AO Trauma Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)

Overview

AO Trauma short-term fellowship placement in Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 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

Department of Orthopaedics 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: Registration at the medical association of Tyrol is required. Please find further information in the following link: https://ortho-trauma-innsbruck.tirol-kliniken.at/page.cfm?vpath=lehre/fellowships. Dominant OR language: German (team English level (5)/5). Documents required: Please find this information in the following link: https://ortho-trauma-innsbruck.tirol-kliniken.at/page.cfm?vpath=lehre/fellowships

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)

Official sources