Clinical exposureTotal hip and knee arthroplasty using current techniques (approx. 400 primary hip and knee replacements per year), plus revision hip and knee and arthroscopic knee surgery; consultations, surgical assisting, perioperative care and research. Entirely private sector, so no independent operating.
Funding · not publishedApprox. AUD 40,000 per six-month fellowship period (AOA summary; undated)
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
Designed for overseas surgeons: the supervisor's official research page states he supervises an AOA-accredited fellowship teaching overseas orthopaedic surgeons who wish to specialise in hip and knee replacement.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Qualified orthopaedic surgeon or within two years of completion of training · Registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Board of Australia · IELTS academic score of 7 in each module, results no more than 2 years old · Permanent residency or eligibility for an Occupational Training Visa · Computer literate
✓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
Registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Board of Australia
?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
Permanent residency or eligibility for an Occupational Training Visa (AOA summary; current visa subclass naming not confirmed)
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Approx. AUD 40,000 per six-month fellowship period (AOA summary; undated)
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 3 Oct 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateJanuary–June or July–December terms (AOA summary)
Application route / cycleEmail CV to the supervisor; six-month terms January–June and July–December; no closing dates 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
Qualified orthopaedic surgeon or within two years of completion of training
Registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Board of Australia
IELTS academic score of 7 in each module, results no more than 2 years old
Permanent residency or eligibility for an Occupational Training Visa
Computer literate
Registration, licence & examinations
Registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Board of Australia
Visa / work authorisation
Permanent residency or eligibility for an Occupational Training Visa (AOA summary; current visa subclass naming not confirmed)
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
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 six-month private-practice hip and knee arthroplasty fellowship at The Avenue Hospital, Melbourne, focused on assisting in about 400 primary joint replacements a year plus revision surgery and at least one research project.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Malabar Orthopaedic Clinic / The Avenue Hospital
Malabar Orthopaedic Clinic in Windsor, Melbourne, is the hip and knee replacement practice of A/Prof Stephen McMahon, who operates at The Avenue Private Hospital and chairs its Medical Advisory Board. Sites named in the official sources: Malabar Orthopaedic Clinic (A/Prof Stephen McMahon) / The Avenue Hospital, Windsor.
Malabar Orthopaedic Clinic / The Avenue Private Hospital
Clinical focus
Hip & Knee training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Stephen McMahon is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor; orthopaedic surgeon, adjunct clinical associate professor (monash university) for Clinical/Research Fellowship in Joint Replacement & Reconstructive Surgery (VIC0425). The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip & Knee training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Stephen McMahon is listed by the official programme source as chief supervisor; orthopaedic surgeon, adjunct clinical associate professor (monash university). 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.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Designed for overseas surgeons: the supervisor's official research page states he supervises an AOA-accredited fellowship teaching overseas orthopaedic surgeons who wish to specialise in hip and knee replacement.
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.
