Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
1 Sep 2026
Duration · not publishedNot published by the current official clinical fellowship page
Clinical exposureKnee arthroplasty, arthroscopy, sports reconstruction and trauma across three Sydney hospitals, including perioperative care, assisting and supervised operating, complex trauma and elective surgery, skills-centre training, research culminating in a publishable project, clinical and scientific meetings and teaching junior staff
Funding · not publishedNot published by the current official SORI clinical fellowship page
DestinationAustralia
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
SORI hosts local and international surgeons. Indonesian applicants may use the current online application route but must satisfy the published English-language threshold and confirm qualification recognition, registration and visa requirements.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Detailed training, qualifications and experience must be documented in the curriculum vitae · Meet the Medical Board and hospital requirements for a clinical fellowship appointment · Provide the published English-language evidence
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
SORI describes successful IELTS or OET evidence as a Medical Board prerequisite for a clinical fellowship; applicants should confirm the exact AHPRA registration pathway for their appointment.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
IELTS minimum score of 7 or OET minimum score of 350. SORI states that applicants meeting this threshold are highly preferred for shortlisting and interview.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation support is not published; international applicants should confirm arrangements directly with SORI.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by the current official SORI clinical fellowship page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
79% of core application fields verified
Checked 1 Sep 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-28. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ positions✓ benefits✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ language✓ registration✓ application process✓ required documents✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— duration · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe current official clinical fellowship page links to an online application form and advises applying at least 18 months in advance
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Detailed training, qualifications and experience must be documented in the curriculum vitae
Meet the Medical Board and hospital requirements for a clinical fellowship appointment
Provide the published English-language evidence
Registration, licence & examinations
SORI describes successful IELTS or OET evidence as a Medical Board prerequisite for a clinical fellowship; applicants should confirm the exact AHPRA registration pathway for their appointment.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation support is not published; international applicants should confirm arrangements directly with SORI.
Application documents
Detailed, current curriculum vitae outlining training, qualifications and experience
Outline of the proposed postgraduate study and intended career plan after the Australian programme
Information on previous training in Australia, New Zealand or outside the applicant's home country
Two written references from senior colleagues who worked with the applicant within the previous two years
IELTS or OET evidence
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
An AOA-accredited Sydney knee fellowship spanning arthroplasty, arthroscopy, sports reconstruction, trauma and publishable research. Applications are advised at least 18 months ahead; placement dates are individually arranged and accommodation support is not published.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
A dedicated surgical skills centre, regular clinical and scientific meetings, supervised surgery, research support and teaching experience are published by SORI.
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute / three Sydney hospitals
SORI publishes an active Sydney clinical knee fellowship across three hospitals, with supervised surgery, research, teaching and a dedicated skills centre. Its current fellows history shows individually arranged placement dates rather than one fixed annual intake.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Orthopaedic knee surgeon and SORI faculty
Affiliation
Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute
Clinical focus
Knee preservation, alignment, ligament, meniscal and arthroplasty surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
David Parker is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for SORI Clinical Knee Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Knee preservation, alignment, ligament, meniscal and arthroplasty surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
SORI lists Dr Parker among its senior knee surgeons and fellowship faculty. The institute's observership follows the full knee-care pathway from consultation and investigation through surgery and follow-up.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
The current SORI fellowship page advises applying at least 18 months ahead but publishes neither a fixed start date nor relocation support. The fellows history shows clinical placements beginning in February, July and August, so no single commencement date is inferred.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced clinical and research training in knee surgery; applicants must satisfy the programme and Australian clinical-appointment requirements.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
IELTS minimum score of 7 or OET minimum score of 350. SORI states that applicants meeting this threshold are highly preferred for shortlisting and interview.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
SORI hosts local and international surgeons. Indonesian applicants may use the current online application route but must satisfy the published English-language threshold and confirm qualification recognition, registration and visa requirements.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
