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 80,000 per annum plus on-call and after-hours assisting, as published in the AOA summary
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureComputer-assisted total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, kinematically aligned and patient-specific TKA, computer-assisted osteotomy, ligament and patellofemoral reconstruction, research, plus optional adult hip and arthroscopic shoulder exposure
Funding · publishedAUD 80,000 per annum plus on-call and after-hours assisting, as published in the AOA summary
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 qualified orthopaedic surgeon with FRACS or accepted equivalent · Computer literacy · Permanent residency or eligibility for an Australian Occupational Trainee Visa
✓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 registered or eligible for registration with AHPRA.
?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 Academic minimum 7 in every module within the preceding two years, unless accepted evidence of secondary education in a primary-English setting applies.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Permanent residency or eligibility for an Australian Occupational Trainee Visa is required by the programme summary.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 80,000 per annum plus on-call and after-hours assisting, as published in the AOA summary
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 / cycleApplications were on hold for the 2026 intake in the official AOA summary; confirm the next intake directly with ORIQL
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 qualified orthopaedic surgeon with FRACS or accepted equivalent
Computer literacy
Permanent residency or eligibility for an Australian Occupational Trainee Visa
Registration, licence & examinations
Applicants must be registered or eligible for registration with AHPRA.
Visa / work authorisation
Permanent residency or eligibility for an Australian Occupational Trainee Visa is required by the programme summary.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
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 12-month AOA-accredited Townsville lower-limb programme weighted toward advanced knee reconstruction and arthroplasty, with research support and flexible hip or shoulder exposure.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland / Mater Townsville / Townsville University Hospital
The fellowship is primarily private-sector based through ORIQL and Mater Townsville, with public-sector opportunities at Townsville University Hospital depending on the fellow's experience.
ORIQL / Mater Townsville / Townsville University Hospital
Clinical focus
Knee arthroplasty, sports surgery, computer-assisted reconstruction and research
Qualifications
MBBS, FRACS(Orth), FAOrthA, DipModLang
Peter McEwen is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for Townsville Lower Limb Arthroplasty Research Fellowship (QLD1414). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Knee arthroplasty, sports surgery, computer-assisted reconstruction and research. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Peter McEwen is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland / Mater Townsville / Townsville University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hip & Knee training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Kaushik Hazratwala is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Townsville Lower Limb Arthroplasty Research Fellowship (QLD1414). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip & Knee training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Kaushik Hazratwala is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland / Mater Townsville / Townsville University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hip & Knee training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Matthew Wilkinson is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Townsville Lower Limb Arthroplasty Research Fellowship (QLD1414). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip & Knee training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Matthew Wilkinson is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland / Mater Hospital Townsville
Clinical focus
Shoulder and upper-limb arthroplasty, reconstruction, sports injury and trauma
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Levi Morse is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Townsville Lower Limb Arthroplasty Research Fellowship (QLD1414). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and upper-limb arthroplasty, reconstruction, sports injury and trauma. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The host practice describes Dr Morse as an orthopaedic surgeon managing sports injuries, upper- and lower-limb arthroplasty and trauma, and as co-director of the Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland. He leads the North Queensland upper-limb fellowship.
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
Recently qualified orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced knee arthroplasty, reconstruction and clinical-research training
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
IELTS Academic minimum 7 in every module within the preceding two years, unless accepted evidence of secondary education in a primary-English setting applies.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
