Faculty / program leadership: Host faculty at the selected AO centre
Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced— Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded, and host fees vary by centre
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6–12 weeks
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
12 Aug 2026
Duration · published6–12 weeks
Clinical exposureOrthopaedic trauma training at a selected AO host centre; the permitted role ranges from observation to supervised scrub-in according to the centre and local rules
Funding · publishedAO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded, and host fees vary by centre
Destination14 countries · choose one centre
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Active AO Trauma membership · Previous AO Trauma Basic Principles and Advanced Principles course participation · Orthopaedic trauma is the main part of current practice · Younger than 45 years in the application year; teaching-hospital employment is recommended
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Clinical participation is determined by the host centre and local law. AO host-centre status does not itself grant a local medical licence.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The fellow must obtain the immigration permission required by the host country and confirm the supporting documents with AO and the selected centre.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded, and host fees vary by centre
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% of core application fields verified
Checked 12 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-08. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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AVAILABLE LOCATIONS
Choose an AO fellowship host centre
This is one application pathway, not 25 repeated fellowship cards. Select a hospital or university centre below; timing, clinical participation, fees and acceptance depend on the host.
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital / Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
⌖ Shanghai · 6–12 weeks
Centre details
Duration: 6–12 weeks
Exposure: High-volume orthopaedic trauma, polytrauma, teaching rounds, surgical observation and AO principles; the host states that fellows may scrub in with hospital permission
Funding / fees: 2026 AO Trauma contribution: CHF 250 per week for China; travel and insurance remain self-funded. Host fee: RMB 1,000 per week or RMB 3,540 for three months
Language: Operating-room language: Chinese. The host rates team English 4/5 for written and spoken communication.
Clinical role: The host permits scrub-in after obtaining hospital fellowship permission.
Host profile: Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital is an affiliated hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; its AO host profile reports more than 1,000 orthopaedic trauma cases and more than 150 major polytrauma cases annually.
Beijing Jishuitan Hospital / Capital Medical University
⌖ Beijing · 6–12 weeks
Centre details
Duration: 6–12 weeks
Exposure: General and complex orthopaedic trauma in a host service reporting more than 1,000 trauma cases and more than 150 major polytrauma cases annually; scrub-in is available with a medical doctor licence
Funding / fees: 2026 AO Trauma contribution: CHF 250 per week for China; travel and insurance remain self-funded
Language: Operating-room language: Chinese. The host rates team English 5/5 for written and spoken communication.
Clinical role: The host requires a medical doctor licence for scrub-in; applicants must confirm whether a home-country licence is sufficient for the intended role.
Host profile: Beijing Jishuitan Hospital is a Capital Medical University teaching hospital. AO lists a 200-bed orthopaedic trauma department with high-volume trauma and polytrauma exposure.
Exposure: Orthopaedic trauma and polytrauma in a 155-bed host department reporting more than 1,000 trauma cases annually; the centre allows fellows to scrub in without an additional licence
Funding / fees: 2026 AO Trauma contribution: CHF 250 per week for China; travel and insurance remain self-funded
Language: Operating-room language: Chinese. The host rates team English 4/5 written and 3/5 spoken.
Clinical role: The AO host profile states that no additional licence is required to scrub in, but the hospital must confirm the permitted role for each fellow.
Host profile: Xi'an Honghui Hospital's AO profile describes a 155-bed orthopaedic trauma service with more than 1,000 trauma cases and more than 150 major polytrauma cases annually.
Exposure: Orthopaedic trauma and polytrauma observation in a 120-bed service reporting more than 1,000 trauma cases annually; this AO host does not permit scrub-in
Funding / fees: 2026 AO Trauma contribution: CHF 348 per week for Hong Kong; travel and insurance remain self-funded
Language: Operating-room language: English. The host rates team English 5/5 for written and spoken communication.
Clinical role: This AO host does not allow fellows to scrub in; the placement is observational unless a separate HKU appointment and Hong Kong registration are obtained.
Host profile: Queen Mary Hospital is HKU's acute teaching hospital. AO lists its orthopaedic trauma service as a 120-bed department with more than 1,000 trauma cases annually.
⌖ Amman · 6–12 weeks through the AO Trauma pathway
Centre details
Duration: 6–12 weeks through the AO Trauma pathway
Exposure: Scrub-in fellowship at a 40-bed department reporting 500–1,000 annual orthopaedic trauma cases and 50–100 major polytrauma cases
Funding / fees: AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded
Language: English is the operating-room language; the host rates written and spoken team English 5/5
Clinical role: The official profile states that no additional licence is required to scrub in; final participation remains subject to AO and hospital approval.
⌖ Karachi · Placement length set through the AO fellowship pathway
Centre details
Duration: Placement length set through the AO fellowship pathway
Exposure: Hands-on trauma and orthopaedic training with more than 1,000 trauma cases annually, plus arthroplasty, upper-limb and hand surgery, microsurgery, paediatric orthopaedics, oncology, Ilizarov reconstruction, infection and clubfoot care
Funding / fees: Funding and living support depend on the AO fellowship award; the host profile does not publish a separate hospital stipend
Language: English is the operating-room language and is rated at the highest published proficiency level by the host team.
Clinical role: The host states that no additional local licence is required to scrub in; final activity remains subject to AO and hospital credentialing.
Host profile: Indus University Hospital's orthopaedic department has 50 beds and publishes more than 1,000 orthopaedic trauma cases annually. The department runs regular morbidity and mortality meetings, grand rounds, core-curriculum sessions and orthoradiology teaching.
