Overview
AO-funded short-term craniomaxillofacial surgery fellowship placement at Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital LMU Munich (Munich), a department performing about 2600 surgical cases a year.
The programme
- Focus
- Craniomaxillofacial surgery
- Training type
- Short-term International Fellowship (observership with scrub-in where permitted)
- Duration
- 6–8 weeks
- Start
- Placement year after selection
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- AO Foundation fellowship host centre
- Department
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital LMU Munich
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Graduate of a training programme in a CMF specialty; completed an AO CMF MFT or other hands-on AO CMF course; at least two years' AO membership; under 40 in year of application (exceptions possible); AO Access 'Breaking Biases' pathway completed
- International applicants
- Yes – AO global programme; fellows from any country are placed by AO regional fellowship coordinators (membership and course prerequisites apply)
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Scrub-in: Yes; additional licence/requirement to scrub in: none additional stated. Dominant OR language: German (team English level (5)/5). Documents required: COVID-19 vaccination and booster, measle vaccination, Hepatitis B vaccination
How to apply
- Deadline
- 2027 call closed; 2028 call opens spring 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
- AO CMF fellowship stipend (75–85 fellowships supported yearly)