Faculty / program leadership: Apipop Kritsaneephaiboon
Profile completeness90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
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: USD 100 per month payable to the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University (a six-week visit would cost USD 200).
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 Songklanagarind Hospital. Scrub-in opportunity for AO fellows: yes (no additional licence). 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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published on the host page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% 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).
Official contactAO fellowship programme (AO Foundation)
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)
Host page asks for an immunization verification form and a health certificate
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
AO host-centre listing for Songklanagarind 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: USD 100 per month payable to the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University (a six-week visit would cost USD 200).
HOST INSTITUTION
About Songklanagarind Hospital, Department of Orthopedics (Prince of Songkla
Songklanagarind Hospital, Prince of Songkla University: over 1,000 orthopaedic trauma cases a year and 101-150 polytrauma cases per AO host page; operating-room language is mainly Thai.
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand · 6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard; host-specific placement length is set by the regional fellowship coordinator)View program profile →
