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 75,000 annual stipend
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 or 12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
25 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 or 12 months
Clinical exposurePrimary and revision shoulder and knee arthroplasty, robotic assistance, arthroscopic soft-tissue reconstruction and required research/publication activity
Funding · publishedAUD 75,000 annual stipend
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
Recently completed orthopaedic training · FRACS or an international equivalent · English-language competency · IELTS Academic 7 in every component for international applicants
✓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
Successful candidates must provide certified undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications; Australian registration and hospital credentialing remain appointment requirements.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
English communication competency; international applicants require IELTS Academic 7 in every component.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 75,000 annual stipend
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% of core application fields verified
Checked 25 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-21. 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 application by email; the AOA summary does not publish a fixed annual deadline
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
Recently completed orthopaedic training
FRACS or an international equivalent
English-language competency
IELTS Academic 7 in every component for international applicants
Registration, licence & examinations
Successful candidates must provide certified undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications; Australian registration and hospital credentialing remain appointment requirements.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Detailed curriculum vitae
Names of three professional referees
Certified undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications after selection
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- or twelve-month AOA-accredited fellowship with an AUD 75,000 annual stipend, broad shoulder and knee reconstruction exposure, robotic and arthroscopic training, and expected research/publication activity.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Adrian Low / Specialty Orthopaedics
The fellowship operates at Norwest Private Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital and Wyvern Private Hospital under Dr Adrian Low and three co-supervisors.
Specialty Orthopaedics / Sydney Adventist Hospital
Clinical focus
Shoulder and knee arthroscopy, reconstruction and arthroplasty
Qualifications
MBBS, PhD, FRACS, FAOrthA
Adrian Low is listed in the cited programme evidence as aoa-listed fellowship director for Sydney Shoulder and Knee Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and knee arthroscopy, reconstruction and arthroplasty. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The current AOA directory identifies Adrian Low as director of the accredited Sydney Shoulder and Knee Fellowship. His official profiles describe shoulder-and-knee practice and teaching affiliations.
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.
Surgeons who have recently completed orthopaedic training and hold FRACS or an international equivalent
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
English communication competency; international applicants require IELTS Academic 7 in every component.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
