Comprehensive · Source does not publish duration, funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Historical published stipend: AUD 50,000 per six-month term
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 or 12 months in the AOA summary updated 19 June 2013
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePrimary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, knee ligament and soft-tissue reconstruction, three operating days, one clinic day and a half-day of research each week, with one publication project per term
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Specialist international medical graduates may be eligible for Australia's short-term training in a medical specialty pathway for up to 24 months. Eligibility requires recognised qualifications, completed internship, specialist or near-completion status, a confirmed host offer, college assessment and Medical Board/Ahpra registration; AOA accreditation alone does not guarantee host acceptance.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
An eligible specialist IMG undertaking up to 24 months of advanced training may use the Medical Board of Australia's short-term training pathway. This requires primary-source verification, a confirmed position, specialist-college assessment, supervised-practice documents and limited registration for postgraduate training or supervised practice.
✓Published by official source
Language
Australian medical registration applicants must meet the current Ahpra English-language skills standard through an accepted education or test pathway; the standard includes IELTS Academic, OET, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT and Cambridge routes with current score and validity rules.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation arrangements are not established by AOA accreditation.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Interest in a practice focused on lower-limb arthroplasty and reconstruction
For the Medical Board short-term training pathway: a primary medical qualification recognised by the AMC and World Directory of Medical Schools
Completed medical internship or comparable overseas training
Qualified as a specialist in the country of training, or within two years of completing specialist training
A confirmed Australian training-position offer and specialist-college suitability assessment before limited-registration application
Application documents
Published by official source
CV and references
Introductory letter
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A six- or twelve-month Gold Coast clinical-and-research pathway with primary and revision arthroplasty, knee reconstruction and a structured weekly schedule. Both named supervisors remain current at the host centre, while duration, stipend, weekly allocation and application documents come from a 2013 AOA summary.
Intended for: Post-specialist orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced adult hip and knee reconstruction training; programme-specific qualification and registration criteria apply
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Structured operating, clinic and research week with a required publication project
HOST INSTITUTION
About Gold Coast Centre for Bone and Joint Surgery
The Gold Coast Centre currently lists David Liu and Haig Lennox, primary and revision joint replacement, arthroscopy, reconstruction, trauma, teaching and research; it does not publish a current fellowship call. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
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