ClinicalRolling / contact programme
General neurosurgery →

Neurosurgery Hospitation and Visiting Doctor Placements

Heidelberg University Hospital

⌖ Heidelberg · Germany

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DECISION SUMMARY

Key facts at a glance

Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.

Eligibility
Licensed physicians from Germany or abroad may apply; foreign applicants must hold a valid visa/residence permit and German B2.
Funding
The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Deadline
Not recorded · check the official call
Duration
Confirm with programme
Hands-on status
Observers (Hospitation) have no patient contact; visiting doctors (Gastärzte) work clinically. Exposure covers theatre, ICU, wards, outpatient clinics and functional diagnostics, history-taking and examinations, and teaching sessions, under a dedicated mentor (practical procedures not for observers).
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

The Department of Neurosurgery at Heidelberg University Hospital accepts licensed physicians from Germany and abroad for observerships (Hospitationen) and visiting-doctor placements aimed at mutual professional exchange.

Operating theatre, intensive care unit, wards, outpatient clinics and functional diagnostics, plus teaching sessions and internal training; each participant is assigned a mentor from the medical team. Practical procedures and supervised neurosurgical diagnostics are excluded for observers.

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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

What the official evidence currently supports.

Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.

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International eligibility

Licensed physicians from Germany or abroad may apply; foreign applicants must hold a valid visa/residence permit and German B2.

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Training level & pathway

Clinical · General neurosurgery

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Participation / hands-on scope

Observers (Hospitation) have no patient contact; visiting doctors (Gastärzte) work clinically. Exposure covers theatre, ICU, wards, outpatient clinics and functional diagnostics, history-taking and examinations, and teaching sessions, under a dedicated mentor (practical procedures not for observers).

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Medical registration & licensing

No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.

✓Published in profile

Language requirement

German (minimum B2 required for international applicants)

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Visa & work authorisation

International applicants must already hold a valid visa or residence permit and submit it with the application.

NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.

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DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

48% of tracked decision fields are published

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APPLICATION TIMELINE & ROUTE

Plan the application.

Application status
Rolling / contact programme
Commencement
Not published
Duration
Confirm with programme
Positions
Not published
Application route
Send complete documents by email to the department's coordination team.
Standalone deadline
No separate deadline field is recorded; check the current official call.
Official contact
Bewerbungen.NCH@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements.

Clinical or academic eligibility

Licensed physicians (Approbation) from Germany or abroad. A Hospitation is observation without patient contact; a visiting-doctor (Gastarzt) placement involves patient contact. International applicants must provide a valid visa or residence permit and proof of German at minimum B2 level.

Funding and support

The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Benefits, fees & relocation

Benefits not published in this profile. Programme fees are not published. Insurance details are not published. Accommodation support is not published.

Application documents

  • Motivation letter
  • CV with photo
  • Completed vaccination-status form
  • Licence to practise (Approbation) and proof of external employment (visiting doctors)
  • International applicants: valid visa/residence permit
  • Copy of passport or ID card
  • Proof of German at least B2
  • Any required certification form templates

Licence, examinations, language & visa

Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not published. German (minimum B2 required for international applicants) International applicants must already hold a valid visa or residence permit and submit it with the application.

HOST INSTITUTION

Heidelberg University Hospital

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SOURCE & VERIFICATION

Official programme information.

Source
Official Heidelberg University Hospital page
Coverage
Official programme or institutional starting point
Last checked
8 Oct 2026
Editorial status
Source-linked profile
Programme lead
Not recorded
Accreditation / recognition
Not recorded · confirm with the host or accreditor
Planned editorial review
8 Apr 2027
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BEFORE YOU APPLY

Confirm the details
that affect your move.

  1. Is the stated intake still open?
  2. Are international graduates eligible?
  3. Does the role include hands-on clinical privileges?
  4. Which licence, visa and language requirements apply?
  5. What salary, fees, insurance and relocation costs apply?