Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Salary or stipend is not published on the reviewed programme page
Deadline
1 October 2026
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureMore than 300 cases across four hospitals with spinal deformity, sports, hip preservation, limb deformity, oncology, neuromuscular disease, trauma, graded attending call, research and an optional funded global-health mission
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
Stanford states that it is currently unable to accept applicants who need a visa.
?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
California medical licence required before starting
—Not published
Language
No separate language-test threshold is published
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The programme currently cannot accept applicants who require a visa
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY90% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
✓ 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 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.
Register through SF Match and provide the published application documents
Application documents
Published by official source
Completed and signed CAS forms
CAS distribution list and payment
USMLE scores
Three letters of reference
Updated curriculum vitae in SF Match format
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-position Stanford fellowship with broad four-hospital training, graded autonomy, research and funded educational travel. The programme is current, but its page retains a past 2025–2026 application calendar and states that applicants needing a visa cannot be accepted.
Intended for: Orthopaedic surgery graduates pursuing paediatric orthopaedic fellowship training
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Paid attending-level call after the supervised period, support for IPOS or POSNA and another approved course, and optional funded participation in a one-week medical mission
HOST INSTITUTION
About Stanford Children's Health / Stanford University
Stanford publishes one POSNA-accredited fellow, an eleven-surgeon environment, four clinical sites, graded call, research support and a current 2026–2027 fellow, but only a past application calendar.
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