Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
✓ 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
The AOA profile lists an annual stipend but prints the amount ambiguously as '$85,0000 AUD per annum', plus on-call and after-hours assisting; confirm the amount directly
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6–12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
19 Aug 2026
Duration · published6–12 months
Clinical exposureOperative and non-operative management of complex lower-limb deformity and reconstruction, fracture-clinic trauma, multidisciplinary complex-limb care, 3D-printed patient-specific instrumentation and clinical research
Funding · publishedThe AOA profile lists an annual stipend but prints the amount ambiguously as '$85,0000 AUD per annum', plus on-call and after-hours assisting; confirm the 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
Completed orthopaedic training (FRACS or equivalent, including MS / DNB or American Board equivalent) or be in the final training year · Meet the programme's published English-language requirement
✓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
Clinical participation requires Medical Board of Australia registration; candidates should confirm their pathway before appointment.
?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 equivalent with a minimum score of 7 in every section, with the published exemption for graduates of universities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
The AOA profile lists an annual stipend but prints the amount ambiguously as '$85,0000 AUD per annum', plus on-call and after-hours assisting; confirm the amount directly
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
66% 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 deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect enquiry by email for the next available 6–12 month appointment
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 training (FRACS or equivalent, including MS / DNB or American Board equivalent) or be in the final training year
Meet the programme's published English-language requirement
Registration, licence & examinations
Clinical participation requires Medical Board of Australia registration; candidates should confirm their pathway before appointment.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Detailed curriculum vitae
Three references
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 6–12 month Sydney fellowship spanning Macquarie University Hospital, Campbelltown Private, Norwest Private and East Sydney Private. The current AOA profile publishes the clinical scope, eligibility, English-language threshold and direct enquiry route; its stipend figure contains a typographical ambiguity and should be confirmed directly.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Macquarie University Hospital and partner Sydney 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
Macquarie University Hospital and partner Sydney private hospitals
Clinical focus
Limb Reconstruction training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Mustafa Alttahir is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Arthroplasty, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Osseointegration & Limb Reconstruction Fellowship (NSW21769). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Limb Reconstruction training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Mustafa Alttahir is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program 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 Academic or equivalent with a minimum score of 7 in every section, with the published exemption for graduates of universities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
