Program Overview
- OTA membership is required for all participants.
- Applications will include a personal statement, CV, and a preference/interest survey.
- After the first meeting, both partners will set goals they want to accomplish.
Partnerships will be encouraged to:
- Meet online monthly and potentially in person at the OTA Annual Meeting in the fall.
- The partner from the resource-limited country should spend some time teaching their partner how they effectively operate and provide orthopaedic care in their settings to build a solid foundation of understanding between the partners.
- Funds may be available for the partner from the resource-limited country to attend the OTA Annual Meeting to meet in person with their partner and experience the meeting.
- Partners may apply for a stipend to cover travel expenses for the partner from a high-income country to visit the partner in a resource-scarce country, provided the partners consider it mutually beneficial and have been active during the partnership period.
The International Committee evaluates applications and awards travel funding.