AO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals (benchmark USD 550 per week in the USA, adjusted by the World Bank PPP price-level ratio and paid in Swiss-franc equivalents); it may not cover all costs. Travel and insurance are paid by the fellow and AO Trauma does not arrange accommodation. No host administration fee is published on the Erasmus MC host page.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureAO Trauma host-centre fellowship in a 20-bed trauma department with 500–1,000 orthopaedic trauma cases and more than 150 polytrauma cases (ISS>15) per year; fellows may scrub in. Host scope covers general, paediatric, hand and wrist, foot and ankle, pelvis/acetabulum, fracture-related infections, non-/malunions and bone-anchored prostheses for amputees; the centre is also an osseointegration centre and thoracic trauma referral centre.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
AO Trauma fellowships are open to AO Trauma members worldwide via national council and regional selection; Erasmus MC interviews applicants and requires fluent English.
?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
Host asks for CV, passport, letter of recommendation from the head of (trauma) department and vaccination passport; no special licence required to scrub in.
✓Published by official source
Language
Dominant OR language is Dutch; fluent English is mandatory (host rates team English 5/5 written and spoken) and is assessed at interview.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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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 / cycleThe 2027 AO Trauma call is closed; the call for the 2028 programme opens in spring 2027 (no exact date published).
Official contactMathieu Wijffels (surgeon in charge of fellows)
Previous participation in AO Trauma Basic Principles and Advanced Principles courses
Orthopaedic trauma as the main part of practice
Active AO Trauma membership
Younger than 45 in the year of application
Employment by a teaching hospital recommended
Host requires an interview before acceptance, mainly to evaluate English; fluent English is mandatory
Application documents
CV
Copy of AO Trauma Basic and Advanced Principles course certificates
Copy of medical school diploma
Copy of passport
Host: letter of recommendation from head of (trauma) department and vaccination passport
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Short-term AO Trauma fellowship placement at Erasmus MC's trauma surgery department, a Level-I volume centre covering pelvis/acetabulum, infection, non-union and osseointegration work. The 2027 call is closed; the 2028 call opens in spring 2027.
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 (benchmark USD 550 per week in the USA, adjusted by the World Bank PPP price-level ratio and paid in Swiss-franc equivalents); it may not cover all costs. Travel and insurance are paid by the fellow and AO Trauma does not arrange accommodation. No host administration fee is published on the Erasmus MC host page.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Trauma Surgery
Erasmus MC's Department of Trauma Surgery in Rotterdam is a listed AO Trauma Fellowship Host Center with an Osseointegration Center and Thoracic Trauma Referral Center.
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