Overview
UZ Leuven anaesthesia fellowship in locoregional anaesthesia for international doctors, with applications reviewed annually in June.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- Minimum 6 months, maximum 1 year (longer terms exceptionally negotiable)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Anaesthesiology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- English proficiency minimum B2; official CEFR C1 proof in Dutch, French or German required for the visa to practise medicine in Belgium
- International applicants
- Yes — EU and non-EU applicants (C1 language level in Dutch, French or German required)
- Visa support
- For non-EU applicants UZ Leuven assists with the visa to practise medicine in Belgium; fellow then applies for a student visa at the Belgian embassy
- Licence requirement
- Visa to practise medicine in Belgium and registration with the Order of Physicians (Orde der Artsen); EU applicants also need recognition of medical degree(s)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Apply 3 years before desired start, by 31 May (e.g. for 2029 start apply by 31 May 2026)
- Application method
- Email CV, motivation letter (with desired start date and duration), two recommendation letters and English proof (B2) to the department contacts by 31 May; applications discussed in June
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page