Visiting Fellowship – Medacta

This visiting fellowships is made possible thanks to Medacta International which has funded this programme. The programme provides fellowship visits with a focus on the fields of total hip (with particular focus on anterior approach for THR), total knee replacement (with particular focus on patient matched technology for TKR) and shoulder (with particular focus on patient matched technology for shoulder).

Fellows will also have the opportunity to attend a Medacta intensive training course featuring assisted hands-on session in Europe or in the United States of America (USA) (if the Hosting Center is in the USA).

Applications are open  to orthopaedic specialists according to their national regulations and being under 45 years of age as well as to residents in their last year of residency, from the following countries:

• Australia,
• Austria,
• Belgium,
• Brazil,
• Canada,
• France,
• Germany,
• Greece,
• Indonesia,
• Italy,
• Ireland,
• Israel,
• Japan,
• Mexico,
• New Zealand,
• Panama,
• South Africa,
• Spain,
• Switzerland,
• United Kingdom, and
• United States of America.

Candidates may apply for short-, medium- or long-term fellowships in order to visit one of the recognized host centres. Please consult the list of hosting centres for further information about them. Please note that the visits with longer duration are preferred!

The total grant amount per accepted fellow depends on the length of the visit. The grant is meant to cover major part of the fellow’s travel and living expenses during the visit.

• MEDACTA Visiting Fellowship – List of Hosting Centres
  Updated as of 20 February 2023 | PDF Document | 2 pages | 100kb

In order to submit an application, the following documents together with the completed application form need to be submitted:

• Copy of applicant’s MD license.
• Copy of applicant’s license as an orthopaedic specialist OR residency registration certificate.
• Two (2) recent letters of recommendation issued within last 12 months.

All applications will be periodically reviewed by the EFORT Foundation evaluation committee as follows:

• 1st Application round: Application period runs from January to April in the given year.
  Final decisions will be communicated to the applicants at latest by June of the same year.
• 2nd Application round: Application period runs from May to August in the given year.
  Final decisions will be communicated to the applicants at latest by October of the same year.
• 3rd Application round: Application period runs from September to December in the given year.
  Final decisions will be communicated to the applicants at latest by February of the following year.

It is important to note that if you are accepted in this programme, the time between the first communication (i.e. confirmation letter) and the beginning of the actual visit could take between 6 months to one year.

Language requirements have to be determined on a case-by-case basis by the host centre, and have to be matched with the fellow’s language skills.

A new application is mandatory if any modifications in length and/or in host centres’ destination are made by the applicant during the application process.

To apply please go to www.manuscriptmanager.net/efort

For any questions, please contact EFORT Foundation at foundation@efort.org