according to the selected…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a directly arranged Western European training placement
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current UZ Leuven surgeon profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
UZ Leuven
⌖ Leuven · Belgium →
Duration Annual placement; exact duration is confirmed directly with UZ…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed; the amount, accommodation and active vacancy…
Visit format Hand, wrist and elbow trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy, rheumatoid surgery and joint…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand-surgery trainees preparing for the European Hand Surgery Certificate
✓ Current official FESSH training-centre listing and Hand Centrum Limburg host website♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Hand Centrum Limburg / Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
⌖ Genk · Belgium →
Faculty & leadership JD Joris DuerinckxPC Pieter Caekebeke+1 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Not published
Visit format Clinical observation without practising rights, with a research attachment available by agreement
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, funding, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand and upper-limb trainees seeking an observer or research attachment
✓ Current FESSH training-centre database + selected current host/faculty pages
