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 in the cited AOA summary; confirm the current stipend with Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 or 12 months, subject to preference and availability
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 or 12 months, subject to preference and availability
Clinical exposureConsultant-supervised operating, assisting in elective lower-limb and sports surgery with some trauma, research support, training workshops and participation in clinical and laboratory research projects
Funding · publishedAUD 80,000 per annum in the cited AOA summary; confirm the current stipend with Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic
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 orthopaedic specialist training · Medical degree eligible for Australian medical registration
✓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 programme requires an Australian-registerable medical degree and current clinical credentialing; confirm the applicable AHPRA pathway.
?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 or accepted equivalent with minimum band 7 in each module, unless accepted secondary-school evidence from a primary-English country applies.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 80,000 per annum in the cited AOA summary; confirm the current stipend with Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic
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 / cycleThe AOA summary recommends applying at least 18 months before the desired start date
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 orthopaedic specialist training
Medical degree eligible for Australian medical registration
Registration, licence & examinations
The programme requires an Australian-registerable medical degree and current clinical credentialing; confirm the applicable AHPRA pathway.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
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 flexible six- or 12-month Adelaide fellowship combining supervised lower-limb and sports surgery with clinical and laboratory research. The published stipend comes from an older AOA summary and should be reconfirmed before application.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide and partner hospitals
The cited programme spans Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic and multiple Adelaide public and private hospitals. Wakefield's current site confirms an active fellowship and research programme and Dr Comley's continuing lower-limb practice.
Hip and knee arthroplasty, robotic knee surgery, ACL reconstruction, arthroscopy and sports injury surgery
Qualifications
MBBS, FRACS(Orth), FAOA
Andrew Comley is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for Wakefield Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Sports Fellowship (SA0013). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip and knee arthroplasty, robotic knee surgery, ACL reconstruction, arthroscopy and sports injury surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Andrew Comley is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide and partner hospitals
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Peter Lewis is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Wakefield Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Sports Fellowship (SA0013). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Peter Lewis is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide and partner hospitals
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
David Campbell is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Wakefield Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Sports Fellowship (SA0013). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
David Campbell is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide and partner hospitals
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
William Duncan is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Wakefield Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Sports Fellowship (SA0013). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
William Duncan is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide and partner hospitals
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Malcolm Begg is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Wakefield Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Sports Fellowship (SA0013). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Malcolm Begg is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. 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
Surgeons who have completed orthopaedic training and seek lower-limb arthroplasty, sports-surgery and research exposure
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
IELTS Academic or accepted equivalent with minimum band 7 in each module, unless accepted secondary-school evidence from a primary-English country applies.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia · 6 months in the ISAKOS listing; the host states that PORI fellows may train for 6 months or 1 year, so the appointment length should be confirmedView program profile →
