Comprehensive · Source does not publish duration, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Departmental fee for physicians: USD 1,000 for less than one full month; USD 2,000 per month for one full month or more. Industry visitors: USD 500 one-time flat fee per person per visit. Residents, fellows, medical postdoctoral students and undergraduate students: no fee. All fees must be paid in advance in one payment; partial payments are not allowed. No stipend is mentioned.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureEducational and/or research experience with a defined educational purpose, arranged individually with a faculty sponsor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. The page does not describe daily activities or state explicitly whether the experience is observation only; it says the positions are not employment positions.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
The page does not restrict applicants by country and does not mention international applicants specifically.
?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
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY52% 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 dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleRolling; arranged individually by telephone with the department. No cycle published.
Individuals (physicians, residents, fellows, postdoctoral students, undergraduates or industry visitors) wishing to serve as a visitor/observer
A faculty sponsor in the department (visitors and sponsoring faculty should first call to discuss plans)
All requirements, forms and fees must be submitted, approved and paid before arrival on campus
Application documents
'Requirements, forms and fees' are mentioned but the page does not list them
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Department-level visitor/observer pathway at Columbia Orthopedics with a published fee schedule; plans are first discussed by phone with the department and approved before arrival.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery
Columbia Orthopedics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian traces its roots to the New York Orthopaedic Dispensary founded in 1866. Host: Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
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.
Weston, Florida, United States · 4-week rotations starting on the first Monday of the month; up to three rotations (12 weeks) per observerView program profile →
