Innsbruck’s EACTS mitral valve repair placement is a short, society-funded clinical immersion. Compare it with longer hospital-based aortic training in Vienna, and check each organiser for cycle dates and participation requirements. EACTS programme details ↗
Source review: 7 Nov 2026. Primary specialty residencies are excluded from this directory.
American Austrian Foundation (Open Medical Institute) · Matched Austrian hospitals, Austria · Subspecialty Observership · Upcoming
The OMI clinical observership enables successful seminar alumni to observe practice in Austrian hospitals. The official programme page documents a cardiac-surgery observer at Vienna General Hospital. This listing covers a mentor-approved cardiac-surgical visit, with eligibility and current specialty availability checked through OMI.
Eligibility
Successful OMI seminar alumni (top 50% eligible according to seminar rules), employed as medical doctors in their home countries and fluent in English. Seminar attendance alone is not a confirmed observership place.
Deadline
31 March 2027; applications 15 February–31 March 2027 for February–June 2028 visits. Applications for 2027 visits are closed.
Required prior training
Existing eligible OMI alumni status and relevant physician practice; confirm cardiac-surgery experience requirements with the accepting mentor. The cardiac-surgery seminar itself is not a residency or a guaranteed clinical placement.
Language
English fluency is required; German is recommended. Mandatory German rules on the central page apply to specified specialties rather than automatically to cardiac surgery.
Funding
Accommodation and pocket money are provided. Travel reimbursement depends on eligibility and OMI rules. Non-European observers receive emergency health coverage in Austria; pre-existing-condition treatment and extra travel are not covered.
Application documents
Apply through the OMI portal with a motivation letter describing interests and goals. After selection, the coordinator requests host-specific onboarding documents, usually a health certificate, vaccination record, passport/ID and OMI policy/travel forms.
Official contact
observerships@openmedicalinstitute.org; apply through portal.openmedicalinstitute.org.
How to apply: Apply through the OMI portal in the announced application window with a motivation letter and preferred months. Request a cardiac-surgical learning plan. A mentor must agree to host the visit before OMI issues the invitation. Confirm current cardiac-surgery placements and funding eligibility with observerships@openmedicalinstitute.org.
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (hosts: Maastricht University Medical Centre; Gasthuisberg Hospital, KU Leuven; Medical University of Vienna) · Maastricht, Netherlands; Leuven, Belgium; Vienna, Austria · Travelling Fellowship · Closed
An EACTS travelling fellowship consisting of one-week visits to MUMC Maastricht, UZ Leuven (Gasthuisberg) and MedUni Vienna, with clinical and simulation sessions and case discussions on post-cardiotomy MCS, followed by the EACTS MCS Summit. Learning objectives include percutaneous and pulmonary-artery cannulation and shock-team management. Grant €6,500 plus a bursary towards the 2027 EACTS Annual Meeting.
Duration
3 x one-week placements
Deadline
1 May 2026 (application window 1 March – 1 May 2026)
Eligibility
Last year of training or first four years of independent practice; EACTS member; fluent English; adequate general cardiac surgery competence; preferably from a centre with little/no PC-MCS experience
Required prior training
Cardiac surgery training (final year) or completed
International applicants
Open internationally; EACTS does not advise on visas
Language
English
Funding
€6,500 grant plus EACTS Annual Meeting bursary (Medtronic educational grant)
How to apply: Apply through the EACTS Francis Fontan Fund online application during the annual window, submitting a letter of support from Head of Department/Training Director (if in last year of training), a letter of interest, evidence of previous EACTS engagement and a CV; all documents in English as Word or PDF.
AATS Foundation (host: Medical University of Vienna, Department of Cardiac Surgery) · Vienna, Austria · Advanced Clinical Fellowship · Closed
The archived official 2026 AATS programme describes an immersive aortic surgical fellowship at Vienna, with operative access subject to credentialing and encouraged research. The current canonical programme page returns 404.
Required prior training
Recently completed or finalising cardiothoracic training; aimed at surgeons without thoracic-aortic exposure in their home departments.
Deadline
2026 cycle closed: source lists 1 July 23:59 Eastern / 2 July 2026
Funding
Archived award: up to €55,000 including Austrian taxes, insurance and benefits; institutional lodging and AATS meeting support described.
Application documents
CV, institutional chief/chair support and 1–2-page goals narrative.
Official contact
The archived official call directs fellowship-status questions and direct support letters to foundation@aats.org. Confirm any new round with the AATS Foundation; the historical call does not establish current availability.
How to apply: The published 2026 deadline has passed and the live programme page is unavailable. Contact foundation@aats.org for any future call; archived instructions are historical.
AATS Foundation (host: Medical University of Vienna, Department of Cardiac Surgery) · University Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria · Clinical Fellowship · Closed
Six-month fellowship for graduating cardiothoracic fellows or junior surgeons at University Hospital Vienna under Prof. Daniel Zimpfer, covering EP-lab lesion technology, minimally invasive and hybrid arrhythmia surgery, LAA management and arrhythmia programme development.
Duration
6 months
Deadline
2 July 2026 (page also states 'Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026')
Eligibility
Recently completed training, board eligible, within first five years of practice; English; must satisfy host-centre licensure and credentialing
Required prior training
Completed CT training; within first five years of practice
International applicants
Not restricted by nationality on the page
Language
English
Funding
Up to US$50,000
How to apply: Apply through the online application on the AATS Foundation programme page; upload the listed documents. Letters of support can also be emailed to foundation@aats.org. Documents: CV, letter of support from chief/chair, 1–2 page narrative, number of arrhythmia cases observed in training or practice.
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund · Papworth, Leuven, Pavia, Vienna, Bad Nauheim or Paris, Europe · Travelling Fellowship · Closed
A one-month stay at a European CTEPH centre (Papworth, Leuven, Pavia, Vienna, Bad Nauheim or Paris) covering surgical indications, deep circulatory arrest technique, ECMO and perioperative ICU management for pulmonary endarterectomy.
Duration
1 month
Deadline
2027 cycle closed 1 May 2026 (applications ran 1 Mar–1 May)
Eligibility
Early-career surgeons experienced in cardiothoracic surgery and extracorporeal circulation, with a realistic plan to start a CTEPH unit; not for residents or recent graduates
Required prior training
Experienced early-career surgeons with standard cardiothoracic surgery and extracorporeal-circulation experience; explicitly not intended for residents or very recent residency graduates; EACTS membership and a high likelihood of establishing a CTEPH unit required
International applicants
Open to EACTS members worldwide; EACTS does not advise on visas
Language
English
Funding
€4,000 towards living and travel costs, plus a bursary for the EACTS Annual Meeting
How to apply: Apply online through the EACTS Francis Fontan Fund during the annual application window, with CV with publications, letter of interest, letter of support and operative experience.
Austria lists 6 fellowships at 5 institutions. 1 currently shows an open, rolling or upcoming application route on the official page. 5 are closed for the current cycle.
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Matched Austrian hospitals, Austria · Usually 1 month per clinical visit; up to 3 clinical visits in total
Papworth, Leuven, Pavia, Vienna, Bad Nauheim or Paris, Europe · 1 month