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
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
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
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 AOA or current host pages.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% 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 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 process · historical evidence only— required documents · historical evidence only
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
Evidence of research experience and relevant publication
Eligibility for AHPRA registration
Own medical indemnity and family health insurance
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
Historical information only — confirm current terms
Evidence of research experience, including evidence of relevant published research
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.
Intended for: Qualified orthopaedic surgeons intending to develop a full-time or major part-time shoulder, elbow or upper-limb practice
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
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. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
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