Deadline passedOfficial society listing · Source reviewed 29 Oct 2026

International Reverse Surgery Fellowship

American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)

North America (host institutions across the United States) · North America (host institutions across the United States) programmes · United States

Programme overview

What the official source supports

A hand surgery society fellowship that sends an early-career surgeon from a low- or middle-income country to train with two AAHS member surgeons in North America. The listed host institutions include hand centres in Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and elsewhere; the timeline on the page is from an earlier cycle.

Training structure

Published areas of exposure

  • Visits to two AAHS member institutions over four weeks
  • Itinerary submitted before travel, with funds paid in instalments
  • Video summary and a written report a year later

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

Surgeons aged 30 to 40 who have completed surgical training, are early in their career, are from a low- or middle-income country, and ideally are teachers.

Application

Published application route

Apply in the autumn cycle announced by AAHS; the 2027 cycle is closed, so watch the AAHS page for the next one.

A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.

Application contact details are not recorded. Use the official source to locate the responsible office.

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Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 29 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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Check the host's current recruitment instructions for your intended intake. Programme selection, registration, clinical permissions and immigration are separate decisions.

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  • Recruitment: Is the intended intake recruiting, and what are the start date, deadline and official application route?
  • Application documents: Which documents, reference format and current forms are required for the intended intake?
  • Contact: Which official office handles applications and eligibility enquiries?

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