Selected catalogue fields; this score does not confirm eligibility or application readiness.Application information: 4/7 selected fields published
Deadline
Not published
Funding
Published by official source
International eligibility
Not published
Registration
Published by official source
Language
Published by official source
Visa / work authorisation
Published by official source
Required documents
Awaiting source review
Faculty documentation: 1 individual profile source linked. Photos and roster sources are assessed separately.
Published information may still be partial. Confirm current intake, clinical privileges and your own eligibility with the host.
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding / fees
AO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not cover all costs. The stipend is calculated from a benchmark of USD 550 for one week's fellowship in the United States and adjusted for the host country. AO Trauma does not arrange accommodation; travel and insurance costs are paid entirely by the fellow.Published by official source. Financial support may cover expenses; it does not establish employment or a salary.
Deadline
2028 programme: closing date not yet published; the call opens in spring 2027.
Duration
6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma short-term fellowship; host-specific length not published)
Hands-on
Conditional scrub-in published
Clinical exposureShort-term AO Trauma hosted placement in Ankara City Hospital (Bilkent), Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics. The host reports that AO fellows can scrub in; it requires Ministry of Health and/or chief physician approval. Host-reported figures: 150 department beds; more than 2,500 orthopaedic trauma cases per year; more than 150 polytrauma cases with injury severity score above 15 per year. Other activities listed: health council, basic trauma courses, live surgery sessions, cadaveric courses and resident education activities.
Participation levelScrubbing is conditional on Ministry of Health and/or chief physician approval. The host also says acceptance of an application may require Ministry of Health approval.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
Applications go centrally through AO Trauma and require active AO Trauma membership. Each application is first reviewed by the national council of the applicant's country of employment, then the AO Trauma regional board places fellows with host centres. Nationality is not restricted on the AO Trauma page; visa and registration rules for the host country are not published.
≈Partially published
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Scrubbing is conditional on Ministry of Health and/or chief physician approval. The host also says acceptance of an application may require Ministry of Health approval.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Only Ministry of Health and/or chief physician approval is stated as a condition for scrubbing in.
✓Published by official source
Language
Dominant operating-room language: Turkish. English written 3, spoken 4 on a 1 to 5 scale, as published by the host.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The host states that approval from the Turkish Ministry of Health may be needed for an application to be accepted; visa rules are not otherwise published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of catalogue fields have published detailsChecked 2026-11-07 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-05-06
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline2028 programme: closing date not yet published; the call opens in spring 2027.
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAO Trauma 2027 call closed. The 2028 call opens in spring 2027; exact dates and host placement availability must be confirmed through AO Trauma.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
Previous participation in the AO Trauma Basic Principles and AO Trauma Advanced Principles courses
Orthopaedic trauma is the main part of the applicant's practice
Younger than 45 years in the year of application
Employment by a teaching hospital is recommended
Application documents
Awaiting source review
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Ankara City Hospital (Bilkent), Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics is listed by the AO Foundation as an AO Trauma short-term fellowship host centre. Ceyhun Caglar is listed as head of department and Erman Ceyhan as surgeon in charge of fellows.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: AO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not cover all costs. The stipend is calculated from a benchmark of USD 550 for one week's fellowship in the United States and adjusted for the host country. AO Trauma does not arrange accommodation; travel and insurance costs are paid entirely by the fellow.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Ankara City Hospital (Bilkent), Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics
Ankara City Hospital (Bilkent), Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics in Ankara, Turkey is the published host setting for this pathway. The cited programme record describes short-term AO Trauma hosted placement in Ankara City Hospital (Bilkent), Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics. The host reports that AO fellows can scrub in; it requires Ministry of Health and/or chief physician approval. Host-reported figures: 150 department beds; more than 2,500 orthopaedic trauma cases per year; more than 150 polytrauma cases with injury severity score above 15 per year. Other activities listed: health council, basic trauma courses, live surgery sessions, cadaveric courses and resident education activities..
AO-listed surgeon in charge of fellows; orthopaedics and traumatologyIndividual profile linkedPhoto source linked
Position / status
AO-listed surgeon in charge of fellows; orthopaedics and traumatology
Affiliation
Ankara City Hospital (Bilkent), Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics
Clinical focus
Orthopaedics and traumatology
Erman Ceyhan is the orthopaedic and traumatology surgeon listed on Ankara City Hospital’s official orthopaedic staff page. An official university curriculum vitae also identifies his orthopaedic academic work at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital. The AO centre evidence used for this programme names him as the surgeon in charge of fellows.
Names and roles come from the cited programme source; photographs have their own cited source and do not establish an individual profile. Rosters may change.
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