Programme overview
What the official source supports
The German-speaking hand surgery society (DAH) awards training scholarships for one- or two-week Hospitation at partner hand surgery departments in Austria, Switzerland, Germany and South Tyrol. Swiss hosts named include the Inselspital Bern, Kantonsspital Graubünden (Chur), Luzerner Kantonsspital, Schulthess Klinik and University Hospital Zurich; Austrian hosts include AUVA Lorenz Böhler Vienna, Innsbruck and Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz. Some host departments are on a waiting list, and the host departments belong to plastic, orthopaedic, trauma and paediatric surgery services.
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Observation attachment at a hand surgery department of the applicant's choice from the host list
- Exposure to new methods in hand surgery diagnosis and treatment
- Networking with the host department
- Written report presented at the next DAH Symposium
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
DAH membership is required; applicants must be hand surgery specialists or doctors in hand surgery training.
Application
Published application route
Online application form with a CV (maximum four pages), a reference letter and a motivation letter; a board jury proposes the recipients.
Published application documents
- Online application form
- CV (maximum 4 pages)
- Reference letter
- Motivation letter
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Contact note: office@dah.at
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DAH — Fellowships ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 20 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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