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.
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 86 programs available + 01 Subspecialty Choose your clinical interest first, or select a country below
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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
✓ 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
✓ 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
✓ Official SECEC Education Centre network♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC/ESSSE Education Centres
⌖ Recognised shoulder and elbow centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
Program lead HF Host faculty at the selected centre
Duration 2–3 days at one selected centre
Funding Self-funded: travel and accommodation are the applicant’s responsibility
Visit format Short educational visit at one recognised SECEC shoulder and elbow centre; the schedule is agreed with the host and depends on…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Junior and Full members; one application per member and acceptance is not guaranteed
✓ Official SECEC 2026 Support Committee fellowship call; application deadline has passed♡
Travelling Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed ↻ September 2026 fellowship scheduled — applications closed Shoulder & Elbow
SECEC Education Centres
⌖ Three centres across Europe · Europe (multi-country) →
Duration 2 weeks in September
Funding Travel and accommodation booked; expense reimbursement subject to sponsor confirmation and…
Visit format Visits to three SECEC Education Centres following the SECEC Congress
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Full members under 45 from the published Emerging and Developing European country list
✓ 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 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 UAB observership process♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application General Orthopaedics
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Birmingham, Alabama · United States →
Program lead AU Approved UAB Orthopaedic Surgery provider
Duration Up to 4 business days; longer visits require specific provider…
Funding Unpaid, self-funded observership; the official page does not publish a programme fee
Visit format Structured observation of patient encounters, surgery and multidisciplinary care in clinic, the operating room or both, subject to…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE External learners and professionals seeking short structured observation in orthopaedic care
✓ 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
✓ Official McGill clinical-observer guidance retained; source inaccessible during the 15 August 2026 audit♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
McGill University Health Centre Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Montreal, Quebec · Canada →
Program lead AS Approved supervisor of the selected McGill orthopaedic service
Duration Individually agreed with one selected service supervisor
Funding Self-funded; no stipend, salary or central programme fee is published
Visit format Observation within one approved McGill-affiliated orthopaedic service; applicants choose a specialty and supervisor rather than…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Physicians and trainees seeking non-clinical orthopaedic observation at a McGill-affiliated hospital
✓ Current official UHN orthopaedic and observership pages♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed General Orthopaedics
Toronto Western Hospital / University Health Network
⌖ Toronto, Ontario · Canada →
Program lead CU Confirmed UHN Orthopedic Surgery sponsor
Duration Individually arranged with the UHN sponsor
Funding Self-funded, fee-based registration; UHN publishes that affiliated-institution observers may be…
Visit format Observation of examinations and procedures within UHN Orthopedic Surgery; a personalized observership-based learning plan may also…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile APPLICANT PROFILE Healthcare professionals and students from Canada and other countries
✓ 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
✓ Current ISAKOS directory record; original programme availability not independently confirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Manipal Hospitals
⌖ Bengaluru · India →
Program lead AD Akshay Dhanda
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support, but does not publish an amount, salary or covered expenses
Visit format Structured arthroscopy training across knee, shoulder, hip and ankle, with clinical skill development and research integration
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements ✓ 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 ✓ Current official KAT clinic and faculty page; international-observership terms remain unpublished♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
KAT General Hospital of Attica — Hand, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic
⌖ Athens · Greece →
Duration Not published
Funding Self-funded fellowship / clinical attachment
Visit format Observer-focused upper-limb and microsurgery attachment supported by a high-volume national referral clinic covering brachial-plexus…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE International orthopaedic or plastic surgeons interested in hand, upper limb and microsurgery
✓ Current centre-submitted ISAKOS programme profile; recruitment availability unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Center Mehiläinen
⌖ Tampere · Finland →
Program lead TJ Timo Järvelä
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
Visit format Observation and assistance in arthroscopic knee surgery including meniscal repair, single- and double-bundle ACL reconstruction,…
Profile completeness 74%
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✓ Official ESSKA fellowship page
