AO stipend contributes to travel, accommodation and meals (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for the local price level; may not cover all costs); AO does not arrange accommodation; travel and insurance are funded by the fellow. Host administration fee: S$500, payable only when the fellow accepts the hospital's offer; other costs listed by the host: S$300 Singapore Medical Council registration, S$455 malpractice insurance, about S$360 work permit (Ministry of Manpower), plus visa fees.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 to 12 weeks (AO programme-wide)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureShort-term AO fellowship hosted by Singapore General Hospital. Scrub-in opportunity for AO fellows: yes. Licence note on host page: Scrubbing in requires a Singapore Medical Council temporary registration (T-reg), which can take up to 9 months; applicants are advised to start with the SGH Postgraduate Medical Institute (pgmi.fellowships@sgh.com.sg) at least nine months before the planned start. The AO page does not state whether participation is purely observational.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to AO members worldwide meeting the criteria; Applications are reviewed by the national AO Trauma council of the applicant's country, then the regional fellowship coordinator, who places fellows with host centres.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Scrubbing in requires a Singapore Medical Council temporary registration (T-reg), which can take up to 9 months; applicants are advised to start with the SGH Postgraduate Medical Institute (pgmi.fellowships@sgh.com.sg) at least nine months before the planned start.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Work permit from the Ministry of Manpower (about S$360) plus visa fees, per the host page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing datePlacement dates are set through the AO fellowship placement process; not published on the host page
Application route / cycleAnnual AO Trauma call. The most recent window (call for the 2027 programme) has ended; the call for the 2028 programme opens in spring 2027 (exact dates not published).
AO Trauma fellowship candidates must have an active AO Trauma membership
Previous participation in AO Trauma Basic Principles and Advanced Principles courses
Orthopaedic trauma is the main part of practice
Younger than 45 years in the year of application
Employment by a teaching hospital is recommended
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
Copy of AO Trauma Basic and Advanced Principles course/activity certificates
Copy of medical school diploma
Copy of passport
Photograph and/or vaccination evidence and English proficiency (optional)
Documents submitted to SGH Postgraduate Medical Institute: medical qualifications in English, recommendation letters, CV (SGH PGMI fellowship attachments page)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
AO host-centre listing for Singapore General Hospital. Application is made to AO, not to the hospital.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
AO stipend contribution toward costs; access to the worldwide AO community and network (as described on the AO page).
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: AO stipend contributes to travel, accommodation and meals (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for the local price level; may not cover all costs); AO does not arrange accommodation; travel and insurance are funded by the fellow. Host administration fee: S$500, payable only when the fellow accepts the hospital's offer; other costs listed by the host: S$300 Singapore Medical Council registration, S$455 malpractice insurance, about S$360 work permit (Ministry of Manpower), plus visa fees.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Singapore General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Singapore General Hospital orthopaedic department: more than 1,000 orthopaedic trauma cases a year per AO host page.
Singapore · 4 weeks (administration fee SGD 450) or longer than 4 weeks (minimum fee SGD 2,227; 8-18 months for formalities); the AO programme standard is 6 to 12 weeksView program profile →
