✓ 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
International route mentioned
Funding
Approximately AUD 216,339 per year in the cited AOA profile; confirm the appointed-year rate directly
Deadline
31 December, 18 months before commencement; confirm the applicable cycle and year before applying
Duration
12 months; timing is negotiable, with the published cycle running 1 August to 31 July
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
19 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months; timing is negotiable, with the published cycle running 1 August to 31 July
Clinical exposureMultidisciplinary investigation and treatment of primary bone and soft-tissue tumours and metastatic disease, tumour-related arthroplasty, clinical database and pathology research, trauma and on-call work, plus a joint-replacement service reporting approximately 700 cases per year
Funding · publishedApproximately AUD 216,339 per year in the cited AOA profile; confirm the appointed-year rate 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.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
Applicants with an overseas qualification equivalent to FRACS may be eligible; exact recognition, registration and visa requirements should be confirmed directly.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Recognised four-year orthopaedic training programme including significant trauma experience · FRACS or equivalent qualification, or board eligibility · Previous tumour experience is not essential
✓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 does not publish the registration pathway; confirm AHPRA and RPA credentialing requirements directly.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published; international applicants should confirm work-authorisation requirements directly.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Approximately AUD 216,339 per year in the cited AOA profile; confirm the appointed-year rate 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 deadline31 December, 18 months before commencement; confirm the applicable cycle and year before applying
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleApplications are accepted approximately 18 months before commencement, with the published recurring cut-off on 31 December; apply directly by email.
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
Recognised four-year orthopaedic training programme including significant trauma experience
FRACS or equivalent qualification, or board eligibility
Previous tumour experience is not essential
Registration, licence & examinations
The AOA profile does not publish the registration pathway; confirm AHPRA and RPA credentialing requirements directly.
Visa / work authorisation
Not published; international applicants should confirm work-authorisation requirements directly.
Application documents
Detailed curriculum vitae
Names of three referees
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 one-year RPA fellowship combining orthopaedic oncology, multidisciplinary tumour care, arthroplasty, trauma, on-call duties and research. The AOA profile publishes a recurring application timetable, but no current vacancy or cycle year is confirmed.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's current orthopaedic research department covers bone and soft-tissue tumour research and lower-limb arthroplasty within a multidisciplinary teaching-hospital service.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Clinical focus
Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Richard Boyle is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Fellowship in Tumours & Arthroplasty (NSW0034). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Musculoskeletal Oncology training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Richard Boyle 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.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Surgeons who have completed recognised four-year orthopaedic training with significant trauma experience and hold FRACS or an equivalent qualification, or are board eligible.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Applicants with an overseas qualification equivalent to FRACS may be eligible; exact recognition, registration and visa requirements should be confirmed directly.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
