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Audience statedCheck whether the position is intended for surgeons, residents, postdoctoral researchers or medical students.
Funding visibleStipend, protected research time and international eligibility are shown only when officially published.
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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Duration2026 cycle: 2 weeks (1–12 June 2026); 2027 duration not yet…
Funding2026 cycle: AO provided housing and APOA covered international travel, visa costs and daily…
Research focusPreclinical musculoskeletal methods, translational research, proposal development, expert feedback and networking in AO Research…
Profile completeness70%
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APPLICANT PROFILE2026 eligibility covered surgeons or surgeons in training under 45 from APOA member countries in trauma, orthopaedics, spine or related fields; 2027 eligibility must be reconfirmed
✓ Official AO 2027 programme page; detailed 2027 fields pending readable confirmation