Overview
AO-funded short-term spine surgery fellowship placement at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) performing about 400 surgical cases a year.
The programme
- Training type
- Short-term International Fellowship (observership with scrub-in where permitted)
- Duration
- 4-12 weeks
- Start
- Placement year after selection
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- AO Foundation fellowship host centre
- Department
- Orthopaedic and Traumatology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Spine physician or orthopaedic, neuro- or trauma surgeon with strong interest in spine surgery; at least one prior AO course/event; at least two years' AO Spine membership; no AO Spine fellowship in past two years (except self-funded); up to 45 years old
- International applicants
- Yes - AO Foundation global programme; fellows from any country are allocated to host centres by AO (membership and course prerequisites apply)
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Scrub-in: Yes; host note on licence/scrub-in: The fellow must apply for Temporary Practice Certification (TPC) from the Malaysian Medical Council and must acquire malpractice insurance. The fee to MMc is 500ringgit Malaysia. The option as observership does not require TPC and malpractice insuran. Dominant OR language: English (team English written (5) / spoken (5) on a 1-5 scale)
How to apply
- Deadline
- 2028 call opens April 2027 (closes May 2027)
- Application method
- Online application to the AO Foundation during the open call (host centres allocated by AO); not directly to the hospital
Funding
- Funding
- Small AO Spine stipend towards accommodation and living (benchmark USD 550/week in the US, adjusted for local price level); travel and insurance paid by fellow