Spine fellowships in Singapore

Funding: Self-funded; fellows bear expenses and an NNI processing fee is charged after acceptance.

Exposure: Clinical spine surgery and multidisciplinary spinal-problem management at National Neuroscience Institute (NNI@TTSH).

Eligibility: Overseas applicants need an accredited medical degree, relevant home-country licensing examination, completed 12-month internship, home registration and good standing, active post-housemanship experience or postgraduate qualification, and home-government/health-authority/institution sponsorship. Institutional sponsorship requires current full-time employment of at least 40 hours weekly. Department-specific criteria also apply.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official NNI neurosurgery fellowship programmes page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The AO overview says the 2027 call is closed and the 2028 call opens in April 2027. The host profile does not say whether this centre takes fellows in the 2028 round or any intake dates.

Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the US, adjusted for local price levels); the stipend may not cover all costs, and travel and insurance are the fellow's responsibility. AO Spine does not arrange accommodation. Non-refundable hospital application fee SGD 170 for a 4-week fellowship; for longer stays the host lists a minimum administrative fee of SGD 2,227.

Exposure: Spine Division of the orthopaedic department; the host lists about 500 surgical cases a year and 1,239 beds in the hospital, with standard open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, intradural and thoracoscopic techniques. Surgeon in charge of fellows: Gabriel Liu.

Eligibility: The AO Spine overview asks for a spine physician or an orthopaedic, neurosurgery or trauma surgeon with a strong interest in spine surgery, prior participation in at least one AO course or event, at least two years of AO membership before applying, no spine fellowship in the past two years (self-funded excepted), and age 45 or under at application. Host-specific: The host answer says fellows must hold at least MBBS and an MS Ortho qualification and present an official registration certificate for a hands-off observer application (note this wording refers to orthopaedic qualification; neurosurgeons should confirm eligibility with the host). Stays over 4 weeks are described as subject to Singapore Medical Council and Ministry of Manpower approval, taking 8 to 18 months.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Accreditation

Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile (AO Foundation); programme terms from the AO Spine fellowship overview page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The AO overview says the 2027 call is closed and the 2028 call opens in April 2027. The host profile does not say whether this centre takes fellows in the 2028 round or any intake dates.

Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the US, adjusted for local price levels); the stipend may not cover all costs, and travel and insurance are the fellow's responsibility. AO Spine does not arrange accommodation. Administrative fee SGD 200 for a 4-week fellowship; for longer stays the host lists a minimum of SGD 2,500. Fellows must also buy personal medical insurance of SGD 30,000 value.

Exposure: Orthopaedic department with 150 beds and about 1,120 surgical cases a year; techniques listed include standard open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated and thoracoscopic surgery and pain management. Other activities: journal club, pre-op rounds, mortality and morbidity review, teaching rounds. Surgeon in charge of fellows: Reuben Soh.

Eligibility: The AO Spine overview asks for a spine physician or an orthopaedic, neurosurgery or trauma surgeon with a strong interest in spine surgery, prior participation in at least one AO course or event, at least two years of AO membership before applying, no spine fellowship in the past two years (self-funded excepted), and age 45 or under at application. Host-specific: The host says fellows can scrub in to observe once vaccine requirements are met, but further hands-on work requires Singapore Medical Council registration. Longer stays are described as subject to SMC and Ministry of Manpower approval.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Benefits · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile (AO Foundation); programme terms from the AO Spine fellowship overview page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.