Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Depending on the country. For doctors outside the EU, prior authorization may be required, which is easily granted
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Number of beds in department: 70
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: > 1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: 50–100
Other activities: General meeting every day.
Clinical case presentation everyday.
Continuous collaboration with other specialties.
Permanent support from other specialties, including intensive care.
Internal Medicine Physician at the service.
Meeting with infectious diseases every week.
Weekly journal-club presentation.
Continuous training of residents, with weekly meeting and presentation of topics and lectures
Collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
Collaboration with the research laboratories of the University of Porto
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Portuguese
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
General meeting every day.
Clinical case presentation everyday.
Continuous collaboration with other specialties.
Permanent support from other specialties, including intensive care.
Internal Medicine Physician at the service.
Meeting with infectious diseases every week.
Weekly journal-club presentation.
Continuous training of residents, with weekly meeting and presentation of topics and lectures
Collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
Collaboration with the research laboratories of the University of Porto
Documentation from the Hospital of origin, referring to the status of the doctor in question
A short CV is preferred