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Clinical Fellowship · General Orthopaedics Institut Universitaire Locomoteur et du Sport (iULS) — CHU de Nice
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · France
Duration 1 to 2 years (CHU de Nice fellowship programme framework).
Funding CHU de Nice states that rates depend on the practitioner's legal status and include salary,…
Exposure Mentorship-driven clinical training with possible involvement in research and teaching; fellowship certificate at the end. The iULS…
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Research Fellowship · Hand & Microsurgery FESSH Research Committee; host research centres in the Czech Republic (to be announced)
Czech Republic (host centres to be announced); FESSH Congress in Prague · Czech Republic
Duration One-week stay in a research department during the week before…
Funding 2027 call: FESSH Council supports 2 fellows; the programme page states a maximum of EUR 1,500…
Exposure One week in a hand-surgery research department in the Czech Republic before the FESSH Congress, followed by Congress attendance and…
✓ Primary programme source linked — Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Hand & Microsurgery FESSH and Czech Society for Surgery of the Hand (CSSH) host-centre network
Host centres in the Czech Republic; Congress in Prague, Czech Republic · Czech Republic
Duration Programme window 17 May–5 June 2027, ending with the FESSH…
Funding FESSH reimburses accommodation up to EUR 100 per night plus travel between host centres; travel…
Exposure Observer-only visits to Czech hand-surgery host centres attached to FESSH Congress Prague 2027; FESSH states that scrubbing in is…
✓ Primary programme source linked — Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Research Fellowship · Research SECEC/ESSSE Research & Development Committee
Europe / international multicentre collaboration · Europe (multi-country)
Duration Project-based; formal progress report after 6–12 months
Funding Up to EUR 20,000 per project, paid in two instalments
Exposure Basic or clinical shoulder and elbow research, including eligible multicentre projects
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Orthoca / AZ Monica network (Antwerp)
Antwerp, Belgium · Belgium
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure Short educational visit to a recognised SECEC shoulder and elbow Education Centre. Exact clinical content is set by the host; SECEC…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Herlev and Gentofte Hospital (Herlev og Gentofte Hospital), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Afdeling for Led- og Knoglekirurgi), Shoulder and Elbow Unit
Copenhagen (Hellerup), Capital Region, Denmark · Denmark
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure Short educational visit to a dedicated shoulder and elbow unit of 10 consultants who perform only shoulder and elbow surgery,…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow SECEC Education Centres and partner national societies
Four centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country)
Duration Four-centre European itinerary; exact number of travel days is…
Funding Partially self-funded: fellows arrange their flights and hotels; SECEC provides hotel guidance…
Exposure Three fellows—one each from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa—travel together for educational visits to four European shoulder…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow SECEC Education Centres and Chinese partner society
Multiple centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country)
Duration Four-centre itinerary in the historical 2025 cycle; next-cycle…
Funding Historical 2025 conditions: fellows arranged and paid for flights and hotels; SECEC included…
Exposure International shoulder and elbow educational visits in Europe
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow SECEC/ESSSE Education Centres
Recognised shoulder and elbow centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country)
Duration 2–3 days at one selected centre
Funding Self-funded: travel and accommodation are the applicant’s responsibility
Exposure Short educational visit at one recognised SECEC shoulder and elbow centre; the schedule is agreed with the host and depends on…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · 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’…
Exposure Visits to eight SECEC Education Centres plus participation in the annual congress
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow SECEC Education Centres
Eight centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country)
Duration Not published
Funding Travel, flights/trains/cars, hotel room and breakfast covered; hosts cover lunches and dinners
Exposure International shoulder and elbow educational tour across SECEC centres
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow SECEC Education Centres
Three centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country)
Duration 2 weeks in September
Funding SECEC organises and books travel and accommodation under its travel policy; expense…
Exposure Visits to three SECEC Education Centres following the SECEC Congress
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow SECEC Education Centres / ASES
Eight centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country)
Duration Not published
