Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Fellowship salary or stipend is not published in the reviewed official programme sources
Deadline
2 November 2026 (OTA suggested application deadline for the 2027 Match; individual programmes may set their own dates)
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePelvis and acetabulum, periarticular fracture, complex polytrauma, malunion, nonunion, deformity and chronic osteomyelitis in an ACS-verified Level I tertiary referral centre serving a catchment of approximately 800,000 people
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 host requires completion of an accredited orthopaedic residency and board eligibility, while the current OTA list marks Canadian graduates YES and international medical graduates NO. An Indonesian specialist qualification alone therefore does not meet the published pathway.
?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
Georgia medical licensing and Atrium Health Navicent credentialing remain applicant and host responsibilities.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The current OTA list marks international medical graduates NO; no programme-specific sponsorship route is published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY90% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-31
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ positions✓ commencement / intake✓ benefits✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ registration✓ visa / work authorisation✓ deadline✓ application process✓ required documents✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline2 November 2026 (OTA suggested application deadline for the 2027 Match; individual programmes may set their own dates)
Commencing dateAugust 2028 for the current OTA Match pathway
Application route / cycleOTA 2027 Match (fellowship training begins August 2028): applicant registration via SF Match opened 3 August 2026; applicants interested in pre-interviews at the OTA Annual Meeting (Nashville, 23-25 September 2026) were encouraged to apply by 1 September 2026 (that window has ended); OTA suggested trauma application deadline 2 November 2026 (a suggested date; late applications may not be reviewed by every programme and applicants must confirm individual programme dates); programmes notify applicants of intent to interview by 1 December 2026; rank lists due to SF Match 6 April 2027 12:00 PM PST; results released 13 April 2027 9:00 AM PST; post-match vacancies posted 14 April 2027.
Completion of an accredited orthopaedic surgery residency
Board eligibility
Current OTA indicator: Canadian graduates YES
Current OTA indicator: international medical graduates NO
Application documents
Published by official source
Personal information and additional information form (SF Match / OTA application)
CV
Medical exam transcripts
Letter of good standing
Three (3) letters of reference
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-position Macon fellowship with strong pelvis-acetabulum, periarticular and complex-polytrauma exposure plus nonunion, deformity and infection reconstruction. Current sources publish the training and eligibility boundary but not compensation or IMG access.
Intended for: Orthopaedic surgery graduates seeking advanced trauma or fracture training; the OTA graduate-acceptance columns and host-specific criteria apply
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
High-volume acute and reconstructive trauma, resident teaching and research within a regional Level I referral service
HOST INSTITUTION
About Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center / Georgia Orthopaedic Trauma Institute
Atrium Health Navicent publishes the Level I setting, referral population, broad acute and reconstructive scope, accredited-residency and board-eligibility requirements, SF Match route and current director profile.
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