Microsurgery Fellowships in Europe

Training formats in this collection

Clinical fellowship: 47 · Observership: 10 · Hybrid clinical and research: 8 · Short-term training: 8 · Travelling fellowship: 1. Clinical fellowships, research posts, observerships and short visits have different duties and permissions. A listing does not confirm a current vacancy or permission to operate.

Countries and areas represented: United Kingdom (21), France (12), Italy (8), Switzerland (6), Belgium (5), Spain (5), Netherlands (4), Sweden (4), Germany (3), Finland (2), Austria (1), Czech Republic (1), Greece (1), Ireland (1). Regional multi-country programmes are labelled separately in the list. Global programmes without a specific destination are excluded.

Hosts and application status at a glance

Hosts in this collection: Karolinska University Hospital — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) — Professional CPD, Dublin; Gustave Roussy — Department of Plastic, Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery; University Hospital Zurich (USZ) / University of Zurich — Department of Neurosurgery (course organiser); Ghent University Hospital (UZ Gent); Brussels University Hospital (UZ Brussel) / Hamdi Foundation; Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board; Uppsala University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset); Akademiska sjukhuset (Uppsala University Hospital) — Sektionen för Handkirurgi; University Hospital of Amiens — Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery; Goettlicher Heiland Krankenhaus (Hospital of the Divine Savior); Handzentrum Pratteln — Northwestern Switzerland; and 55 more.

Application status as last reviewed: Programme listed — intake not confirmed (55) · Deadline passed (10) · Upcoming application cycle (8) · Rolling admission — availability unconfirmed (1). A status describes the source we reviewed, not a guaranteed vacancy, so confirm the current cycle with the host before preparing documents.

Published durations include: 2 days (1–2 March 2027) · 6 months, starting 1 October each year · 3 months · 6 months · Not stated on the cited programme page · 1 month.

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