North America Traveling Fellowship (NATF)

Overview

The North American Traveling Fellowship (NATF) Tour is one of the AOA's flagship tours. The NATF promotes significant clinical and scientific exchange and fellowship. The tour is an intense introduction to the diverse ways that leaders address challenges facing orthopaedics today. The tour runs approximately five weeks in the fall of odd-numbered years and travels to regional orthopaedic centers in the US and Canada, rotating the region to be visited.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must have completed:

• approved orthopaedic training (including residency and fellowships) on or after June 30, 2009
• approved orthopaedic training on or after the June 30, 2008, if they subsequently entered into military service

2013 tour applicants must be able to take the tour in the Fall of 2013. Exact dates will be determined. Selected candidates can work with the ABOS to comply with the Boards collection of cases if it conflicts with tour dates.

Questions? Please e-mail fellowships@aoassn.org

Congratulations to the 2013 AOA-NATF Fellows:           

• John Grant, MD - Saint John Regional Hospital
• Carolyn Hettrich, MD, MPH - University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
• Harish Hosalkar, MD - Rady Children's Hospital 
• Sanjeev Kakar, MD, MRCS* -  Mayo Clinic  
• Eric Strauss, MD - NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases

*Member of AOA's Emerging Leader Program