Skip to main content

AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarship Program [USA]

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-at-aaos.org

· Application – Complete your application for a 2010 scholarship

· 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.

Application

Application instructions (all steps must be completed by July 17, 2009):

Step A:
If you are from Region 1 (Asia and Pacific Rim), complete the online application form (there are six steps to the application all must be completed online)
Step B: Fax (1-847-823-0668) or email (aaos-international@aaos.org) a copy of the certificate of membership in your national or regional orthopaedic society or their equivalent to the AAOS
Step C: Fax (1-847-823-0668) or email (aaos-international@aaos.org) a copy of your Curriculum Vitae
Step D: Fax (1-847-823-0668) or email (aaos-international@aaos.org) two lettrs of recommendation (Guidelines for Letters of Recommendation)

Proceed to the 2010 AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarship Online Application.


Sponsoring organizations

AAOS is honored to recognize the support of the AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarship program by the following current sponsors:

The Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS)
P.O. Box 665
Lennox Hill Station
New York, NY 10021
Email: info@orthofocos.org
Website: www.orthofocos.org/

Sociedad Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SECOT)
C/Fernandez de los Rios, 108-2
Madrid 28015 Spain
Telephone: 34-91-544-1062
Fax: 34-91-455-0475
Email: secot@secot.es
Web site: www.secot.es

Società Italiana di Artroscopia (SIA)
Via Nicola Martelli 3
Rome 197 Italy
Telephone: 39 6 80691593
Fax:39 6 80687266
Email: segreteria@siaonline.it
Web site: www.siaonline.it

AAOS is honored to recognize the support of the AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarship program by the following previous sponsors:

Zimmer
P.O. Box 708
1800 West Center Street
Warsaw, IN 46581-0708
Telephone: +1-800-613-6131
Website: www.zimmer.com

AAOS Corporate Advisory Council

Mission Statement
The Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) will function as a forum for the exchange of information of mutual concern to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, and orthopaedic industry, within policy, ethical, judicial, and legislative constructs that govern the relations between industry and organized medicine.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Master and PhD Scholarships in Renewable Energy Technologies [Saudi Arabia]

Sustainable Energy Program in King Saud University is offering scholarships in Renewable Energy Technologies. Qualified students graduated from Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics an Chemistry are welcome to apply to the programs. Fields of research are: solar energy, wind energy, hydrogen energy. Please send your academic CV to the email: ksu.setp[ at ]gmail.com Job Homepage : set.ksu.edu.sa Category : Renewable Energy Keywords : Renewable Energy , solar energy, wind energy, hydrogen energy.
Post a Comment
Read more

Global Study Awards for International Students

ISIC/British Council IELTS/StudyPortals Bachelors/Masters Degree Deadline: 30 Nov 2015/30 Jun 2016 Study in:  UK Next course starts Jan-Apr/Aug-Oct 2016 Brief description: The ISIC Association, StudyPortals and British Council IELTS are launching The Global Study Awards  to ultimately encourage young people to study abroad as part of their tertiary studies in order to experience and explore new countries, cultures and languages.
Post a Comment
Read more

2011-12 Scholarships for International Students at Colby-Sawyer College [USA]

International students are eligible for need-based and merit-based financial aid, and are encouraged to apply for a variety of awards that acknowledge students who have reached a high level of academic achievement throughout their high school career. With the exception of the Wesson Honors Scholarship, there is neither a separate application, nor deadline for these scholarships. As part of our rolling admissions process, students will be informed of the award decision at the point of acceptance. For international students, the admissions committee will recalculate your GPA based on equivalent letter and number grades from the Official High School Transcript you submit. -Wesson Honors Scholarship - up to $68,000 over four years -Founders Scholarship - up to $64,000 over four years -Presidential Scholarship - up to $56,000 over four years -Chargers Scholarship - up to $48,000 over four years Colby-Sawyer also offers additional merit-based scholarships to incoming students base
Post a Comment
Read more

Architecture and Drafting Degrees Undergraduate Academic Scholarships

A $500 award will be given to a student pursuing an associate's or bachelor's degree program emphasizing Architecture, Architectural Drafting or Design, and Architectural Engineering. Requirements Scholarship applicants should be pursuing a degree at the associate degree level or higher in a program related to Architecture or Drafting including: Associate's in CAD and  Architectural Drafting Associate's in Architectural  Engineering Technology Bachelor's in Architecture Bachelor's in CAD Drafting  and Computer Design Bachelor's in Architectural  Engineering Technology
Post a Comment
Read more

Denmark: Post Doctoral Position in Accounting, Aarhus School of Business

The Department of Business Studies at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus invites applications for a postdoc in accounting. The Accounting Research Group covers management ac-counting and control, financial accounting and auditing. The accounting research group has a broad range of research interests in the fields of financial accounting, corporate governance, cost account-ing, management information systems, performance measurements and management control. As well as undertaking research in specific accounting techniques, we are concerned about methodological and social aspects of management accounting. The position as post. doc. is a three-year tenure-track position with an obligation to conduct re-search and teaching. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. before taking up the position. A strong research potential and good teaching skills are required. Candidates are expected to use app. 70 % of their time on research, 20 % on teaching and 10 % on administrative duti
Read more