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
International medical graduates are eligible after completing medical school
?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 applicable to this pathway
Medical registration
This is a research fellowship; the page does not publish independent clinical-practice privileges or a medical-licence requirement
—Not published
Language
No programme-specific language-test requirement is published
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation terms are not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% 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✓ funding✓ benefits✓ accommodation / relocation✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ application process✓ required documents✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ verification date— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · not applicable to this pathway— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not applicable to this pathway— accreditation / organisation source · not applicable to this pathway
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateTwelve-month appointment; exact start date is arranged with the programme
Application route / cycleApplications and enquiries by email; Geisinger medical-student applications are accepted on a rolling basis
International or United States postgraduate applicants must have completed medical school
Current United States medical students may apply
Completion of orthopaedic residency is encouraged for international medical graduates
Application documents
Published by official source
Complete CV or résumé
Cover letter
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A funded twelve-month hand-and-upper-extremity research fellowship with three positions across Geisinger medical-student and postgraduate pathways. The programme publishes compensation, insurance, housing access, meeting support, eligibility, faculty and a two-document email application.
Intended for: US and international postgraduate trainees or medical students
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Competitive compensation, health insurance, affordable housing access, a laptop, professional-meeting support, research mentorship, clinical shadowing and anatomy-laboratory exposure
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Access to affordable housing is published; exact housing terms are not itemised
HOST INSTITUTION
About Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute
Geisinger's Musculoskeletal Institute publishes a funded one-year research fellowship with three positions across its medical-student and postgraduate pathways.
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