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General Orthopaedics →

COA North American Travelling Fellowship (NATF)

Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA)

⌖ Multiple host centres, United States and Canada · Canada directory →

Profile completeness85%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY

Key facts at a glance

Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Multi-week tour
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureCross-border tour of leading orthopaedic centres in the United States and Canada by one Canadian and four US early-career surgeons; established 1968. Canadian programmes (for example UBC in 2025) host the tour.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

Can an international surgeon apply?

≈Partially published

International applicants

The Canadian place is for COA members; four US places are filled through the American side.

?Confirm directly with host

Clinical role

Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.

≈Partially published

Medical registration

Not published on the official page

—Not published

Language

No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.

≈Partially published

Visa or work authorisation

Not published on the official page

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ positions✓ commencement / intake✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— benefits · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— Faculty information requires reverification · not published by the cited official source— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT

Plan the application

Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateFall of each odd year (2025, 2027 ...)
Application route / cycleThe page states applications for the 2027 tour open next year; no dated window is published.
Official contactCanadian Orthopaedic Association officeinfo@canorth.org514-874-9003 ext. 1
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements

Clinical / academic eligibility
  • Originally for surgeons in their first years of practice; eligibility now extends to applicants up to five years after completing training
Application documents

Not published by the cited official source.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What this program offers

Biennial travelling fellowship pairing one Canadian and four American early-career surgeons.

FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

Faculty roster requires verification

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