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DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
AUD 70,000 annual stipend plus on-call and after-hours assisting
Deadline
31 October each year for a fellowship commencing approximately two years later
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
25 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureRoutine and complex open and arthroscopic shoulder and elbow surgery, supervised clinics, 3D planning, patient-specific instrumentation, navigation, audit and dedicated translational research
Funding · publishedAUD 70,000 annual stipend plus on-call and after-hours assisting
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
Medical degree · Orthopaedic specialist qualification recognisable by AHPRA · Strong interpersonal skills · IELTS 7 or above in all four components
✓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
The medical degree and specialist orthopaedic qualification must be recognisable by AHPRA for appropriate educational-fellowship 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
IELTS 7 or above in all four components is mandatory.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 70,000 annual stipend plus on-call and after-hours assisting
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% 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 Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 deadline31 October each year for a fellowship commencing approximately two years later
Commencing dateMid-year intake; the 2026 selection round is for a mid-2028 start
Application route / cycleAnnual competitive selection; fellows are chosen about two years 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
Medical degree
Orthopaedic specialist qualification recognisable by AHPRA
Strong interpersonal skills
IELTS 7 or above in all four components
Registration, licence & examinations
The medical degree and specialist orthopaedic qualification must be recognisable by AHPRA for appropriate educational-fellowship registration.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
Professional references
Formal interview for shortlisted applicants
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 twelve-month clinical and research fellowship with an AUD 70,000 stipend plus assisting income. The current AOA summary publishes the curriculum, eligibility, annual 31 October deadline and two-year-ahead selection timetable.
HOST INSTITUTION
About MQ Health / Macquarie University Hospital
Training spans Macquarie University Hospital and Clinic, Sydney Adventist Hospital and Wyvern Private Hospital, with weekly protected research time in the Macquarie Translational Orthopaedic Research Laboratory.
Conjoint Associate Professor and orthopaedic shoulder and elbow surgeon
Affiliation
MQ Health / Macquarie University
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow reconstruction, arthroscopy, arthroplasty and translational biomechanics
Qualifications
FRACS; FAOrthA
Sumit Raniga is listed in the cited programme evidence as aoa-listed fellowship director for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Fellowship (NSW16149). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and elbow reconstruction, arthroscopy, arthroplasty and translational biomechanics. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The current AOA directory identifies Sumit Raniga with accredited fellowship NSW16149. Macquarie's official profile confirms his clinical and research roles.
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.
Qualified orthopaedic surgeons eligible for an AHPRA educational-fellowship registration pathway
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
IELTS 7 or above in all four components is mandatory.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
