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.
87 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 1 active filters + 01 Subspecialty Available in France
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
✓ Official Santy fellowship, visitor register and practitioner pages + French public visa guidance♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow
Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
⌖ Lyon · France →
Duration A few days to 1 year; non-EU short-stay pathway up to 3 months…
Funding Self-funded; no institutional salary or financial assistance is published
Visit format Observer immersion in shoulder clinics and operating lists, with possible clinical-research, database and scientific-meeting…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE International orthopaedic surgeons and trainees seeking a flexible shoulder observership or short educational visit
✓ 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 · France →
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Funding Centre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on…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
✓ Official SECEC Education Centre network♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC/ESSSE Education Centres
⌖ Recognised shoulder and elbow centres across Europe · France →
Program lead HF Host faculty at the selected centre
Duration 2–3 days at one selected centre
Funding Self-funded: travel and accommodation are the applicant’s responsibility
Visit format Short educational visit at one recognised SECEC shoulder and elbow centre; the schedule is agreed with the host and depends on…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Junior and Full members; one application per member and acceptance is not guaranteed
✓ Official AP-HP international pathway + original Necker department page♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Paediatric Orthopaedics
Hôpital Necker–Enfants Malades / AP-HP
⌖ Paris · France →
Program lead PW Philippe Wicart
Duration Individually arranged; no Necker-specific duration is…
Funding Not published
Visit format Request-based observation in a tertiary paediatric orthopaedic and trauma service covering scoliosis, constitutional bone disease,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Foreign healthcare professionals seeking an AP-HP observation internship or other approved international training arrangement
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current Clinique du Pré SOS Main page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Clinique du Pré — Centre SOS Main Le Mans
⌖ Le Mans · France →
Faculty & leadership CC Camilo ChavesDA Dr Alligand-Perrin+3 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded fellowship, research and observer routes are recorded; the observer route has no…
Visit format Hand and upper-limb emergencies, fractures, dislocations, tendon and soft-tissue injuries, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a self-funded observer or research attachment
✓ Official ICR observational-visit form + French public visa guidance♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
Institut de Chirurgie Réparatrice Locomoteur et Sports
⌖ Nice · France →
Duration Up to 3 months for the non-EU short-stay pathway
Funding Not published
Visit format Observational shoulder-surgery visit. ICR's public application form accepts observational visits, but it does not separately publish…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Non-EU and international orthopaedic visitors seeking a short observational placement
✓ Official organisation fellowship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
Shoulder Friends Institute — 10 French shoulder centres
⌖ Paris and multiple cities · France →
Faculty & leadership CC Christophe CharoussetSA Stéphane Audebert+8 more
Duration 1 month
Funding Funded annually by Shoulder Friends Institute; the exact travel, accommodation and allowance…
Visit format A travelling educational tour through all 10 SFI shoulder centres in France
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Shoulder surgeons seeking a multicentre French fellowship tour
✓ Official Santy fellowship, visitor register and practitioner pages + French public visa guidance
