ESAIC Exchange Programme Host Centre (Observership)

Overview

Observership at Italy's largest research and major-surgery hospital.

Focus: General anaesthesiology and intensive care
Training type: Exchange / Observership
Duration: Up to 3 months; available all year except June–August
Start: Exchanges scheduled in the year after selection (2027 placements already matched)
Positions: Limited spots per host centre
Accreditation: ESAIC Exchange Programme (EP) host centre
Department: Department of Anaesthesiology / Intensive Care

Eligibility: ESAIC Active/Trainee member working in Europe; resident/young specialist (at least 3rd-year trainee, up to 4th year post-residency) or specialist (5th year post-residency or more senior), as accepted by the host. Accepts: residents and specialists
International applicants: Restricted: applicant must be an ESAIC Active/Trainee member actively working in Europe (WHO European Region) at the deadline. Doctors working outside Europe are not eligible
Visa support: Not stated on official page
Licence requirement: Language: English/Italian recommended. Legal requirements: insurance per hospital guidelines; hands-on not offered

Deadline: 2027 call closed; 2028 call opens May 2027 (usually mid-May to end of June)
Application method: Binding online application to ESAIC (call opens mid-May, closes end of June) with supporting documents; ESAIC matches applicants to host centres by merit and preference; selected fellows submit a report within 1 month

Funding: No salary. ESAIC symbolic support only for residents/specialists from European lower- and upper-middle-income countries; AIG travel insurance and reduced Euroanaesthesia registration for all selected candidates