Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Fellows are hospital employees; no salary amount is published on the host page
Deadline
1 October 2026
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureA one-year preceptor-model programme with two-month faculty rotations, supervised clinic and operative care, emergency call with the assigned preceptor, graduated responsibility, daily rounds, weekly reading and radiograph conferences, morbidity-and-mortality review, monthly grand rounds and paediatric fracture conference, plus structured research and advocacy training.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The host page requires an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic residency and ABOS board eligibility; POSNA accepts ECFMG-accredited graduates only. Ohio licensing and visa terms are not published.
?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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Programme-specific medical licensing and hospital-credentialing requirements are not published
—Not published
Language
No separate programme-specific language-test threshold is published
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation terms are not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% of core application fields verifiedChecked 27 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-26
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline1 October 2026
Commencing dateAugust 2028
Application route / cycle2026–2027 POSNA/SF Match: registration opened 3 August 2026; interviews run 1 November 2026 through March 2027; rank lists are due 6 April 2027, results release 13 April and post-Match vacancies publish 14 April 2027.
Completion of an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency
Board eligible for certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Apply through the San Francisco Match platform
Application documents
Not published
Programme-specific supporting-document list is not published in the reviewed evidence
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-year, one-position ACGME- and POSNA-accredited paediatric orthopaedic fellowship using two-month preceptor rotations, graduated clinical and operative responsibility, structured didactics, research support and full-time employee benefits.
Intended for: Orthopaedic surgery graduates pursuing paediatric orthopaedic fellowship training
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Fellows are Nationwide Children's Hospital employees and are eligible for the benefits offered to other full-time staff; paid time off is governed separately by the fellowship benefit terms.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Nationwide Children's Hospital / The Ohio State University
Nationwide Children's Hospital publishes an active one-year, ACGME-accredited paediatric orthopaedic fellowship using a two-month preceptor rotation model. Fellows receive supervised clinical and operative responsibility, structured didactics, research support and advocacy training.
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware / Alfred I. duPont Campus
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta / Emory University School of Medicine
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