No fee stated. AO Trauma pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted to local price level, paid in Swiss francs equivalents). Travel and insurance must be funded entirely by the fellow.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma short-term international fellowship)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureHosted orthopaedic trauma placement. Host record: 98 department beds; orthopaedic trauma cases per year 500–1000; polytrauma (ISS>15) per year < 50. Scrub-in opportunity: yes; CV, copy of medical diploma, medical licence and passport required.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to AO Trauma members; applications are reviewed by the national council of the applicant's country, then placed by the regional fellowship coordinator, including placements in other regions.
?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.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Active AO Trauma membership.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published on the AO Trauma page or the host record.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% 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 / cycleAnnual central call. The most recent window (call for the 2027 programme) has ended. AO Trauma publishes that the call for the 2028 programme will open in spring 2027 (exact dates not published).
Previous participation in AO Trauma Basic Principles and AO Trauma Advanced Principles courses
Orthopaedic trauma is the main part of the applicant's practice
Active AO Trauma membership
Younger than 45 in the year of application
Employment at a teaching hospital is recommended
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
Copies of AO Trauma Basic Principles and Advanced Principles course/activity certificates
Copy of medical school diploma
Copy of passport
Photograph, vaccination evidence and English-language proficiency are optional
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
AO Trauma short-term international fellowship hosted at Daegu Fatima Hospital.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Small AO Trauma stipend; AO Trauma cannot arrange accommodation in the host country.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Small AO Trauma stipend; AO Trauma cannot arrange accommodation in the host country.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Daegu Fatima Hospital, Orthopedics
Daegu Fatima Hospital, Orthopedics; AO Trauma host centre. Dominant operating-room language: Korean; team English written 4/5, spoken 4/5.
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