AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarship Program

Program Overview

The AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarship Program is intended to provide US surgical skills access to deserving orthopaedic surgeons from diverse regions of the world. Four to six scholarships are awarded each year to eligible orthopaedists with the intended purpose to travel to the United States to attend an AAOS Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC) hands-on surgical skills course. Each recipient selects a 2- to 2.5-day course offered by AAOS. As part of the scholarship program experience, scholars are offered one- or two-day hospital and private practice visits designed to further enhance their overall scholarship program experiences in the United States. The entire scholarship experience will take between six to seven days.

For more information please see the links below or contact us at aaos-international@aaos.org

• Application – The 2010 application submission process has closed (July 20, 2009). If you are interested in receiving information about the 2011 scholarship program please email aaos-international@aaos.org
• Sponsoring organizations
• Selection procedure
• Eligibility criteria
• Previous International Scholarship Recipients

Each year the scholarship program rotates to one of the four regions of the world (Based on Gross National Income per the World Bank’s data and statistics).

1. Asia and Pacific - selected for the 2010 program
2. Africa and the Middle East
3. Latin America and the Caribbean
4. Europe

The selection of the geographic region rotation is made by the AAOS International Committee.