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Programmes Open for Enrolment

Every ATDERA programme currently accepting applications, in one place. Dated cohort courses fill on a first-come basis; observership placements admit on a rolling schedule.

Observership & fellowship placements by specialty

Rolling admission at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul — observership 1–4 weeks, fellowship 6–12 months, delivered in English. Choose your department.

ENT Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a full otorhinolaryngology service — outpatient clinics, endoscopic and microscopic surgery, audiology and the head and neck tumour board — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Gastroenterology Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a full gastroenterology and hepatology service — diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, IBD and liver clinics, and the hepatobiliary multidisciplinary meeting — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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General Surgery Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a broad general surgery service — elective and emergency lists, pre-operative assessment, enhanced-recovery pathways and morbidity and mortality review — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Gynaecological Surgery Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a gynaecological surgery service — minimally invasive and open procedures, endometriosis and urogynaecology lists, and the gynaecological oncology tumour board — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Neurosurgery Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a neurosurgical service — tumour, vascular, functional and paediatric lists, neuro-intensive care rounds and the neuro-oncology board — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Organ Transplantation Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a transplant programme end to end — donor and recipient evaluation, the transplant operation, immunosuppression management and long-term follow-up — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Orthopaedics Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe an orthopaedics and traumatology service — joint replacement, sports and arthroscopic surgery, trauma lists and the fracture clinic — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Plastic Surgery Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery service — free-flap reconstruction, breast reconstruction, hand and craniofacial surgery and aesthetic lists — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Spine Surgery Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a multidisciplinary spine service — decompression and fusion, minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques, deformity correction and the spine board — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Thoracic Surgery Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a thoracic surgery service — lung resection by minimally invasive and open approaches, mediastinal and chest-wall surgery, and the thoracic oncology board — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Thyroid Surgery Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe an endocrine surgery service — thyroid and parathyroid operations with nerve monitoring, ultrasound-guided assessment and the endocrine tumour board — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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Urology Observership & Fellowship

Observership 1–4 weeks · Fellowship 6–12 months · Istanbul

Observe a full urology service — stone surgery, prostate and bladder procedures, robotic-assisted oncology, andrology and functional urology — at a university teaching hospital in Istanbul.

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