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
International route mentioned
Funding
AUD 80,000 per year in the AOA programme summary updated 6 March 2025; confirm the appointment-year rate
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
31 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureApproximately equal clinical and research time with supervised operating, lower-limb arthroplasty, hip and knee arthroscopy, trauma, ward and outpatient management, multiple research projects, publications, presentations and training workshops
Funding · publishedAUD 80,000 per year in the AOA programme summary updated 6 March 2025; confirm the appointment-year rate
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
AOA accreditation does not establish eligibility for applicants trained in Indonesia. Confirm AHPRA registration, hospital credentialing, English-language evidence and visa sponsorship with the host.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed orthopaedic training · Medical degree registerable in South Australia · IELTS Academic or equivalent at band 7 in every module, unless secondary-school evidence from a country where English is the native or first language applies
✓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 medical degree must be registerable in South Australia; current AHPRA and hospital credentialing requirements must be confirmed.
?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 at band 7 in every module is required unless the programme's stated English-schooling evidence route applies.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation arrangements are not established by AOA accreditation.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AUD 80,000 per year in the AOA programme summary updated 6 March 2025; confirm the appointment-year rate
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% of core application fields verified
Checked 31 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-27. 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 / cycleApply by email to the published Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic contact; no current dated intake or deadline is stated
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
Medical degree registerable in South Australia
IELTS Academic or equivalent at band 7 in every module, unless secondary-school evidence from a country where English is the native or first language applies
Registration, licence & examinations
The medical degree must be registerable in South Australia; current AHPRA and hospital credentialing requirements must be confirmed.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation arrangements are not established by AOA accreditation.
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 twelve-month Adelaide clinical-and-research fellowship split approximately equally between lower-limb arthroplasty, arthroscopy, trauma and multiple research projects. The 2025 AOA summary publishes stipend, hospitals, eligibility, contact and supervisor, but no position count, deadline or confirmed current opening.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Clinical and research work across Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic, Calvary Adelaide, Royal Adelaide, Calvary Central Districts and Mildura hospitals, with publication and presentation responsibilities
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Calvary Adelaide Hospital
Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic currently identifies Mark Rickman in hip, knee, pelvis and complex trauma surgery and Calvary, Royal Adelaide and Mildura appointments; no live fellowship call is published.
Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic / Royal Adelaide Hospital
Clinical focus
Hip, knee, pelvis and complex trauma surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Mark Rickman is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for Orthopaedic Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Research Fellowship (SA2402611). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip, knee, pelvis and complex trauma surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Mark Rickman is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor. 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.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
Current AOA Arthroplasty-directory identity rechecked 31 August 2026; programme summary updated 6 March 2025 and current Wakefield supervisor profile reviewed.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Post-specialist orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced adult hip and knee reconstruction training; programme-specific qualification and registration criteria apply
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
IELTS Academic or equivalent at band 7 in every module is required unless the programme's stated English-schooling evidence route applies.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
AOA accreditation does not establish eligibility for applicants trained in Indonesia. Confirm AHPRA registration, hospital credentialing, English-language evidence and visa sponsorship with the host.
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.
