Apply an Orthopaedic Fellowship program after residency training overseas?

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Is it possible to directly apply an Orthopaedic Fellowship program after residency training overseas?
 
Is it possible to directly apply an Orthopaedic Fellowship program after residency training overseas?

Depends if you come from a program that is an excellence center for a technique that the fellowship program director has interest in - think Charite Disk. I know for a fact that there have been several German spine fellows in the UC system (UCSF, UCSD), for example. I'm sure they needed their ECFMG certificate (all steps) and were there on a J-1 visa. Not sure if any of that changed with advent of the PTAL. If any of these acronyms don't ring a bell, please do your own research as I probably won't be checking back here.

Thanks and good luck.