Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Annual salary as listed in the OTA directory: '$78,725.00 + 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 exposureComplex extremity and periarticular trauma, pelvis-acetabulum, post-traumatic reconstruction, infection, nonunion and malunion at South Texas's only civilian Level I trauma centre, with required research and resident teaching
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 current OTA list marks both Canadian and international medical graduates NO. The host's H-1B-eligibility wording applies only to otherwise eligible candidates and does not override the IMG restriction; an Indonesian residency 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 full Texas medical licence and UT Health credentialing is required.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The host mentions H-1B eligibility for otherwise qualified applicants but does not promise sponsorship; the current OTA list marks international medical graduates NO.
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; the host page still displays an older 2027–2028 cycle
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.
US citizenship or H-1B eligibility for admitting and attending privileges
Current OTA indicators: Canadian graduates NO; 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 San Antonio fellowship covering complex extremity, pelvis-acetabulum and post-traumatic reconstruction at the region's only civilian Level I centre. The host's older dates are labelled historical, and IMG applicants remain ineligible in the current OTA list.
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
Four core trauma-trained faculty, AO and OTA teaching, shoulder-elbow collaboration, polytrauma exposure, one research project and resident education; programme-specific employment benefits are not published
HOST INSTITUTION
About UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine
UT Health publishes one fellow, one-year structure, Level I setting, clinical scope, four faculty, research, contact details, Texas-licence requirement and H-1B-eligibility wording. OTA supplies the current Match cycle and graduate indicators.
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