Congenital · Subspecialty observership
International Observership Program — Cardiac Surgery (Pediatric)
Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Boston · United States
Programme overview
Boston Children's International Observership Program lists Cardiac Surgery among its available observership programmes. Observers shadow clinical activities and procedures and attend rounds, lectures and conferences; observerships are informal learning experiences with no patient contact.
Faculty names not published
The official programme page reviewed on 20 Oct 2026 does not name a fellowship director or programme faculty tied to this fellowship, so no faculty relationship is published.
Faculty-source review: 20 Oct 2026
Check the official programme source ↗Programme details
- Focus
- Cardiac Surgery observership at a paediatric hospital
- Duration
- One to 12 weeks; most programmes limit to four weeks
- Eligibility
- Fully trained physicians or actively training residents and fellows with a paediatric subspecialty background or interest; English fluency required
- Patient contact
- None - observerships are informal learning experiences
- Visa
- Applicants need B1/B2 or ESTA; Boston Children's does not sponsor visas
- Application review
- Generally four to six weeks
Unpublished details & source notes
- Funding
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant requirements
- English
- Fluency required
- Visa
- Obtain B1/B2 or ESTA; no sponsorship
- Travel and housing
- Observer's responsibility
- Funding
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Submit the online observership application (checklist available on the page); it is reviewed by the International Health Education programme and the clinical department, generally within four to six weeks.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
The page lists Cardiac Surgery as one of many departmental observerships at a paediatric hospital; it does not separately describe a congenital-surgery curriculum. Accepted observers must obtain their own visa (Boston Children's does not sponsor visas).