Working without the array of resources available in typical American health care settings, residents must learn to be flexible, to adapt to different circumstances and to hone their decision-making skills. Senior residents interested in applying for the Orthopaedics Overseas-OREF Traveling Fellowship should send their CV with a cover letter outlining the reasons for their interest and a letter of recommendation from the director of their residency program. P.O. Box 65157, Washington, D.C. 20035. Admissions are on a rolling basis. Fellows will receive round-trip airfare to the site, housing and a stipend.
Assignments are four weeks in length, although longer rotations are possible if appropriate.
Fellows are expected to submit a report to Orthopaedics Overseas upon their return summarizing what they learned, both personally and professionally.