Prerequisites & eligibility

The open and broad call for fellowship applications is available to fellowship programs in all fields of craniomaxillofacial surgery.

The fellow’s training shall be spent in a clinical setting under the direction of the clinical faculty of the institution. This period of time must provide the fellows with an organized, comprehensive, supervised, full-time educational experience in the field of craniomaxillofacial surgery, including the management of patients, the performance of surgical procedures and the integration of surgical therapies and diagnostic modalities into the clinical management of the patient.

Applicants for the fellowship position will be chosen solely by the institution. The Fellowship Program Director and teaching staff are responsible for the general administration of the program, including activities related to the recruitment, selection, instruction, supervision, counseling, evaluation/advancement of fellows.

The fellowship award is inclusive of all the fellows in the selected institution’s fellowship program.

The number of awards and the award amount will be at the discretion of the AO CMF North America Board.