✓ 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 60,000 per annum in the cited AOA profile; confirm the current amount directly
Deadline
October each year for positions commencing two years later; confirm the current cycle before applying
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
19 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureAssessment and operative management of primary and secondary bone and soft-tissue malignancies, multidisciplinary cancer care and standard-to-complex sarcoma surgery
Funding · publishedAUD 60,000 per annum in the cited AOA profile; confirm the current amount directly
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
Current AHPRA medical-practitioner registration · MBBS or equivalent medical degree · Working visa and required RACS / Medicare approvals · Approval letter from the applicant's home institution · English proficiency at IELTS 7 or above
✓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 AOA profile requires current registration as a medical practitioner with AHPRA together with the relevant RACS and Medicare approvals.
?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 is listed in the official profile; applicants should confirm whether each component must meet that threshold for their registration pathway.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
A valid Australian working visa is listed as a programme requirement.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 60,000 per annum in the cited AOA profile; confirm the current amount directly
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% of core application fields verified
Checked 19 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-15. 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 deadlineOctober each year for positions commencing two years later; confirm the current cycle before applying
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect email application to the chief supervisor; the official profile describes an annual October closing month but does not identify a specific 2026 closing 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
Current AHPRA medical-practitioner registration
MBBS or equivalent medical degree
Working visa and required RACS / Medicare approvals
Approval letter from the applicant's home institution
English proficiency at IELTS 7 or above
Registration, licence & examinations
The AOA profile requires current registration as a medical practitioner with AHPRA together with the relevant RACS and Medicare approvals.
Visa / work authorisation
A valid Australian working visa is listed as a programme requirement.
Application documents
Letter of approval from the applicant's home institution
Professional reference letter or letters
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 Melbourne fellowship focused on bone and soft-tissue tumour surgery across St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and partner private hospitals. The AOA profile publishes the stipend, eligibility, annual closing month, supervisors and direct application route; the availability of the next appointment remains to be confirmed.
HOST INSTITUTION
About St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and partner cancer and private hospitals
A detailed institutional profile has not yet been published by OrthoFellow for this listing. Use the official host or program link to review the hospital, university, training sites and facilities directly.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and partner cancer and private hospitals
Clinical focus
Oncology training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Claudia Di Bella is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Arthroplasty and Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship (VIC19576). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Oncology training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Claudia Di Bella is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
SO
Faculty: Sarah O'Reilly-Harbidge
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and partner cancer and private hospitals
Clinical focus
Oncology training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Sarah O'Reilly-Harbidge is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Arthroplasty and Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship (VIC19576). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Oncology training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Sarah O'Reilly-Harbidge 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.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
IELTS 7 or above is listed in the official profile; applicants should confirm whether each component must meet that threshold for their registration pathway.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
