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.
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5 programs match · self-funded · Rolling application ✓ Official hospital international training pathway + department profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow
Seoul National University Hospital
⌖ Seoul · South Korea →
Program lead SO SNUH Orthopaedic Shoulder Joint Special Clinic
Duration 1–12 months
Funding No financial support from SNUH
Visit format Request-based observational training with the orthopaedic department and shoulder joint special clinic, subject to departmental…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Medical doctors seeking department-approved observational orthopaedic training
✓ Current official Swiss Scoliosis visiting-fellowship and contact page♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application Spine
Swiss Scoliosis Centre / Klinik Im Park
⌖ Zurich · Switzerland →
Duration 3 months
Funding Self-funded; the fellow is not a paid clinic employee and must cover travel and the stay in…
Visit format Observational exposure without direct patient contact across complex adult and paediatric spinal pathology, daily radiological…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Young spine surgeons outside Europe who are not eligible for board certification in Switzerland or the European Union
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official Swiss Medical Network surgeon and training pages♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Hand & Microsurgery
Centro manoegomito, Clinica Ars Medica
⌖ Gravesano–Lugano · Switzerland →
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period or…
Funding The centre-submitted record lists a self-funded research or observer route; no current stipend…
Visit format Hand, wrist and elbow surgery, trauma, microsurgery, arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerves, research and structured…
Profile completeness 84%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, orthopaedic and plastic-surgery trainees seeking research or an observer attachment without practising rights
✓ 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 official UAB observership process♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application General Orthopaedics
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Birmingham, Alabama · United States →
Program lead AU Approved UAB Orthopaedic Surgery provider
Duration Up to 4 business days; longer visits require specific provider…
Funding Unpaid, self-funded observership; the official page does not publish a programme fee
Visit format Structured observation of patient encounters, surgery and multidisciplinary care in clinic, the operating room or both, subject to…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE External learners and professionals seeking short structured observation in orthopaedic care
✓ Official hospital international training pathway + department profile
