Adult Cardiac · Travelling Fellowship
Tirone E. David International Fellowship
AATS Foundation · North American host institution, North America · North America
Programme overview
International observational training combined with mentor support for an early-career cardiac surgeon's home institution.
Programme faculty
Official award supports training at applicant-selected or subsequently matched host(s); it does not publish a single fixed clinical faculty team. Host supervisor/proctor must be confirmed for the individual award. Award namesakes, donors, selection committee members and past recipients are not substituted for faculty.
Faculty-source review: 16 Oct 2026
Check the official programme source ↗Programme details
- Focus
- International Cardiac Surgery Education
- Duration
- Programme-defined
- Participation
- Clinical observation
- International applicants
- Designed for international cardiac surgeons within published career-stage limits
- Registration
- Host requirements apply
- Accreditation
- Society travelling fellowship
- Positions
- Not publicly listed
- Intake
- Annual cycle
- Deadline
- 2026 cycle closed
- Funding
- Grant-supported; see official page
- Language
- Not publicly listed
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed
- Fees
- Not publicly listed
- Data quality
- Verified official source
- Application opens
- Not publicly announced
- Eligibility
- Designed for international cardiac surgeons within published career-stage limits
- Required prior training
- Not publicly listed — confirm with programme
- Application documents
- See official application instructions
- Operative exposure
- Clinical observation
- Research component
- Not publicly listed
- Salary or stipend
- Grant-supported; see official page
- Benefits
- Not publicly listed
- Accommodation
- Not publicly listed
- Official contact
- Use the official programme page
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
International applicant check
- Clinical participation
- Clinical observation
- Registration
- Host requirements apply
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Language
- Not publicly listed
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Apply through AATS Foundation when open.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
AATS describes clinical observational training at a North American host and home-institution mentorship.