Clinical exposureTour of orthopaedic institutions in Austria, Switzerland and Germany together with fellows from the American and Canadian Orthopaedic Associations, introduced in 1978 for the exchange of medical ideas.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
BOA fellowships are for UK members only; the BOA tells overseas surgeons to contact their own national orthopaedic association for fellowship opportunities.
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Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
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Medical registration
Not published on the official page
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published on the official page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% 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 dateSpring 2027
Application route / cycleApplications for the spring 2027 tour are closed; the page states applications for the following round will open in 2026.
Official contactBOA Policy and Education teampolicy@boa.ac.ukNot published on the official page
CCT obtained within the last 10 complete years on 1 January of the tour year
Available to travel for the full tour in spring of the following year
Not a successful candidate of the previous year's round
Application documents
CV (Word)
Covering letter with BOA membership number, date of consultant appointment, subspecialty interests, two BOA Home Fellow referees and how the fellowship would benefit you
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One UK place on a reciprocal tour of Austria, Switzerland and Germany for recent consultants.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Hosted by Austrian, Swiss and German centres.
HOST INSTITUTION
About British Orthopaedic Association
Run by the British Orthopaedic Association Executive Group.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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