Clinical exposureVisit to five trauma departments per round. Round I: St. Vinzenz Zams, Hall in Tirol, Kardinal Schwarzenberg Klinikum Schwarzach, Klinik Diakonissen Schladming, UKH Klagenfurt. Round II: LKH Feldkirch, Innsbruck University Hospital, BKH St. Johann, Tauernklinikum Zell am See, LKH Salzburg. Fellow gives a short talk on the home clinic; the page does not state the degree of hands-on involvement.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Open to ÖGU members; whether non-Austrian members are accepted is not stated.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
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Medical registration
ÖGU membership required
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline27 November 2026
Commencing dateRound I: 1–12 February 2027; Round II: 15–26 February 2027 (subject to change)
Application route / cycleHeld annually (2027 is the 9th edition). Application deadline for 2027 is 27 November 2026.
Trainee in orthopaedics and traumatology after completing basic trauma training, or trauma trainee from year 2, or young specialist
Under 40 years of age
Short presentation about the home clinic
Report for JATROS and ÖGU social media after the fellowship
Application documents
Statement of training stage
CV
Motivation letter
Preferred round (Termin I or II)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Ten-day ÖGU travelling fellowship visiting five Austrian trauma departments in February 2027, with costs covered. Note: Classified as an observership because it is a hospitation tour; past participant reports describe assisting in surgery.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Travel and accommodation covered within a set framework; networking across Austrian trauma departments.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Travel and accommodation covered within a set framework; networking across Austrian trauma departments.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery (ÖGU)
Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery; hosts include university and regional trauma departments. Host: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie (ÖGU) – five host hospitals per round.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
