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.
87 canonical visiting pathways SECEC, FESSH and other centre networks are counted once while every host remains accessible inside its consolidated profile.
Host rules still apply Visa, registration, insurance and language requirements are shown only when the official host publishes them.
Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.
Filter programs 1 active filters + 01 Subspecialty Choose your clinical interest first, or select a country below
02 Destination Choose a destination first, or combine it with the subspecialty above
03 Funding Only confirmed stipend or self-funded information is placed in these filters
04 Accreditation / organization Labels preserve the official distinction between accredited, recognized, approved and society-sponsored pathways
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
22 programs match · funded / stipend ✓ Current EPOS travelling-fellowship and membership pages plus current POSNA travelling-fellowship host guidance♡
Travelling Fellowship Active application ↻ Applications open — deadline 30 Sep 2026 Paediatric Orthopaedics
European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society / Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
⌖ Multiple POSNA centres, North America · North America (multi-country) →
Faculty & leadership E EPOSPP participating POSNA host-centre faculty
Duration 14 days; POSNA states that three alliance-society fellows tour…
Funding North American hosts arrange housing, meals and transportation to and from the airport. EPOS and…
Visit format A multi-centre paediatric orthopaedic travelling fellowship in North America, focused on international clinical observation,…
Profile completeness 92%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Young paediatric orthopaedic surgeons who are EPOS members
✓ Official host programme brochure; active intake not yet reconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Rehasport Clinic
⌖ Poznań, Warsaw and Gdańsk · Poland →
Duration 12 weeks / 3 months, with possible extension
Funding The official 2021 brochure says programme costs for up to three participants are covered by…
Visit format Lower- and upper-limb orthopaedics and rehabilitation, shoulder and knee dry labs, live surgery, supervised surgical assisting,…
Profile completeness 90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Qualified orthopaedic surgeons and advanced orthopaedic residents
✓ Official facilitator programme page; host-hospital programme page not published in the listing♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
Quexst Healthcare facilitator-listed placement
⌖ Pune · India →
Duration 2 weeks mandatory
Funding Self-funded and fee-paying; price supplied by quotation, full payment is required before the…
Visit format Pure observation of arthroscopy with a published emphasis on shoulder cases; the wider listing also mentions elbow, wrist, hip,…
Profile completeness 90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Doctors with a postgraduate orthopaedic surgery qualification and current medical-council registration
PK ✓ Current official POSI directory identity; current availability requires host confirmation♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Paediatric Orthopaedics
POSI-approved paediatric orthopaedic centres in India
⌖ Multiple centres · India →
Program lead HP Host-centre POSI faculty
Duration 4 weeks at one or two centres
Funding INR 25,000 paid after successful completion and submission of the report and logbook
Visit format Mentored exposure at one or two POSI-approved paediatric orthopaedic centres, with a required logbook and completion report
Profile completeness 80%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced paediatric-orthopaedic training; programme-specific prerequisites apply
✓ Official Spine Society Delhi Chapter programme page♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Spine Society Delhi Chapter
⌖ Delhi NCR · India →
Faculty & leadership SS Spine Society Delhi Chapter Executive CommitteeFA four allocated host centres
Duration 4 weeks
Funding INR 25,000 stipend paid on completion of the observership
Visit format Rotatory observership across four Delhi NCR spine centres, including daily outpatient clinics, operating-room assistance, ward…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Indian nationals aged 28–40 who are qualified orthopaedic or neurosurgical doctors developing spine surgery as a full-time specialty
✓ Official facilitator programme page; host-hospital page not published in the listing♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Spine
Good Moonwha Hospital / Quexst Healthcare
⌖ Busan · South Korea →
Program lead SS Son Sankyu
Duration 1 week, Monday–Friday; the page also advertises 1- or 2-week…
Funding Self-funded: USD 2,350 plus INR 50,000 in published academic, administration and operation fees;…
Visit format Observation of unilateral biportal endoscopic spine surgery, including patient selection, preoperative planning, theatre setup,…
Profile completeness 90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline APPLICANT PROFILE Postgraduate orthopaedic surgeons; relevant surgical experience is considered according to the applicant's learning objectives
✓ Official DVSE scholarship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE) training centres
⌖ Selected host centre · Germany →
Program lead DS DVSE-certified surgeon at the selected host centre
Duration At least 4 weeks
Funding EUR 2,500 restricted grant, normally paid in cash at the first host centre
Visit format Shoulder and elbow observership at a DVSE training centre or department directed by a DVSE-certified shoulder and elbow surgeon
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE International physicians, with priority for applicants from emerging and developing countries
✓ Current official Rizzoli page updated 12 August 2026 plus official voluntary-attendance rules♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application General Orthopaedics
IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
⌖ Bologna · Italy →
Program lead DO Director of the selected Rizzoli Operating Unit
Duration 7 days–12 months
Funding Unpaid voluntary attendance; no salary or stipend is published
Visit format Observation-based learning in the selected Rizzoli operating unit; voluntary attenders may not provide medical assistance
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Italian and foreign healthcare, welfare, scientific-research or administrative professionals; doctors generally require specialist qualification in the requested discipline
