Faculty / program leadership: G. Russell Huffman · Amir R. Kachooei +2 more
Profile completeness92%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
No fee, stipend or funding is stated on the official page.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
One day to one month; longer periods may be considered case by case
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureObservational only. Visiting Observers watch patient care and administrative functions of the elbow specialists; they may scrub in to the OR but must not provide medical care, examine a patient or take part in any procedure. They may join grand rounds, conferences, cadaver labs, research meetings and journal clubs, and may work on elbow-related research projects (case reports, protocols, manuscripts, data analysis) with the research fellows.
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
International medical graduates are explicitly included in the definition of a Visiting Observer; no country restrictions are published.
?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.
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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.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY62% 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
Licensed physician or international medical graduate (definition of 'Visiting Observer' on the official page)
Observers may not participate directly in any patient care
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Short physician shadowing/observation periods (one day to one month) with the Rothman Florida Elbow Institute, with optional participation in elbow research and didactics. The page is titled 'Physician Education and Mini-Fellowship' but describes observer-status participation only. Note: The page title says 'Mini-Fellowship' but the content describes only observer/shadowing status (no patient care); the programme is therefore recorded as an observership. No application route is published on the page.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Access to didactic activities (grand rounds, conferences, cadaver labs, research meetings, journal clubs) and optional elbow research projects. No certificate is mentioned.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Rothman Orthopaedics - Florida Elbow Institute
Rothman Orthopaedics is a large orthopaedic practice in Greater Philadelphia and Central Florida; the Florida Elbow Institute is its multidisciplinary elbow consortium in Orlando.
