Faculty / program leadership: Xabier Carredano · Gonzalo Espinoza
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Comprehensive · Missing application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
AO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not cover all costs. Benchmark: USD 550 for one week's fellowship in the United States; stipends for other countries are adjusted by the World Bank PPP price-level ratio and paid in Swiss francs equivalents. AO Trauma does not arrange accommodation; travel and insurance costs are borne by the fellow. Host fee: USD 200 (host text, translated from Spanish: the hospital will set an individual agreement and aims at a fee similar to that charged by universities).
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard; host-specific placement length is set by the regional fellowship coordinator)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in the Trauma Department. The host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub in; however, only physicians certified in Chile and by the hospital may participate directly in surgery, and foreign physicians whose degree is not registered with the Chilean Superintendencia de Salud may only do observational placements (host text, translated from Spanish). Treat the placement as observational only. Host volumes (self-reported): more than 1,000 orthopaedic trauma cases per year and more than 150 polytrauma cases with ISS above 15 per year; 200 department beds. Subspecialty areas listed: General trauma, Hand and wrist, Foot and ankle, Pelvis/acetabulum, Knee Surgery.
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
Applicants apply centrally through AO Trauma (active AO Trauma membership required). The application is reviewed first by the national council of the applicant's country of employment and then placed by the regional fellowship coordinator; a fellow may be placed in a different AO Trauma region (the host region's coordinator confirms the placement).
?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
Only physicians certified in Chile and by Hospital Mutual de Seguridad may enter surgery and take part directly (Chilean degree, or a foreign degree revalidated before the competent Chilean bodies); foreign physicians whose degree is not registered with the Superintendencia de Salud can only do observational placements; breaching this can cost the hospital its health accreditation (host text, translated from Spanish).
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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 on the host page or the AO fellowship page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% 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 deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAO Trauma Short-term International Fellowship Program: the call for the 2027 programme has ended; the call for the 2028 programme will open again in the spring of 2027 (date not published). Applications are reviewed first by the national council of the applicant's country of employment, then the regional fellowship coordinator (RFC) of the AO Trauma region makes the final decision and places fellows with host centres; if a fellow goes to another region, the host region's RFC confirms the placement.
Official contactAO Trauma Latin America officeao.latam@aofoundation.org (fellowship.latam@aofoundation.org per the fellowships page)
Previous participation in the AO Trauma Basic Principles and AO Trauma Advanced Principles courses
Orthopaedic trauma is the main part of the applicant's practice
Younger than 45 years in the year of application
Employment by a teaching hospital is recommended
Foreign physicians without a registered degree in Chile are limited to observational placements (host requirement)
Application documents
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Copy of AO Trauma Basic Principles and AO Trauma Advanced Principles course/activity certificate(s)
Copy of medical school diploma
Copy of passport
Optional: photograph, evidence of vaccinations and English language proficiency
Updated CV
Copy of identification document (identity card, DNI or passport)
Certificate of complete hepatitis B vaccination (3 doses) or hepatitis B surface antibody titre certificate (anti-HBs)
Notarised copy of the medical degree and/or specialty title
Induction course of Hospital Mutual de Seguridad for Spanish-speaking applicants (host requirement, translated from Spanish)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
AO Trauma short-term fellowship host centre (General trauma, Hand and wrist, Foot and ankle, Pelvis/acetabulum, Knee Surgery). Applicants apply centrally to AO Trauma; the host is assigned by the regional fellowship coordinator.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Small AO Trauma stipend (see funding); membership of the worldwide AO Trauma fellows community. Host educational activities: Optional participation in weekly trauma service meetings, weekly surgical case-review meetings, outpatient care as an observer alongside a staff surgeon, and weekly/monthly subspecialty topic reviews (host text, translated from Spanish).
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: AO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not cover all costs. Benchmark: USD 550 for one week's fellowship in the United States; stipends for other countries are adjusted by the World Bank PPP price-level ratio and paid in Swiss francs equivalents. AO Trauma does not arrange accommodation; travel and insurance costs are borne by the fellow. Host fee: USD 200 (host text, translated from Spanish: the hospital will set an individual agreement and aims at a fee similar to that charged by universities).
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.
Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C., Trauma Department, Santiago: 200 department beds; operating-room language Spanish; team English written (4) / spoken (4) (scale 1 basic to 5 proficient).
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile · 6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard; host-specific placement length is set by the regional fellowship coordinator)View program profile →
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile · 6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard; host-specific placement length is set by the regional fellowship coordinator)View program profile →
