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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05 Programme status Open status is shown only when current official evidence supports it
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10 programs match · Shoulder & Elbow · Current availability unconfirmed ✓ Official facilitator programme page; host-hospital programme page not published in the listing♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
Quexst Healthcare facilitator-listed placement
⌖ Pune · India →
Duration 2 weeks mandatory
Funding Self-funded and fee-paying; price supplied by quotation, full payment is required before the…
Visit format Pure observation of arthroscopy with a published emphasis on shoulder cases; the wider listing also mentions elbow, wrist, hip,…
Profile completeness 90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Doctors with a postgraduate orthopaedic surgery qualification and current medical-council registration
✓ Official DVSE scholarship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE) training centres
⌖ Selected host centre · Germany →
Program lead DS DVSE-certified surgeon at the selected host centre
Duration At least 4 weeks
Funding EUR 2,500 restricted grant, normally paid in cash at the first host centre
Visit format Shoulder and elbow observership at a DVSE training centre or department directed by a DVSE-certified shoulder and elbow surgeon
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE International physicians, with priority for applicants from emerging and developing countries
✓ Official ESSKA–ESA fellowship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
ESSKA Shoulder Section / 5–6 European teaching centres
⌖ Rotating European host-centre itinerary · Europe (multi-country) →
Program lead FA Faculty at the five to six selected ESSKA/ESA teaching centres
Duration 3 weeks
Funding Funding is provided for travel, accommodation, meals and minor expenses
Visit format Shoulder clinics and operating rooms, current research methods and management of sports, traumatic and degenerative shoulder disease…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Young European orthopaedic surgeons already developing a shoulder-surgery practice
✓ Official SECEC Education Centre network♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC/ESSSE Education Centres
⌖ Recognised shoulder and elbow centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
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 SECEC 2026 Support Committee fellowship call; application deadline has passed♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ September 2026 fellowship scheduled — applications closed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC Education Centres
⌖ Three centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
Duration 2 weeks in September
Funding Travel and accommodation booked; expense reimbursement subject to sponsor confirmation and…
Visit format Visits to three SECEC Education Centres following the SECEC Congress
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Full members under 45 from the published Emerging and Developing European country list
✓ Official SECEC programme page; published cycle remains historical♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ 2025 cycle completed — next call not confirmed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC Education Centres
⌖ Eight centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
Duration 4 weeks, usually June
Funding Travel and accommodation booked or reimbursed; congress registration, travel and two nights’…
Visit format Visits to eight SECEC Education Centres plus participation in the annual congress
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, official contact, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Full members under 40 who are certified orthopaedic surgeons with documented clinical and research experience
BM ✓ Current official BESS pathway identity; the published 2026 call is closed and the next cycle is unconfirmed♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
British Elbow & Shoulder Society / Mayo Clinic
⌖ Rochester · United States →
Faculty & leadership BE BESS Education CommitteeMC Mayo Clinic course faculty
Duration Annual Mayo Elbow Instructional Course attendance; exact…
Funding One award of up to GBP 3,500
Visit format Supported in-person or remote attendance at the invitation-only annual Mayo Elbow Instructional Course
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE ST7/8 orthopaedic trainee; Post-CCT shoulder and elbow fellow; Consultant within the first three years of appointment
✓ Official SECEC programme page; published cycle remains historical♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ 2025 cycle completed — next call not confirmed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC / Japan Shoulder Society / Korean Shoulder & Elbow Society
⌖ Eight centres in Japan and South Korea · Japan →
Duration 5–6 weeks, usually October–November
Funding Flights, trains, local transport, hotel rooms and Japanese Shoulder Society meeting attendance…
Visit format Visits to four Japanese and four Korean shoulder and elbow education centres
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, official contact, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Full members under 45 who are certified orthopaedic surgeons with documented clinical and research experience
✓ 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 facilitator programme page; host-hospital programme page not published in the listing
