AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)

Overview

AO-funded short-term spine surgery fellowship placement at Okayama Rosai Hospital (Okayama, Japan) performing about 520 surgical cases a year.

Training type: Short-term International Fellowship (observership with scrub-in where permitted)
Learning format: Not yet verified
Duration: 4-12 weeks
Start: Placement year after selection
Positions: Not stated on official page
Accreditation: AO Foundation fellowship host centre
Department: Orthopedic Surgery

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
Language: Not yet verified
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 (fellow arranges visa)
Visa sponsorship: Not yet verified
Licence requirement: Scrub-in: Yes; host note on licence/scrub-in: We can get the temporary medical licenses from Japanese government for the spine fellows.. Dominant OR language: English (team English written (4) / spoken (4) on a 1-5 scale)

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
Documents: Not yet verified
Contact: Not yet verified

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
Tuition / fees: Not yet verified