Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Historical published stipend: approximately AUD 90,000 per year
Deadline
January 2020 application opening was historical; no current dated deadline published
Duration
6 or 12 months, full-time at 38 hours per week, in the dated AOA summary
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureLower-limb arthroscopy and sports surgery, primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, computer navigation, minimally invasive hip and knee approaches, partial and total implants and research
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
No current visa-sponsorship commitment is published in the reviewed sources.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ benefits✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ language✓ registration✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · historical evidence only— Funding information not published · historical evidence only— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · historical evidence only— application process · historical evidence only— required documents · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineJanuary 2020 application opening was historical; no current dated deadline published
Commencing dateApplications were open for a January 2020 start (summary written for the 2016 version of the programme; no current start date is published).
Application route / cycleThe AOA profile (2016 summary) says 'Applications are now open for January 2020'; that cycle has long ended and no successor recruitment is published.
Completed or final-year FRACS orthopaedic training or equivalent specialist programme
Prior arthroscopy and arthroplasty experience advantageous
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
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A Melbourne lower-limb arthroscopy and arthroplasty pathway focused on navigation, minimally invasive approaches, robotics and research. Current Epworth pages confirm Camdon Fary and the clinical institute, while duration, stipend, criteria and the 2020 recruitment wording remain historical.
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
Clinical work at Epworth Richmond and Freemasons with research, navigation and minimally invasive and robotic-technology exposure
HOST INSTITUTION
About Epworth HealthCare
Epworth currently identifies Camdon Fary in hip, knee, sports and robotic surgery and lists him and Andrew Tang in Musculoskeletal Clinical Institute leadership; no current fellowship call is published. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
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