University Medical Centre Ljubljana Department of Traumatology
⌖ Ljubljana · 6–12 weeks through the AO Trauma pathway
Centre details
Duration: 6–12 weeks through the AO Trauma pathway
Exposure: Scrub-in fellowship at a 190-bed department reporting more than 1,000 annual orthopaedic trauma cases and more than 150 major polytrauma cases, with arthroscopy and weekly teaching
Funding / fees: AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded
Language: Operating-room language is Slovenian; the host rates written and spoken team English 4/5
Clinical role: The official profile states that no additional licence is required to scrub in; final participation remains subject to AO and hospital approval.
University Hospital Basel, Orthopaedics & Traumatology
⌖ Basel · Not published by cited source
Centre details
Duration: Not published by cited source
Exposure: Scrub-in at a 120-bed host reporting more than 1,000 orthopaedic-trauma cases and 50–100 major polytrauma cases annually; weekly education, anatomy dissection, clinical research and case-report work
Funding / fees: Not published by cited source
Language: German is the operating-room language; the AO host profile rates staff English proficiency 5/5 for written and spoken communication.
Clinical role: The AO host profile records scrub-in and does not publish a separate special-licence requirement; all clinical participation remains subject to hospital approval and Swiss rules.
Host profile: University Hospital Basel's Orthopaedics & Traumatology department combines a high-volume trauma service with specialty teams, structured education and clinical and translational research.
Exposure: Scrub-in at a specialist centre reporting 40 beds, 500–1,000 orthopaedic-trauma cases annually and fewer than 50 major polytrauma cases; staff and regional educational activities are available
Funding / fees: Not published by cited source
Language: German is the operating-room language; the AO profile rates staff English 3/5 written and 4/5 spoken.
Clinical role: The AO profile records scrub-in and does not publish a separate special-licence requirement; operative participation remains subject to host and Swiss authorisation.
Host profile: The Shoulder & Elbow Centre Hertel at Lindenhofspital is an AO host centre in Bern with dedicated upper-limb practice and structured educational activity.
Exposure: Observational AO Trauma placement without scrub-in at a 100-bed host reporting more than 1,000 orthopaedic-trauma cases and over 150 major polytrauma cases annually; education and SFITS cadaver-laboratory sessions are available
Funding / fees: Not published by cited source
Language: French is the operating-room language; the AO host profile rates staff English proficiency 5/5 for written and spoken communication.
Clinical role: The official AO host profile states that fellows do not scrub in. It does not authorise independent patient care or operative participation.
Host profile: HUG describes its Orthopaedics & Traumatology service as the largest in Switzerland, with more than 6,500 operations and 45,000 consultations annually, broad subspecialty coverage, SFITS simulation and active research.
Exposure: Orthopaedic trauma and polytrauma observation with related brachial-plexus reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery, spine surgery and elbow external-fixator education; the host does not permit scrub-in
Funding / fees: 2026 AO Trauma contribution: CHF 500 per week for Taiwan; travel and insurance remain self-funded
Language: Operating-room language: Chinese. The host rates team English 3/5 for written and spoken communication.
Clinical role: This host does not allow AO fellows to scrub in; the placement should be treated as observational unless the hospital confirms otherwise.
Host profile: E-Da Hospital's AO profile describes a 120-bed orthopaedic department with more than 1,000 trauma cases annually and additional reconstructive microsurgery, brachial-plexus and spine exposure.
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Orthopedics Department
⌖ Abu Dhabi · 6–12 weeks through the AO Trauma pathway
Centre details
Duration: 6–12 weeks through the AO Trauma pathway
Exposure: Scrub-in fellowship at a 30-bed department reporting more than 1,000 orthopaedic trauma cases and more than 150 major polytrauma cases annually
Funding / fees: AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded
Language: English is the operating-room language; the host rates written and spoken team English 5/5
Clinical role: The official host profile states that no additional licence is required to scrub in; final participation remains subject to AO and hospital approval.
Centre names and hosts are taken from the cited official network and host profiles. Availability can change; submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance or a particular clinical role.
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleApply through the relevant AO fellowship programme. AO regional selection and the selected host centre determine placement and dates.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Active AO Trauma membership
Previous AO Trauma Basic Principles and Advanced Principles course participation
Orthopaedic trauma is the main part of current practice
Younger than 45 years in the application year; teaching-hospital employment is recommended
Registration, licence & examinations
Clinical participation is determined by the host centre and local law. AO host-centre status does not itself grant a local medical licence.
Visa / work authorisation
The fellow must obtain the immigration permission required by the host country and confirm the supporting documents with AO and the selected centre.
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
AO Trauma Basic and Advanced Principles course or activity certificates
Medical-school diploma
Passport copy
Optional photograph, vaccination evidence and English-proficiency evidence
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One consolidated directory listing for AO Trauma Fellowship Network. Choose a host centre below to review its published duration, clinical role, funding, fees, requirements, faculty and official source before applying through AO.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded, and host fees vary by centre
Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centers
AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centers form a multi-country training network. OrthoFellow consolidates the pathway into one directory listing while retaining a separate evidence-based profile for every indexed hospital or university centre.
Program lead: Host faculty at the selected AO centre
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centers
Clinical focus
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Host faculty at the selected AO centre is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for AO Trauma Fellowship Network. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Host faculty at the selected AO centre is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
APPLICANT PROFILE
AO Trauma members under 45 whose main practice is orthopaedic trauma and who meet the published course and selection criteria
