Names in the programme record: Richard Carey Smith
Profile completeness92%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
The current official programme and supervisor pages do not publish salary, stipend or benefits
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureOrthopaedic oncology, adult reconstruction, complex primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, limb reconstruction, osseointegration and clinical use of donor bone and tissue allografts
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Specialist international medical graduates may be eligible for Australia's short-term training in a medical specialty pathway for up to 24 months. Eligibility requires recognised qualifications, completed internship, specialist or near-completion status, a confirmed host offer, college assessment and Medical Board/Ahpra registration; AOA accreditation alone does not guarantee host acceptance.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
An eligible specialist IMG undertaking up to 24 months of advanced training may use the Medical Board of Australia's short-term training pathway. This requires primary-source verification, a confirmed position, specialist-college assessment, supervised-practice documents and limited registration for postgraduate training or supervised practice.
✓Published by official source
Language
Australian medical registration applicants must meet the current Ahpra English-language skills standard through an accepted education or test pathway; the standard includes IELTS Academic, OET, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT and Cambridge routes with current score and validity rules.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect enquiry; the active intake dates and application documents are not published on the current official pages
Completed orthopaedic specialist training or an accepted equivalent
Confirm AHPRA registration, visa and hospital credentialing requirements directly with the host before applying
For the Medical Board short-term training pathway: a primary medical qualification recognised by the AMC and World Directory of Medical Schools
Completed medical internship or comparable overseas training
Qualified as a specialist in the country of training, or within two years of completing specialist training
A confirmed Australian training-position offer and specialist-college suitability assessment before limited-registration application
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A 12-month AOA-listed fellowship combining complex revision arthroplasty and limb reconstruction with orthopaedic oncology and donor-allograft practice. The duration is supported by the supervisor's official fellowship profile; current stipend and intake dates remain unpublished.
About PlusLife / Perth Tissue Bank / Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
PlusLife is Western Australia's not-for-profit human-tissue bank. The clinical pathway is linked with Professor Carey Smith's oncology, adult-reconstruction and limb-reconstruction practice at Sir Charles Gairdner and private Perth hospitals. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
Professor Carey Smith's official profile identifies him as PlusLife Medical Director and clinical lead for the Western Australian State Sarcoma Service. It lists his University of WA and Perth Bone and Tissue Bank oncology/adult-reconstruction fellowship as one year.
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