Clinical Visiting Fellowship

Establish new clinical and scientific collaborations 

 

Establish new clinical and scientific collaborations

We support up to 30 trainees in gastroenterology with visiting fellowships to spend at least two weeks at a renowned European training centre between January and December. Each trainee receives € 1,250 to contribute to travel and accommodation costs.

The application for fellows to participate in the fellowship throughout the year 2026 will be open April 1 – June 26, 2025. 

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Target group

This opportunity is available for all myUEG Young GI Associates.

Applicants for the fellowship programme must:

  • be clinicians in the field of digestive health
  • be fluent in English
  • reside in Europe or the Mediterranean area (countries that are bordering the Mediterranean Sea)
  • be in the last two years of clinical training, or have finished their training a maximum of 2 years ago when the fellowship starts

Candidates are allowed to participate in the Clinical Visiting Fellowship only once. The hosting institution must be different from the home institution and preferably located in a different country.

How it works

Applicants must complete the application form and provide following documents:

  • Curriculum vitae
  • Motivation letter
  • Letter of recommendation

Read the complete criteria for applicants and selection process. For more tips & advice from UEG and previous participants join our exclusive Young GI group on My Connect

 


Host centres 2025


Fellows 2025

Ahmed M. Gaheen from Egypt visits Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey 

Ahmed Tawheed Mowafy from Egypt visits Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, United Kingdom 

André Trigo from Portugal visits Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF in Oslo, Norway 

Anna Calm Salvans from Spain visits KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium 

Danute Razuka-Ebela from Latvia visits University of Cambridge in Cambridge, United Kingdom 

Deart Parashtica from Kosovo visits Hospital Santa Maria,  Medical School of Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal 

Denis Kazeka from Czech Republic visits Tel-Aviv University Schneider Childrens Hospital Gastroenterology and Nutrition in  Petach-Tikva, Israel 

Dimitra Kozompoli from Greece visits Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Hull, United Kingdom 

Domagoj Micetic from Croatia visits Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS,  Catholic University of Rome in Rome, Italy 

Duarte Gil Alves from Portugal visits Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania 

Ejona Kacurri from Albania visits Uniklinik Augsburg in Augsburg, Germany 

Giacomo E. M. Rizzo from Italy visits University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela in Santiago de Compostela, Spain 

Grigorios Petrousis from Sweden visits Amsterdam University Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands 

Gülden Bilican from Turkey visits Cambridge University Hospitals in Cambridge, United Kingdom 

Ismar Hasukic from Bosnia and Herzegovina visits Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania 

Kasper Overbeek from Netherlands visits University Hospital LMU Munich in Munich, Germany 

Kuna Rueb from Netherlands visits Hospital Clínic of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain 

Mara Ioana Ionescu from Romania visits Bürgerspital Solothurn in Solothurn, Switzerland 

María Ortiz de Solórzano from Spain visits Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm?, Sweden 

Maria Inês Viegas from Portugal visits Erasmus Mc in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 

Mario Calvo from Spain visits Lausanne University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Mario Romeo from Italy visits University Hospital Center Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia 

Matei Mandea from Romania visits Umeå University Hospital in Umeå, Sweden 

Matteo Rossano Buonocore from Italy visits Georges-Pompidou European Hospital in Paris, France 

Nicoleta Podina from Romania visits University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela in Santiago de Compostela, Spain 

Robert Untea from Romania visits Gastroenterology/Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Padua University Hospital in Padua, Italy 

Sara Nikolić from Slovenia visits Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis in Alicante, Spain 

Sara Ramos Lopes from Portugal visits Sahlgrenska University Hospital_Törnblom in  Gothenburg, Sweden 

Valeriya Kotsiubenko from Ukraine visits Yeovil District Hospital and Griffin Institute at University College London in  Yeovil, United Kingdom 

Viktoriia Marko from Ukraine visits Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre in Hvidovre, Denmark 


Contact
Governance & Community Management
Kelly Brazdzionis
k.brazdzionis@ueg.eu