Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published by the current UW fellowship page or its official 2025–2026 interview packet; AOFAS advises confirming salary and benefits with each programme.
Deadline
Programme deadlines vary; there is no central SF Match deadline (AOFAS: the 2 September 2026 CAS target date is not a deadline). Programme-specific note: No fixed closing date published for the 2027-2028 open post-Match position; contact the programme directly.
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureAdvanced Clinical Experience in reconstruction, sports injury and traumatology with weekly clinic, operating room, teaching conferences and research; one scientific and one clinical project, light variable call and 22 working days off
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
Requires an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic residency, ABOS eligibility/certification, USMLE/COMLEX Steps 1–3, Washington licensure and ECFMG certification for foreign graduates; no H-1B or J-1 sponsorship
?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
Completion of USMLE Steps 1–3 or COMLEX Levels 1–3 and eligibility for a full Washington State MD Physician and Surgeon or Osteopathic Physician licence are required.
—Not published
Language
No standalone English-test threshold is published. The programme instead publishes ACGME-residency, ABOS, examination, ECFMG and Washington-licensure requirements.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The programme states that its funding structure cannot support applicants who require H-1B or J-1 visa sponsorship.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY86% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-09 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineProgramme deadlines vary; there is no central SF Match deadline (AOFAS: the 2 September 2026 CAS target date is not a deadline). Programme-specific note: No fixed closing date published for the 2027-2028 open post-Match position; contact the programme directly.
Commencing dateThe programme-specific dates for the 2027–2028 post-Match vacancy are not published. AOFAS says matched one-year foot-and-ankle fellowships generally run 1 August–31 July; confirm this vacancy's dates directly.
Application route / cycle2027 Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Fellowship Match (SF Match) for 2028–29 positions: applicant registration opened 3 August 2026 (open until the Match deadline); CAS target date 2 September 2026 (not a deadline); interviews December 2026–February 2027; rank lists due 6 April 2027 (noon PT); Match Day 13 April 2027; training 1 August 2028–31 July 2029. The AOFAS programme directory also lists this programme with an open 2027–2028 post-Match position (apply by contacting the programme directly).
Completed an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic residency
ABOS board eligible or board certified
ECFMG certification for foreign medical graduates
Application documents
Published by official source
SF Match application
CV
Personal statement
Three letters of recommendation from physicians familiar with you through orthopaedic training or later experience
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A three-position UW–Harborview Advanced Clinical Experience covering foot-and-ankle reconstruction, sports injury and trauma with four faculty and two expected research projects. Exact post-Match dates, salary and housing support are not published and should be confirmed directly.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
22 working days off for personal vacation, interviews and academic meetings; light and variable call
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Washington–Harborview Medical Center
UW and Harborview publish a one-year Advanced Clinical Experience, four current faculty, three positions, reconstruction, sports and trauma exposure, 22 working days off, two research projects and direct coordinator details. The current page links an eight-page official interview packet.
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