AO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to costs, benchmarked at USD 550 per week of fellowship in the United States (may not cover all costs); travel and insurance are paid by the fellow. Denver Health states that on-campus housing is offered.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
4-8 weeks per the Denver Health page; the AO Trauma programme page states 6 to 12 weeks overall
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureExperience in AO techniques for fully-trained international visiting physicians with an interest in trauma, hosted by Denver Health orthopedic experts. The Denver Health page uses the term observership/fellowship; whether hands-on patient involvement is permitted is not stated, so it should not be assumed.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Aimed at international visiting surgeons; applications go through the applicant's national AO Trauma council and regional fellowship coordinator.
?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 Denver Health or AO Trauma pages
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ funding✓ benefits✓ accommodation / relocation✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ deadline✓ application process✓ required documents✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— duration · official sources conflict— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Faculty information requires reverification · not published by the cited official source— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIndividual placement dates set by AO Trauma (past Denver Health alumni dates on the page range from January to November)
Application route / cycleAnnual AO Trauma call. The most recent window (for the 2027 programme) has ended; the call for the 2028 programme will open again in spring 2027 (per the AO Trauma page).
Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Stipend contribution (AO Trauma), on-campus housing (Denver Health), AO Trauma network.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Denver Health - Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Denver Health is Colorado's integrated safety-net health system; its orthopedic department has hosted AO fellows since 1998.
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.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · 6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard; host-specific placement length is set by the regional fellowship coordinator)View program profile →
Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard; host-specific placement length is set by the regional fellowship coordinator)View program profile →
