OF OrthoFellow Home Orthopaedic Observership Programs Check clinical privileges Short duration does not define the clinical role. Treat a visit as observational unless the official host explicitly publishes supervised patient care or operating.
86 canonical visiting pathways SECEC, FESSH and other centre networks are counted once while every host remains accessible inside its consolidated profile.
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Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.
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05 Programme status Open status is shown only when current official evidence supports it
06 Upcoming deadline Only future dates with a parseable published day and month are included
6 programs match · United States · Current availability unconfirmed ✓ Current official HSS programme and guidelines♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
Hospital for Special Surgery
⌖ New York, New York · United States →
Program lead CH Confirmed HSS host physician
Duration 1 day–2 months
Funding Self-funded; no salary or stipend is published on the official programme and guidelines pages
Visit format Observation of surgical and clinical care, operating-room technology, patient-care settings, grand rounds, journal clubs and…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Physicians, students and allied health professionals aged 18 or older from inside or outside the United States
✓ Current official NYU Langone programme♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital / Bellevue
⌖ New York, New York · United States →
Program lead CN Confirmed NYU Department of Orthopedic Surgery faculty sponsor
Duration Individually agreed with the faculty sponsor
Funding Self-funded; compensation, stipend and any programme fee are not published on the official page
Visit format Academic observation across an agreed orthopaedic service at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, NYU Langone Orthopedic Center or…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE International physicians with an MD degree and a defined orthopaedic learning objective
✓ Current official UCSF visiting-scholar programme♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ San Francisco, California · United States →
Program lead CU Confirmed UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery faculty sponsor
Duration Up to 90 non-consecutive days for peer-faculty / MD visitors
Funding Self-funded; no salary is offered and the official observer page does not publish a programme…
Visit format Faculty-sponsored observation of orthopaedic patient care, with the exact service, clinic and operating-room access defined by the…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Physicians, fellows and other health-profession visitors who hold an active appointment at another institution
BM ✓ Current official BESS pathway identity; the published 2026 call is closed and the next cycle is unconfirmed♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
British Elbow & Shoulder Society / Mayo Clinic
⌖ Rochester · United States →
Faculty & leadership BE BESS Education CommitteeMC Mayo Clinic course faculty
Duration Annual Mayo Elbow Instructional Course attendance; exact…
Funding One award of up to GBP 3,500
Visit format Supported in-person or remote attendance at the invitation-only annual Mayo Elbow Instructional Course
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE ST7/8 orthopaedic trainee; Post-CCT shoulder and elbow fellow; Consultant within the first three years of appointment
✓ Original hospital observership page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Paediatric Orthopaedics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
⌖ Cincinnati · United States →
Program lead SN Shital N. Parikh
Duration 3 months
Funding Not published
Visit format Observation-only paediatric orthopaedic educational experience; observers may not touch patients or equipment
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons from developing countries early in their post-residency paediatric orthopaedic careers
✓ Current official CHOP programme♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Paediatric Orthopaedics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Division of Orthopedics
⌖ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States →
Program lead MC Matched CHOP paediatric orthopaedic physician
Duration Not published
Funding Unpaid; the programme provides no compensation or formal degree
Visit format Shadowing of paediatric orthopaedic physicians and observation of the division's clinical practice; the exact service and schedule…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE International fellows, doctors and healthcare professionals with equivalent training
✓ Current official HSS programme and guidelines
