Overview

Fellows will be mentored by a seasoned orthopaedic trauma surgeon, a highly visible, active member of the OTA, and preferably a person with leadership experience as a major committee chair and/or member of the OTA Board.

Fellows will travel to 8-10 orthopedic trauma centers in North America over a four week period, travel will be in April-May to accommodate seasonal variation. Host centers should estimate three nights for the visiting fellows.
As members of this Fellowship group and the OTA family, Fellows will be encouraged to contribute philanthropically to the OTA in support of future traveling fellowship groups.

This application is due November 30th, 2025.

Centers will be notified by December 31st, 2025 for the spring 2026 traveling year.

*Note: The initial set of Host Institutions must be in the Western region: Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email Address

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* 3. Institution Name

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* 4. Name of trauma faculty who will be the coordinator at this site:

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* 5. Name of the main administrative contact:

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* 6. Airline travel will be covered by the OTA. The expectation is that the program will assist with the arrangement and payment of lodging, travel to/from airport, food, and planned activities.

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* 7. Can the site and coordinator meet the requirements detailed below?

Traveling Fellowship Trauma Center Site requirements:

  • Each site will coordinate the educational/social program for the fellows (this includes observership status in terms of operating room/clinical access, connectivity with hospital credentialing as needed and the formal educational program plan for the site).
  • Each site will provide specific leadership experiences for traveling fellows that are planned in advance. Examples of experiences can include: Discussion of building a trauma program with a department chair
    • Discussion of hiring/building a trauma division with a division chief
    • Discussion of creating a trauma system with a chair or trauma chief of general surgery
    • Discussion of the financial site of trauma systems with CFO or business manager
    • Focus for knowledge distribution: bringing in local trauma staff for discussion about complex cases of certain fracture types, etc.
    • Operating room or clinical observation opportunities
    • Opportunity for presentations (didactic or case presentations)
    • Review Quality Improvement programs
    • Review Research programs
Please upload a letter including the following:
  • Letter from the orthopaedic trauma faculty coordinator in support of the site's time commitment, as well as the ability to accommodate access and credentialling
  • Unique aspects of the site that would make it appealing for fellows to visit
  • Formal 2-3 day educational program plan with a general timeline for the fellow's visit

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* 8. Please upload a letter including the above aspects:

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