Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline, entry requirements
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
Salary or stipend is not published in the reviewed programme evidence
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year (August 1–July 31)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureMore than 1,500 institutional surgical cases, approximately 250 annual spinal-fracture inpatients, more than 100 adolescent and adult deformity operations and more than 1,000 degenerative cases, plus office, operative and research participation
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Jefferson does not publish programme-specific international-graduate, Pennsylvania licensing or visa terms. Indonesian applicants need written eligibility and sponsorship confirmation before using the SF Match route.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
—Not published
Medical registration
Programme-specific state medical-licensing and hospital-credentialing requirements are not published
—Not published
Language
No separate programme-specific language-test threshold is published
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation terms are not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-09 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-31
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateAugust 2028 (NASS/SF Match 2027 Spine Match)
Application route / cycle2027 Spine Surgery Fellowship Match via SF Match (NASS 2026–2027 directory and timetable, August 2028 start): applicant registration opened 3 August 2026 and stays open until the match deadline; the 2 September 2026 CAS target date is not a deadline (programmes may set their own); interview period 30 November 2026 – 19 March 2027; rank lists due 6 April 2027 (12:00 noon PT); Match Day 13 April 2027.
Programme-specific residency, licensure and appointment prerequisites are not published on the reviewed page
Application documents
Not published
Programme-specific supporting-document list is not published in the reviewed evidence
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A three-position, one-year Rothman and Jefferson spine fellowship with more than 1,500 institutional surgical cases and substantial fracture, deformity, degenerative and research exposure. It participates in SF Match, but no current cycle deadline is published.
Programme-specific employment benefits are not published in the reviewed programme evidence
HOST INSTITUTION
About Thomas Jefferson University / Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Jefferson publishes a three-position, August-to-July fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with high-volume fracture, deformity and degenerative-spine exposure.
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