Comprehensive · Missing funding, 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
Not published
Deadline
Open 2027–2028 post-Match; no fixed closing date published
Duration
12 months across six two-month rotations
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
30 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months across six two-month rotations
Clinical exposureHigh-volume complex and revision deformity correction, ankle arthroplasty, limb salvage, Charcot reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery, sports and cartilage procedures, with conferences, cadaver laboratories, teaching and a research project
Funding · not publishedFunding not published in the current official AOFAS programme summary
DestinationUnited States
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
The current MUSC programme page states that international applicants from outside the United States and Canada are accepted as full fellows; licensing, credentialing and visa approval remain separate requirements.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓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
Medical licensing and hospital credentialing requirements are not published in the current official AOFAS programme summary.
?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
Visa sponsorship is not published in the current official AOFAS programme summary and must be confirmed with the host.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Funding not published in the current official AOFAS programme summary
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 30 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-26. 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 deadlineOpen 2027–2028 post-Match; no fixed closing date published
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAOFAS currently lists an open 2027–2028 post-Match position; contact the programme and confirm continued availability before applying
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
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
Medical licensing and hospital credentialing requirements are not published in the current official AOFAS programme summary.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship is not published in the current official AOFAS programme summary and must be confirmed with the host.
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 one-position, twelve-month MUSC fellowship with six faculty rotations, complex reconstruction and arthroplasty, minimally invasive surgery, sports and cartilage exposure, weekly teaching, cadaver laboratories and research. MUSC accepts international applicants as full fellows, while licensing and visa terms remain programme-specific.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Six structured rotations, weekly educational and indications conferences, monthly journal club, cadaver laboratories, high-volume operative autonomy, resident and student teaching and a supported research project
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 Medical University of South Carolina Department of Orthopaedics
MUSC is South Carolina's largest tertiary referral centre and links the fellowship to Clemson Biomedical Engineering for product design and biomechanical research, while also caring for local professional and collegiate athletes.
Fellowship Program DirectorOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Medical University of South Carolina
Clinical focus
Foot and ankle reconstruction, arthroplasty and clinical research
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Daniel Scott is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship program director for MUSC Foot & Ankle Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Foot and ankle reconstruction, arthroplasty and clinical research. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Daniel Scott is listed by the official programme source as fellowship program director. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Christopher Gross is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship faculty for MUSC Foot & Ankle Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Complex foot and ankle reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Christopher Gross is listed by the official programme source as fellowship faculty. 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.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgery graduates pursuing foot-and-ankle fellowship training
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
The current MUSC programme page states that international applicants from outside the United States and Canada are accepted as full fellows; licensing, credentialing and visa approval remain separate 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.
