Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Annual salary as listed in the OTA directory: '$80,000 plus benefits'
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 exposureBroad trauma and reconstruction with severe hip and knee injury, acute arthroplasty for selected fractures, failed-fracture arthroplasty, complex revision, periprosthetic fracture, nonunion and malunion in an ACS-verified Level I centre
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 OTA list's instruction for international medical graduates to contact the programme is an enquiry route, not an acceptance statement. This reconstruction pathway specifically requires an accredited United States orthopaedic residency for Minnesota licence eligibility, so an Indonesian specialist qualification alone 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
Eligibility for a Minnesota medical licence is required; the programme states that this pathway requires graduation from an accredited US residency, together with Hennepin credentialing.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Hennepin's institutional GME policy does not generally accept H-1B-dependent residents or fellows, apart from rare GMEC/DIO-approved circumstances. The trauma-and-reconstruction pathway publishes no separate sponsorship commitment, and its United States residency and Minnesota licence requirements remain controlling.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY93% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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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.
Graduation from an accredited United States orthopaedic surgery residency for Minnesota licence eligibility
Good standing with OTA/SF Match requirements
Current OTA indicators direct Canadian and international medical graduates to contact the programme
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
Hennepin's separate one-position trauma-and-reconstruction pathway focuses on fracture-related arthroplasty and post-traumatic reconstruction. International applicants may enquire, but the accredited-US-residency and Minnesota-licence requirements make Indonesian specialist training alone insufficient.
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
OTA Fellows Course, possible national-meeting attendance, biomechanics and bioskills laboratories, clinical-research staff, resident teaching and funded research opportunities
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hennepin Healthcare / University of Minnesota
The official OTA profile publishes a distinct one-position fracture, arthroplasty and reconstruction pathway with seven full-time OTA faculty, direct contacts and the programme-specific United States residency and Minnesota licence requirements. Hennepin's general GME policy separately publishes its H-1B restriction.
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