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: AUD 70,000 for the 2024 appointment
Deadline
The 2024 recruitment cycle has elapsed; no current dated deadline published
Duration
12 months for the January–December 2024 appointment described in the AOA summary
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePrimary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, robotic total and partial knee and hip procedures, anterior-approach hip surgery, more than six theatre sessions per week and a research project expected to reach publication
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 & AVAILABILITY76% 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✓ required documents✓ 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
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineThe 2024 recruitment cycle has elapsed; no current dated deadline published
Commencing dateJanuary 2024 in the reviewed summary — historical cohort
Application route / cycleThe AOA profile recruited a January-December 2024 appointment by email; that cycle has ended and no successor intake is published (directory entry updated 18 September 2023).
Medical degree recognisable for Australian registration
Completed orthopaedic FRACS training or an equivalent specialist programme
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
Cover letter outlining suitability and interest
Up-to-date CV
2 written letters of reference
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A St Vincent's Melbourne hip-and-knee fellowship centred on primary, revision and robotic arthroplasty with high theatre volume and research. The detailed stipend, dates, criteria and application route belong to the elapsed 2024 cohort, so the profile is not shown as an active vacancy.
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
Weekly clinical meetings, clinics, educational sessions, high-volume theatre exposure and a required research and publication component
HOST INSTITUTION
About St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Department of Orthopaedics
St Vincent's currently lists Dirk van Bavel in its Orthopaedics service and retains a December 2023 fellowship position description; neither source establishes a current recruitment cycle. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
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