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Minimally Invasive and Robotic Digestive and Endocrine Surgery on Hold

Hôpital civil de Strasbourg; Strasbourg University
(5/5) - 1 reviews

by Prof. Didier Mutter, Vice President of IRCAD-EITS Board and Head of hepato-digestive surgery of CHRU de Strasbourg

Main Areas of Interest

The main clinical areas of our group are:

Digestive and endocrine surgery (http://www.chru-strasbourg.fr/Hopital-civil) In this surgical department, we deal with all digestive diseases with a focus on:

Minimally Invasive Surgery
Robotic Surgery

for:

Upper GI surgery: oesophageal junction, gastric surgery
Colorectal surgery
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
Endocrine and morbid obesity surgery.

Techniques You Will Learn

Surgical techniques you will learn during your programme here: General laparoscopic surgery applied to all abdominal organs and parietal wall.

Curriculum

4-12 week curriculum

Fellows are integrated in the Resident team and are supported in settling into their new environment (buddy system with a Chief Resident, assistance in finding suitable accommodation, locating local amenities and facilities, etc.). An initial meeting is held to discuss the Fellow’s objectives for their stay. Fellows have the opportunity to participate as trainees in all activities of the Department and, if available, attend IRCAD courses as free-auditors or by enrolling at a reduced rate. Fellows can engage in medical staff meetings, participate in rounds and see clinical activities, as well as be involved in different academic undertakings within the hospital, such as specialized multifunctional cross-disciplinary collegiate meetings.

Fellows participate in all activities as trainees, due to French law not allowing access to patients and operative procedures for doctors whose diploma are not validated in France. Prospective Fellows need to be aware that all of the team’s medical activities are carried out in French as this is the conventional medical language in public hospitals in France. The Senior surgeons and many residents speak English; however, the lack of reasonable knowledge of French language may hinder the Fellow from making the most of the experience in Strasbourg and may alter the nature of the involvement in the different activities, thereby limiting the benefit to only seeing surgical activities.

At the end of the program, you will receive a "Certificate of Traineeship"

"You will get Trialect Fellowship - Traineeship Certificate endorsed by the host institute, although the program will be called Observership according to French Laws"

Before forwarding your application for processing and review by Professor Mutter, we wish to draw your attention to a number of items:

· French law does not allow Trainees to operate on human patients. This means that Trainees are allowed only to watch operative procedures taking place in surgical theatre; they are not permitted to take part in any procedures, even as assistants or scrub technicians.

· All of the team’s medical activities are carried out in French as this is the conventional medical language in public hospitals in France. The Senior surgeons and many residents speak English; however, the lack of French language skills may alter the nature of the involvement in the different activities, thereby limiting the benefit to be had from the Traineeship. A reasonable level knowledge of French language is therefore very much advisable in order to interact with hospital staff and colleagues, and, more widely, to make the most of this experience in Strasbourg.

· The clinical and surgical activity is very reduced during the French summer holidays and during the second half of December. Observerships periods therefore tend to roughly follow the academic year calendar.

· For practical reasons, only a limited number of Trainees can be in attendance at any one time.

· No funding or financial aid is available to the Trainees, who are responsible for their own living costs (see our entry in the Trialect catalogue for suggested accommodation locations).

Accommodation

Heavily discounted rates are available in most cases for IRCAD Fellows, trainees or Course attendees.

Home des Infirmières (students’ house); Rue Kirschleger, 67000 Strasbourg. Tel : +33 388 116 422; Email: dalila.grampp@chru-stsasbourg.fr
Holiday Inn Express (offer from 28 nights). Website: hiexstrasbourg.com ; email: contact@holidayinn-strasbourg.fr
Hôtel du Dragon. Website: dragon.fr ; email: hotel@dragon.fr
Hôtel Le Cerf D’Or. Website: cerf-dor.com ; email: reservation@cerf-dor-strasbourg.fr
Aparthotel Adagio Strasbourg Petite France. Website: adagio-city.com ; email: H8446@adagio-city.com
Aparthotel Adagio Strasbourg Place Kléber. Website: adagio-city.com ; email: H7123@adagio-city.com
Apparthôtel - Résidence Kléber. Website: myresidhome.com ; email : strasbourg.kleber@sejours-affaires.com
Try airbnb.com for cheaper accommodation

Note: Observerships are closed in July and August, and in the 2nd half of December (accommodation is also quite expensive from end November to end December because of the famous Christmas markets...)