Funding Travel, flights/trains/cars, hotel room and breakfast covered; hosts cover lunches and dinners;…
Exposure International shoulder and elbow educational tour plus SECEC Congress
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Alps Surgery Institute (Clinique Générale d'Annecy)
Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · France
Duration 3 months (observership/fellowship), 6 months, or 12 months…
Funding Salary EUR 1,500 per month; lunch about EUR 3.50 per meal; the Institute may consider funding…
Exposure Fellows join the shoulder and upper-limb team in the operating theatre, outpatient clinics and research, with more than 500…
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow Alps Surgery Institute (Clinique Générale d'Annecy)
Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · France
Duration Short-term 3 to 6 months; long-term 9 to 18 months; full PhD 2…
Funding Salary EUR 1,500 per month and lunch about EUR 3.50 per meal are stated for ASI fellows; the…
Exposure Research on upper-extremity trauma, plexus surgery, arthroplasty and arthroscopy (randomised, prospective, retrospective and…
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Review verified profile → Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Hôpital Privé la Châtaigneraie
Clermont-Ferrand, France · France
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure The November 2025 centre profile focuses on stemless shoulder arthroplasty, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, arthroscopic Latarjet and…
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Rhön Klinikum Campus Bad Neustadt — OUSE (Orthopädie, Unfall-, Schulterchirurgie und Endoprothetik)
Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Bavaria, Germany · Germany
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure The centre’s November 2025 SECEC profile describes primary/revision shoulder and elbow arthroplasty, corrective osteotomy, tendon…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Department of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery, Athens Medical Centre
Athens, Attica, Greece · Greece
Duration 2–3 day SECEC educational visit; the unit's own…
Funding No stipend published; SECEC visit travel and accommodation are paid by the applicant.
Exposure Private tertiary hospital unit with two all-day operating lists and three outpatient clinic days per week across shoulder and elbow…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Observership · Shoulder & Elbow First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital
Athens, Attica, Greece · Greece
Duration 2–3 day SECEC educational visit (SECEC members); length of the…
Funding No stipend published. For SECEC educational visits, travel and accommodation are the applicant's…
Exposure University tertiary referral department (9 consultants, 5 specialised in shoulder and elbow; 19 residents). Arthroscopic and open…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · 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…
Exposure Visits to four Japanese and four Korean shoulder and elbow education centres
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Current availability unconfirmed ♡
Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow OLVG / Amsterdam Shoulder and Elbow Center of Expertise (ASECE)
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · Netherlands
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure All areas of shoulder and elbow surgery; each week 2–3 days surgery and 2–3 days subspecialised outpatient clinics at the Amsterdam…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Closed for this cycle ♡
Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow Sint Maartenskliniek
Ubbergen / Nijmegen, Netherlands · Netherlands
Duration 12 months
Funding €8,868 gross/month at the published 45-hour full-time equivalent; appointment is 36 hours/week…
Exposure Primary and revision shoulder and elbow surgery, approximately 30–40% operative activity, progressive independent clinics and…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Current availability unconfirmed ♡
Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow Spaarne Gasthuis Shoulder Unit
Hoofddorp, Netherlands · Netherlands
Duration Exact appointment length is not separately published; the host…
Funding Not published
Exposure Shoulder instability, rotator-cuff disease, tendon transfer, anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty, fracture arthroplasty,…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Hospital CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Unit
Lisbon, Portugal · Portugal
Duration 2–3 days
Funding Self-funded: SECEC states that travel and accommodation are the applicant's responsibility
Exposure Shoulder and elbow consultation and surgery, scientific activity and fellowship education; approximately 80% of the unit's surgery…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Hospital CUF Porto, Shoulder and Elbow Unit
Porto, Portugal · Portugal
Duration 2–3 days
Funding Self-funded: SECEC states that travel and accommodation are the applicant's responsibility
Exposure Theoretical and practical shoulder-and-elbow training through consultations, surgery, clinical and laboratory research, scientific…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Hospital CUF Tejo, Shoulder and Elbow Unit
Lisbon, Portugal · Portugal
Duration 2–3 days
