UEG Clinical Visiting Fellowship – Red Cross Hospital

Overview

UEG Clinical Visiting Fellowship host centre (Endoscopy, IBD, Pancreatico-biliary, Functional disorders) at Red Cross Hospital – Gastroenterology Department. Biggest ESD and POEM referral center in public hospital in Greece (200 ESDs/Year and 50 POEMs/year) Fellow training ERCP referral center in Athens.

The programme

Focus

Endoscopy, IBD, Pancreatico-biliary, Functional disorders

Training type

Observership

Duration

Minimum 2 weeks; prolongation: Yes, stay length is flexible.

Start

2027 visits (January–December 2027); host's possible months: April, May, June, July, September, October, November, December

Positions

Up to 60 fellowships across all UEG host centres (2027)

Accreditation

United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Clinical Visiting Fellowship – registered 2027 host centre

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

UEG Young Associates who are clinicians in digestive health, fluent in English (min. B2), residing in Europe, a Mediterranean-bordering country or a UEG National Member Society country, and in the last two years of clinical training or within 2 years of completion; one participation only. Host minimum experience: Basic endoscopic skills such as gastroscopies and sigmoidoscopies. Host prefers: Medical gastroenterologist / hepatologist, Surgeon (with GI focus).

International applicants

Yes – host should ideally be in a different country from the home institution; host notes for EU/non-EU citizens: Acceptance of the application from the hospital's manager

Visa support

Not provided – visa arrangements are the fellow's responsibility

Licence requirement

Registration for practice in host country required: No. Hands-on: Applied to patients. Trainee tasks: Assist in interventional endoscopy IBD outpatient clinic Interventional endoscopy outpatient clinic Ward of Gastroenterology Department.

How to apply

Deadline

2027 call closed; application for the 2028 programme opens April 2027

Application method

Online UEG application (CV, motivation letter, recommendation letter; rank top 3 host centres); UEG matches selected fellows to centres

Funding

Funding

EUR 1,250 grant towards travel and living costs; free UEG Week registration after completion

Official sources