Transportation

The University Hospital of Strasbourg is located on the edge of Strasbourg’s compact city center. Most amenities are within walking distance of the hospital; bicycles can be rented on a short-term basis and the public transport system is excellent.

Fees and Program Logistics

This program has the following durations available:

Duration	Fee

Who Can Apply

Host Details

Host Name: Prof. Didier MUTTER

Affiliation: Hôpital civil de Strasbourg; Strasbourg University

Address: 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France

Website URL: http://www.chru-strasbourg.fr/Hopital-civil

Disclaimer:It is mandatory that all applicants carry workplace liability insurance, e.g., https://www.protrip-world-liability.com (Erasmus students use this package and typically costs around 5 € per month - please check) in addition to health insurance when you join any of the onsite Trialect partnered fellowships.

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Traineeship

France

Application Review Deadline:

Jan 15th, 2026

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Anonymous 5 years ago

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Sometimes we would have liked to be more involved in clinical work. It was a great experience. I learned and saw many new things that I will be able to apply in my work.I met a lot of great and good people and professionals; I think we will still be able to meet many of them, and we will keep in touch.

Program Logistics and Administrative Fees

This program has the following durations available:

Duration	Fee

Questions and Answers

Commonly asked questions about this program from the host and other attendees.

Which visa should i apply for?

You have to contact the France Embassy in your country or the host institute. In the past, Student visa was considered by some.

Are Trainees allowed to participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings and clinics?

Yes, Trainees can engage in medical staff meetings, participate in rounds and observe clinical activities, as well as be involved in different academic undertakings within the hospital, such as specialised multifunctional cross-disciplinary collegiate meetings. Fellows have the opportunity to participate as trainees in all activities of the Department and, if available, attend IRCAD courses as free-auditors or by enrolling at a reduced rate. Please be aware that all activity at the hospital is in French; the training courses are in English.

Do you facilitate finding cost effective accommodation in the vicinity of University?

Yes, there is information on accommodation in our Trialect catalogue entry; we also have other options for which we can obtain discounts on request. It depends on the dates and duration of the stay, but it would really help if you could give us an idea of your budget per night. Also, please be aware that the Observership would take place at the NHC hospital near town and the Medical School, not on the main University Campus in the Esplanade area.

Which month would be a good time to visit for the traineeship

I would strongly suggest avoiding August 2019 (reduced hospital activity), September 2019 (no traineeship spaces) and the Christmas Market period 20 November -31 December 2019 (accommodation is extremely expensive and the hospital activity is reduced from 20/12/2019).

Do we get a fellowship/traineeship certificate at the end of the program

Yes, You will get traineeship/fellowship certificate at the end of the program although the program is called observership according to French laws.

Could The program extend to 16 weeks?

Sure

Is it possible to have shortened course for 1 or 2 weeks with appropriate fees under priority category for IRCAD fellowship?

Sure

Is fluency in the French language a requirement for application?

No.

For how long is the fellowship course

Please go through the Program Logistics and Administrative Fees section of the posting.

is it free fellowship or paid

Please go through the Understand your category section of the posting.

is it free fellowship or paid

Please check the Understand your category section of the posting.

Would like to know if I plan for 4 week course vs 2 week course is there a change in curriculum pertaining to the type of procedures I would observe.

The details of the program are in the posting. The longer you stay, the more techniques you will learn.

How to apply

Click the Apply Now button in the program posting, fill out the application form and submit the necessary documents.

For those who do not speak French (only English), is it possible to benefit from the program ?

The language of instruction is English for all programs on Trialect. However, it will be good if you can speak some local language to interact in the meetings as well as with the patients.