Names in the programme record: Vishal Pai and Sina Babazadeh
Profile completeness95%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
AUD 45,000 stipend for the six-month term
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months; February–July or August–January
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureApproximately 500 cases annually including primary and revision ACL reconstruction, primary and revision robotic knee arthroplasty, meniscal repair, patellofemoral stabilisation, trochleoplasty and osteotomy, with selected supervised operative components, cadaveric laboratories and dedicated research time
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.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
International applicants must be eligible for an Australian occupational-training visa.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY90% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · 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 dateTwo six-month intakes each year: February to July and August to January
Application route / cycleTwo six-month intakes run each year (February to July; August to January). Applicants email a CV and state the year and intake period (Feb-Jul or Aug-Jan) they want. No closing date is published (host page, re-read 3 October 2026).
Completed orthopaedic training and an appropriate level of postgraduate experience
Eligible for Medical Board of Australia/AHPRA registration
Relevant research experience and publications
International applicants must meet the published English and occupational-training visa requirements
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
Published by official source
CV
Statement of the year and intake period applied for
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A six-month AOA-accredited knee fellowship with a published stipend, defined intake periods, up to 32 rostered hours weekly, high-volume reconstruction and arthroplasty exposure, and an expectation that at least one research project reaches final-draft stage.
Intended for: Surgeons who have completed orthopaedic training and want focused advanced knee-surgery consolidation
HOST INSTITUTION
About Sandringham Orthopaedic Specialists / Holmesglen Private / The Avenue Hospital
Training spans Sandringham Orthopaedic Specialists, Holmesglen Private Hospital and The Avenue Hospital in Melbourne's Bayside region. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
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