Well sourced · Missing funding, 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
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 or 12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 or 12 months
Clinical exposurePrimary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, hip and knee arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction and repair, direct-anterior hip replacement and subvastus knee replacement, with clinics, meetings, research and continuing-professional-development presentation
Funding · not publishedAUD 40,000 for each six-month term
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
FRACS in Orthopaedic Surgery or an international qualification accepted as equivalent · Meet Australian medical-registration and hospital-credentialing requirements
✓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
Eligibility for AHPRA medical registration and credentialing at the participating hospitals is required.
?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 7 in every component is published for applicants who require English-language evidence.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 40,000 for each six-month term
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% 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 application by email; no current 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
FRACS in Orthopaedic Surgery or an international qualification accepted as equivalent
Meet Australian medical-registration and hospital-credentialing requirements
Registration, licence & examinations
Eligibility for AHPRA medical registration and credentialing at the participating hospitals is required.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Curriculum vitae and supporting application by direct email
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 12-month Victoria programme combining hip and knee arthroplasty with arthroscopic reconstruction, clinics, professional meetings and a required research paper and presentation.
HOST INSTITUTION
About ArthroHealth / The Bays, Epworth and St Vincent's Private hospitals
The AOA summary lists The Bays Hospital, Epworth Freemasons, Epworth Richmond and St Vincent's Private Hospital East Melbourne as fellowship sites.
Hip and knee arthroplasty, arthroscopy and reconstruction
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Andrew Chia is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy Fellowship (VIC2402653). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip and knee arthroplasty, arthroscopy and reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Andrew Chia 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
Post-training orthopaedic surgeons seeking combined arthroplasty and arthroscopy experience
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
IELTS minimum 7 in every component is published for applicants who require English-language evidence.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
