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: AUD 35,000–40,000 per six-month term plus private assisting
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months in the AOA summary updated 29 September 2015
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
31 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 months in the AOA summary updated 29 September 2015
Clinical exposureShoulder and elbow arthroscopy, arthroplasty with patient-specific instrumentation, sports injuries, limited wrist and hand exposure, clinics, operating lists, radiology meetings and a designated research project expected to produce a peer-reviewed paper
Funding · publishedHistorical published stipend: AUD 35,000–40,000 per six-month term plus private assisting
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
International applicants may enquire if they have completed orthopaedic training and can meet AHPRA, English, indemnity, health-insurance, immigration and host-credentialing requirements.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed orthopaedic-surgery training · Evidence of research experience and relevant publication · Eligibility for AHPRA registration · Own medical indemnity and family health insurance
✓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
Applicants must hold or be eligible for AHPRA registration.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
The dated summary requires the applicable Australian English standard and gives IELTS band 7 or above in every component as the example mandatory route where required.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
No visa-sponsorship commitment is published in the reviewed AOA or current host pages.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Historical published stipend: AUD 35,000–40,000 per six-month term plus private assisting
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
38% 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 contact✓ faculty✓ 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 · historical evidence only— Language requirement not published · historical evidence only— 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 · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not applicable to this pathway— 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 AOA summary directs initial applications to the fellowship coordinator by email or post; the current host confirms the accredited fellowship but publishes no open intake or deadline
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
Completed orthopaedic-surgery training
Evidence of research experience and relevant publication
Eligibility for AHPRA registration
Own medical indemnity and family health insurance
Registration, licence & examinations
Applicants must hold or be eligible for AHPRA registration.
Visa / work authorisation
No visa-sponsorship commitment is published in the reviewed AOA or current host pages.
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 Melbourne shoulder-and-elbow clinical fellowship with arthroscopy, arthroplasty, sports, clinics and publication-oriented research. The current centre still identifies the accredited fellowship and lead faculty, while duration, stipend, criteria and application route remain tied to the 2015 AOA summary.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Designated weekly research time, two weeks of leave including one week of conference leave, no on-call requirement and clinical-research support through Monash University
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 Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Centre / Monash University Department of Surgery
The current Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Centre site identifies an AOA-accredited Clinical Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and confirms Simon Bell, Brendan Soo and Harry Clitherow; it does not publish a live intake.
Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Centre / Monash University
Clinical focus
Shoulder, elbow and sports-injury surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Simon Bell is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for Clinical Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (VIC0022). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder, elbow and sports-injury surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Simon Bell is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Centre / Monash University Department of Surgery
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Warwick Wright is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Clinical Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (VIC0022). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Warwick Wright is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Brendan Soo
Co-supervisor in the dated AOA summary and current centre surgeonOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Centre
Clinical focus
Upper-limb orthopaedic surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Brendan Soo is listed in the cited programme evidence as co-supervisor in the dated aoa summary and current centre surgeon for Clinical Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (VIC0022). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Upper-limb orthopaedic surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Brendan Soo is listed by the official programme source as co-supervisor in the dated aoa summary and current centre surgeon. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Co-supervisor in the dated AOA summary and current centre surgeonOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Centre
Clinical focus
Upper-limb orthopaedic surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Harry Clitherow is listed in the cited programme evidence as co-supervisor in the dated aoa summary and current centre surgeon for Clinical Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (VIC0022). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Upper-limb orthopaedic surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Harry Clitherow is listed by the official programme source as co-supervisor in the dated aoa summary and current centre surgeon. 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 Upper Limb directory identity rechecked 31 August 2026. Programme terms remain sourced to the summary updated 29 September 2015; the current centre pages confirm the fellowship identity, host and current faculty only.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Qualified orthopaedic surgeons intending to develop a full-time or major part-time shoulder, elbow or upper-limb practice
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
The dated summary requires the applicable Australian English standard and gives IELTS band 7 or above in every component as the example mandatory route where required.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
International applicants may enquire if they have completed orthopaedic training and can meet AHPRA, English, indemnity, health-insurance, immigration and host-credentialing requirements.
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.
