Overview
Intensive one-year fellowship in polytrauma, complex articular, pelvic and acetabular fractures and other aspects of orthopaedic trauma.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- Institution policyStanford GME contracts are issued per academic year (1 July - 30 June); standard start late June/1 July
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs welcome to apply; must hold a valid ECFMG certificate and be able to obtain Medical Board of California licensure; non-ACGME fellowships need ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition before J-1 sponsorship
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 (ECFMG) is the primary visa; H-1B permitted only in some circumstances with GME approval; O-1 rarely, varies by department
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMedical Board of California Postgraduate Training License required within 180 days of starting an ACGME programme (USMLE Steps 1 & 2 CK passed); non-ACGME programmes require a full California licence by the start date
How to apply
- Deadline
- 2 November 2026 (SF Match); interviews 22-23 January 2027
- Application method
- SF Match
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyPaid on Stanford Health Care housestaff scale 2026-27: PGY4 $113,276.80, PGY5 $119,558.40, PGY6 $124,280.00, PGY7 $130,540.80 (base includes housing allowance)
Official sources
https://ortho.stanford.edu/education/fellowship/orthopaedic_trauma.htmlhttps://med.stanford.edu/gme/housestaff/incoming/img_visa.htmlhttps://med.stanford.edu/gme/housestaff/current/ca_md_license.htmlhttps://med.stanford.edu/gme/housestaff/current/stipends.htmlhttps://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/gme/policy/GME_PandP_2026-2027-v26.pdf