Overview
AO Trauma short-term fellowship placement in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, for surgeons focused on fracture care.
The programme
- Training type
- Short-term International Fellowship (observership with scrub-in where permitted)
- Duration
- 6–12 weeks
- Start
- Placement year after selection
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- AO Trauma fellowship host centre
- Department
- Orthopedics and Traumatology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Active AO Trauma member; completed AO Trauma Basic and Advanced Principles courses; orthopaedic trauma is main part of practice; under 45 in year of application; teaching-hospital employment recommended
- International applicants
- Yes – AO global programme; applications reviewed by the national council of the applicant's country and placed by AO regional fellowship coordinators
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Scrub-in: Yes; additional licence/requirement: Depending on the country. For doctors outside the EU, prior authorization may be required, which is easily granted. Dominant OR language: Portuguese (team English level (4)/5). Documents required: Documentation from the Hospital of origin, referring to the status of the doctor in question A short CV is preferred
How to apply
- Deadline
- 2027 call closed; 2028 call opens spring 2027
- Application method
- Online application to AO Trauma during the open call (host allocated by regional fellowship coordinator); not directly to the hospital
Funding
- Funding
- AO Trauma fellowship stipend (amount not stated on page)