Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureAdult hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery across elective and trauma practice, including advanced wrist arthroscopy, shoulder arthroplasty, optional paediatric hand exposure and a supervised research project
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
International applicants are contemplated by the 2025 summary and must meet the published English requirement plus Australian registration, immigration and hospital credentialing requirements.
?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
International applicants must achieve IELTS band 7 in every component under the reviewed AOA summary.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
No visa-sponsorship commitment is published in the reviewed AOA or current host pages.
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✓ duration✓ 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— commencement / intake · 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 dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe 2025 summary permits application through AOA or direct enquiry to Mohammed Baba; no current intake or dated deadline is published
Official contactMohammed Baba / Specialty Orthopaedics+61 2 9806 3333
Completed orthopaedic fellowship or equivalent specialist training
Capacity to participate in the clinical and research programme
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A six-month Sydney upper-limb clinical-and-research fellowship spanning hand through shoulder, advanced wrist arthroscopy, shoulder arthroplasty and optional paediatric hand work. The AOA summary publishes stipend, eligibility, language standard, hospitals, faculty and contact, but not a current opening, capacity or deadline.
Intended for: Post-fellowship orthopaedic surgeons or applicants with an equivalent specialist qualification seeking broad upper-limb clinical and research exposure
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Clinical work across Norwest Private Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Macquarie University Hospital, The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Hornsby Hospital, with a required research component
HOST INSTITUTION
About SOULS Research Foundation / Specialty Orthopaedics
Specialty Orthopaedics currently lists Mohammed Baba, David Duckworth and Nicholas Smith and confirms the lead supervisor's shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand scope; no live fellowship vacancy is published. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
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