✓ Current official AOFAS 2026 programme page♡
Travelling Fellowship Intermittently offered Foot & Ankle
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
⌖ Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago · United States →
Program lead AT AOFAS Traveling Fellowship Program
Duration 14 days · 16–29 September 2026
Funding 2026 programme funding is provided by the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation with an Enovis…
Visit format AOFAS Annual Meeting and IFFAS Biennial Meeting attendance, operating-room observation, exchange of surgical techniques and research…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE AOFAS Active, Candidate and International members aged 49 or younger at application
✓ 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
ET ✓ Current official EFAS 2026 call plus FORTE programme profile♡
Travelling Fellowship Intermittently offered Foot & Ankle
European Foot and Ankle Society
⌖ Two routes across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
Program lead NC Nuno Corte Real · EFAS Fellowship Coordinator
Duration 3 weeks · 14 September–3 October 2026
Funding EFAS covers travel expenses and housing; the supporting FORTE profile states that basic economy…
Visit format Observational two-day visits at five leading foot-and-ankle centres on either the northern or southern European route, followed by…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE Medically qualified orthopaedic trainees working in Europe, with EFAS membership, a foot-and-ankle interest and age 38 or younger under the published FORTE criteria
✓ Official ESSKA–ESA fellowship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
ESSKA Shoulder Section / 5–6 European teaching centres
⌖ Rotating European host-centre itinerary · Europe (multi-country) →
Program lead FA Faculty at the five to six selected ESSKA/ESA teaching centres
Duration 3 weeks
Funding Funding is provided for travel, accommodation, meals and minor expenses
Visit format Shoulder clinics and operating rooms, current research methods and management of sports, traumatic and degenerative shoulder disease…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Young European orthopaedic surgeons already developing a shoulder-surgery practice
✓ Current official SGH department, observer-type, application and cost pages♡
Observership Rolling application Hand & Microsurgery
Singapore General Hospital
⌖ Singapore · Singapore →
Faculty & leadership SH SGH HandRM Reconstructive Microsurgery faculty
Duration Up to 4 weeks
Funding Self-funded. SGH publishes a SGD 150 administrative fee per application and a department…
Visit format Hands-off observation of SGH's multidisciplinary hand and reconstructive microsurgery service, including trauma reconstruction,…
Profile completeness 86%
Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE International surgeons seeking a short hands-off hand and reconstructive microsurgery attachment
✓ Current official EUROSPINE Observership Grant page; 2023 guideline treated as historical where it conflicts with the live page♡
Education Centre Visit Active application Spine
EUROSPINE member centre selected by the applicant
⌖ EUROSPINE member centre · Europe →
Duration Up to 14 days
Funding EUR 1,500 stipend for travel and accommodation, paid within two weeks of acceptance
Visit format Observation of spine practice, surgical techniques and pre-, intra- and postoperative management at a EUROSPINE member centre, with…
Profile completeness 82%
Comprehensive · Missing official contact, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Current EUROSPINE Premium or Standard members seeking a short observership at another EUROSPINE member centre
✓ Official ESSKA fellowship page♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
ESSKA-accredited arthroscopy teaching centre
⌖ International host centre selected for each fellow · Worldwide (multi-country) →
Program lead FA Faculty at the selected ESSKA-accredited teaching centre
Duration 3–4 weeks
Funding Travel and accommodation are covered through the Smith+Nephew-supported fellowship grant, paid…
Visit format Arthroscopy and sports-traumatology training at an ESSKA-accredited teaching centre, scheduled with the selected host
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Young certified orthopaedic surgeons seeking international arthroscopy training
✓ Current FESSH training-centre database + selected current host/faculty pages♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application ↻ 33 centre profiles · direct confirmation required Hand & Microsurgery
Centre-submitted FESSH training-opportunity database
⌖ 33 centres across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland · Western Europe (multi-country) →
Duration Centre-specific: observer visits, 6-week to 12-month…
Funding Centre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on…
Visit format Hand, wrist, elbow, microsurgery, trauma, arthroscopy, nerve, congenital and reconstructive training according to the selected…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking a directly arranged Western European training placement
✓ Current ISAKOS teaching-centre profile; intake availability requires direct confirmation♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital / Lahore Medical & Dental College
⌖ Lahore · Pakistan →
Faculty & leadership HH Haseeb HussainMA Muhammad Ammar Hafeez Dogar+1 more
Duration 6–12 weeks
Funding Housing is provided; salary or stipend is not published
Visit format Supervised outpatient clinics, ward rounds, three operating-theatre days weekly, research, daily meetings, monthly morbidity and…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements APPLICANT PROFILE Orthopaedic surgeons seeking a customisable short attachment in arthroscopy, arthroplasty and sports surgery
✓ Current centre-supplied ISAKOS fellowship and teaching-centre profiles; next recruitment cycle unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Instituto TUMI / Clínica Fides / Clínica Los Andes
⌖ La Paz · Bolivia →
Faculty & leadership NC Nils Calderón TejerinaFC Fernando Claros+2 more
Duration 3 months
Funding Private, public and philanthropic support categories are listed; no amount, salary or…
Visit format Knee and shoulder arthroscopy, arthroplasty, biologics, operating-room preparation, surgical planning and assisting, plus…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements Page 1 of 2 · showing 1–18 of 22 
✓ Current EPOS travelling-fellowship and membership pages plus current POSNA travelling-fellowship host guidance
