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
Historical published stipend: at least AUD 100,000 per year depending on experience
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months in the AOA summary updated 5 August 2013
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
31 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months in the AOA summary updated 5 August 2013
Clinical exposureHand and upper-limb trauma, arthroplasty, arthroscopy and reconstruction with outpatient, operative and protected research activity; congenital deformity and brachial-plexus surgery are excluded in the dated summary
Funding · publishedHistorical published stipend: at least AUD 100,000 per year depending on experience
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
FRACS in orthopaedic surgery or a locally equivalent specialist qualification · Eligibility for AHPRA registration in Queensland
✓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 dated summary required AHPRA registration in Queensland.
?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
No visa-sponsorship or work-authorisation pathway is published in the reviewed programme summary or current hospital service page.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Historical published stipend: at least AUD 100,000 per year depending on experience
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
31% 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.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— duration · historical evidence only— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— Funding information not published · historical evidence only— benefits · historical evidence only— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— eligibility · historical evidence only— international eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · historical evidence only— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— application process · historical evidence only— required documents · historical evidence only— application portal · not applicable to this pathway— official contact · historical evidence only— Faculty information requires reverification · historical evidence only— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review— Verified institution logo not available · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe dated summary directs candidates to email a detailed CV and three referees; no current intake or deadline is published
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
FRACS in orthopaedic surgery or a locally equivalent specialist qualification
Eligibility for AHPRA registration in Queensland
Registration, licence & examinations
The dated summary required AHPRA registration in Queensland.
Visa / work authorisation
No visa-sponsorship or work-authorisation pathway is published in the reviewed programme summary or current hospital service page.
Application documents
Detailed curriculum vitae
Three referees
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 Gold Coast hand-and-upper-limb pathway covering trauma, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, reconstruction and research. The current hospital service is confirmed, while duration, stipend, criteria, documents and programme scope remain tied to the 2013 AOA summary.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Integrated clinical, trauma, operative and protected research experience at Gold Coast University Hospital
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 Gold Coast University Hospital Department of Orthopaedics
Gold Coast Health currently confirms a broad orthopaedic service at Gold Coast University Hospital; first-party research and education pages identify Ezekiel Tan in upper-limb work but do not publish a current fellowship intake.
Chief supervisor in the dated AOA summaryOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Gold Coast University Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand, upper-limb trauma and reconstruction
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ezekiel Tan is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor in the dated aoa summary for Gold Coast University Hospital Hand and Upper Limb Fellowship (QLD0004). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, upper-limb trauma and reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ezekiel Tan is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor in the dated aoa summary. 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
AOA Hand and Upper Limb directory identity rechecked 31 August 2026; programme terms remain sourced to the AOA summary updated 5 August 2013. Current Gold Coast Health pages confirm the service and supervisor's institutional connection only.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Post-specialist orthopaedic surgeons seeking an AOA-accredited Level 3 fellowship; programme-specific qualification and registration criteria apply
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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.
