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
Approximately AU$130,000 per annum (Prof Bain's fellowship page); AOA PDF says salaried by Southern Adelaide Health Services; AHSS general positions page says unfunded/standard medical officer award with private assisting fees Conflicting official information: Funding: gregbain.com.au says approximately AU$130,000; AHSS general positions page says 'Unfunded position for 12 months' with standard medical officer income; AOA PDF says salaried by Southern Adelaide Health Services
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months in the AOA summary updated 28 August 2014
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureHand and upper-limb clinical care, supervised public and private operating, on-call work, academic meetings and protected clinical research using established protocols and prospective datasets
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 visa-sponsorship commitment is published in the reviewed official 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✓ duration✓ benefits✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ language✓ registration✓ application process✓ required documents✓ application portal✓ 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— 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 · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Eligibility for South Australian medical registration
Upper-limb subspecialty interest
Signed logbook
Prior upper-limb research advantageous
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
Curriculum vitae
Two referee reports
Signed-off logbook
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A twelve-month Flinders upper-limb clinical-and-research fellowship with public and private surgical work, on-call activity, academic meetings and protected research. Greg Bain's current host role is verified, while funding, criteria and application mechanics remain historical.
Intended for: Post-fellowship orthopaedic surgeons with upper-limb clinical and research commitment
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Protected research time, university-linked data and presentation facilities, academic meetings and collaboration with hand therapists
HOST INSTITUTION
About Flinders Medical Centre Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma
Flinders currently identifies Greg Bain as Professor of Upper Limb and Research providing upper-limb services at Flinders Medical Centre and Noarlunga Hospital; no live fellowship call is published. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
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