Funding Self-funded: SECEC states that travel and accommodation are the applicant's responsibility
Exposure Active participation in shoulder-and-elbow consultations, surgery and the unit's clinical research, with theoretical and practical…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow Romanian Shoulder and Elbow Society
Romania and selected international host centres · Romania
Duration Approximately 6 months in the two published 2026–2027 cohorts;…
Funding SRUC / RESS publishes annual grants and society support for relevant courses and rotations; no…
Exposure Arthroscopic and reconstructive shoulder-and-elbow surgery, live surgery, hands-on workshops, cadaveric courses and rotations at…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Shoulder & Elbow Reconstructive Surgery Unit
Madrid, Spain · Spain
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Advanced shoulder arthroscopy, arthroscopic Latarjet, tendon transfers, complex cuff repair, primary and revision shoulder…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Current availability unconfirmed ♡
Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Madrid, Spain · Spain
Duration One 12-month position and one 3–6-month position
Funding Not published
Exposure Shoulder and elbow super-specialisation with clinical training and research in instability, arthroscopy, rotator cuff biology,…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow ESSOR Foundation / CEPCO Shoulder and Elbow Center Villa Fleurie
Geneva, Switzerland · Switzerland
Duration Not fixed: past fellowships listed by CEPCO ranged from about…
Funding CEPCO describes a paid ('rémunérée') fellowship position; ESSOR grants a stipend covering living…
Exposure Personalized mentorship, scientific resources, participation in clinical and surgical activity and innovative shoulder-and-elbow…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow Schulthess Klinik, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Zürich, Switzerland · Switzerland
Duration Not published
Funding Employment, salary, fees and benefits are not published on the reviewed fellowship evidence
Exposure Specialist shoulder-and-elbow surgery within the Schulthess clinical team; programme curriculum, operative role and research…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Observership · Shoulder & Elbow ARTHRO Medics
Basel, Switzerland · Switzerland
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure The November 2025 centre profile describes one to two operating days weekly, shoulder arthroplasty and Latarjet, and simple through…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Observership · Shoulder & Elbow Orthopaedics Sonnenhof
Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland · Switzerland
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure The November 2025 centre profile describes shoulder/elbow arthroplasty, fracture management, stabilisation, tendon…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Orthopaedics and Traumatology
St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland · Switzerland
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Extensive surgical and non-surgical management of shoulder and elbow disorders under two full-time faculty; more than 4,000…
✓ Primary programme source linked — Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Upcoming cycle ♡
Clinical Fellowship · Shoulder & Elbow SECEC / ASES host centres
Multiple centres, United States · United States
Duration 5–6 weeks, usually October–November
Funding ASES organises flights, trains, cars, public transport, hotel rooms and attendance at the ASES…
Exposure Shoulder and elbow educational visits across selected ASES centres
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced — Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Clinical Fellowship · Sports Medicine First Orthopaedic Clinic, ASST Gaetano Pini–CTO / University of Milan
Milan, Italy · Italy
Duration 2, 4, 12 or 48 weeks
Funding Self-funded and no salary: current Trialect fees are USD 1,200 for 2 weeks, USD 1,699 for 4…
Exposure Operating-theatre sessions, outpatient consultations, rounds, case discussions, local meetings and participation in clinical papers…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → Current availability unconfirmed ♡
Observership · Sports Medicine Rehasport Clinic
Poznań, Warsaw and Gdańsk, Poland · Poland
Duration 12 weeks / 3 months, with possible extension
Funding The official 2021 brochure says programme costs for up to three participants are covered by…
Exposure Lower- and upper-limb orthopaedics and rehabilitation, shoulder and knee dry labs, live surgery, supervised surgical assisting,…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current — Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
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Observership · Sports Medicine Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital / Acıbadem University
Istanbul, Turkey · Turkey
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Exposure A high-volume sports-traumatology service reporting about 1,500 cases annually across ankle, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow…
✓ Primary programme source linked ✓ Catalogue source audit current ✓ Dated source review current ✓ Current cycle evidenced ✓ Faculty identity sourced ✓ Institution mark verified
Review verified profile → 
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