AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship — Singapore General Hospital
Singapore General Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery
Singapore · Singapore
Listed lead Reuben Soh (Head of department and surgeon in charge of fellows).
- Duration
- 4–12 weeks under the AO Spine programme. The host profile describes a 4-week fellowship (6–10 weeks of formalities, subject to hospital approval) and longer stays (8–18 months of formalities, subject to SMC and Ministry of Manpower approval).
- Deadline
- AO Spine call for the 2028 programme: opens April 2027, closes May 2027; results September 2027.
- 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.
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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.