Duration · published12 months (1 August to 31 July)
Clinical exposureSubspecialty knee and shoulder surgery including sports orthopaedics and arthroplasty: arthroscopic skills, cartilage, ligament, meniscal and tendon repair and reconstruction, and osteotomy. Research is an integral part of the fellowship.
Funding · publishedStipend $70,000 (AOA summary dated March 2022)
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
Overseas surgeons with an FRACS-equivalent qualification may apply but must obtain AHPRA registration; the host site notes Dr Kuo mentors overseas and local fellows.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Basic medical degree and completed surgical training · FRACS or equivalent already obtained · Medical registration through AHPRA
✓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
Medical registration through AHPRA
?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
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Stipend $70,000 (AOA summary dated March 2022)
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% of core application fields verified
Checked 3 Oct 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ commencement / intake✓ funding✓ eligibility✓ registration✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— positions · not published by the cited official source— benefits · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— international eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— institutional source · source temporarily inaccessible
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
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
Basic medical degree and completed surgical training
FRACS or equivalent already obtained
Medical registration through AHPRA
Registration, licence & examinations
Medical registration through AHPRA
Visa / work authorisation
Not published
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 12-month knee and shoulder sports orthopaedics and arthroplasty fellowship based at St Vincent's Clinic, Sydney, with public and private lists at St Vincent's and Nepean.
HOST INSTITUTION
About St Vincent's SportsMed / St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
St Vincent's SportsMed is a sports orthopaedic and sports medicine practice founded by Simon Tan at St Vincent's Clinic, Darlinghurst. Sites named in the official sources: St Vincent's SportsMed, St Vincent's Clinic; St Vincent's Private and St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, East Sydney Private, Nepean Private and Nepean Public Hospitals, Somerset Day Surgery.
St Vincent's SportsMed / St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Simon Tan is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for St Vincent's SportsMed Fellowship (NSW1439). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Simon Tan is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Warren Kuo is listed in the cited programme evidence as co-supervisor for St Vincent's SportsMed Fellowship (NSW1439). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Warren Kuo is listed by the official programme source as co-supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Timothy Yeoh is listed in the cited programme evidence as co-supervisor for St Vincent's SportsMed Fellowship (NSW1439). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Timothy Yeoh is listed by the official programme source as co-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.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Overseas surgeons with an FRACS-equivalent qualification may apply but must obtain AHPRA registration; the host site notes Dr Kuo mentors overseas and local fellows.
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.
