Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
✓ 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
Requirements published
Funding
AUD 50,000 for six months, equivalent to AUD 100,000 per annum
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 months
Clinical exposureRoutine and complex primary knee arthroplasty, revision and partial knee replacement, knee trauma, chronic knee conditions, joint preservation, arthroscopy, sports reconstruction, osteotomy, clinics and research
Funding · publishedAUD 50,000 for six months, equivalent to AUD 100,000 per annum
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.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed general orthopaedic training · Appropriate postgraduate knee-surgery experience · Demonstrated clinical practice, professionalism, teamwork and research experience · Evidence of relevant published research
✓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
Applicants must be eligible for Medical Board of Australia/AHPRA registration.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
AHPRA English-language requirements apply; the official summary specifies IELTS Academic minimum 7 in each competency for international applicants.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 50,000 for six months, equivalent to AUD 100,000 per annum
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 13 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-09. 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.
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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 by email to confirm availability; no fixed closing date is published
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
Completed general orthopaedic training
Appropriate postgraduate knee-surgery experience
Demonstrated clinical practice, professionalism, teamwork and research experience
Evidence of relevant published research
Registration, licence & examinations
Applicants must be eligible for Medical Board of Australia/AHPRA registration.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
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
A six-month AOA-accredited Melbourne knee fellowship spanning arthroplasty, preservation, trauma and sports reconstruction, with clinical and research participation tailored to the fellow's experience.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Melbourne Knee Orthopaedics / Warringal and St Vincent's Private hospitals
The official AOA summary lists Warringal Private Hospital in Heidelberg and St Vincent's Private Hospital Kew as the fellowship institutions.
Knee reconstruction, primary and revision arthroplasty, sports surgery and joint preservation
Qualifications
BSc, MB ChB, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA
Nigel Hartnett is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for Melbourne Arthroplasty and Sports Knee Fellowship (VIC2503233). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Knee reconstruction, primary and revision arthroplasty, sports surgery and joint preservation. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Nigel Hartnett is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgeons who have completed general training and already have foundational knee-surgery experience
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
AHPRA English-language requirements apply; the official summary specifies IELTS Academic minimum 7 in each competency for international applicants.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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