AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung · Taiwan
Listed lead Cheng-Hung Lee (surgeon in charge of fellows)
- Duration
- 4–12 weeks
- Deadline
- 2028 programme call opens April 2027 and closes May 2027; results September 2027 (AO states decisions are sent by the end of October at the latest).
- Funding
- AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for local price levels); travel and insurance are paid by the fellow.
- Exposure
- Department of Orthopedics: about 818 surgical cases per year and 68 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, pain-management, thoracoscopic, tuberculosis surgery. Other activities: 1.Participate in weekly spine morning conferences. 2.Organize an annual cadaveric spine surgery workshop in August.
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Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs (benchmark USD 550 per week in the United States, adjusted for local price levels); travel and insurance are paid by the fellow.
Exposure: Department of Orthopedics: about 818 surgical cases per year and 68 beds; techniques include standard open, endoscopic, robotic, minimally invasive, anterior, navigated, pain-management, thoracoscopic, tuberculosis surgery. Other activities: 1.Participate in weekly spine morning conferences. 2.Organize an annual cadaveric spine surgery workshop in August.
Eligibility: Spine physicians or orthopaedic, neurosurgical or trauma surgeons with a strong interest in spine surgery, aged 45 or under at application, with at least two years of AO Spine membership, prior participation in an AO course or event, and no (non-self-funded) spine fellowship in the past two years.
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Source: Official AO Spine host-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.