Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
More than AUD 120,000 per year with potential additional on-call earnings in the AOA summary; confirm the appointment-year package
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months, 1 August–31 July
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePrivate assisting and consulting plus supervised public-hospital operating, shoulder and elbow arthroscopy, primary and revision shoulder and elbow and hip and knee arthroplasty, trauma and general knee reconstruction
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 international-eligibility or visa-sponsorship pathway is published in the reviewed official sources.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-23
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ duration✓ commencement / intake✓ funding✓ benefits✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ language✓ registration✓ application process✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— positions · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— 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— application portal · not applicable to this pathway
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date1 August
Application route / cycleDirect email enquiry to Ed Bateman; no current dated closing deadline or confirmed vacancy is published
FRACS and AOA specialist qualifications under the published criteria
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A twelve-month Central Coast arthroplasty-and-trauma pathway with upper- and lower-limb reconstruction, supervised public operating and private practice exposure. The programme publishes duration, stipend, start date, scope and direct contact, but not capacity, documents or a current vacancy.
Intended for: Orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced trauma, pelvic-acetabular or combined trauma-subspecialty training; the programme-specific AHPRA and qualification criteria apply
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Progression toward complex primary-surgeon procedures in the second six months and access to cadaveric shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy workshops
HOST INSTITUTION
About COSI Orthopaedics / North Gosford Private Hospital / Central Coast public hospitals
COSI currently confirms Ed Bateman's four-joint arthroscopy and arthroplasty practice, limb-salvage interest and Gosford public and private appointments; no live fellowship call is published. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma fellowship programme standard; host-specific placement length is set by the regional fellowship coordinator)View program profile →
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