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Cleveland Combined Hand Fellowship

Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth Medical Center

Official organisation pathways: ACGME · ASSH

Faculty / program leadership: Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page

Profile completeness74%

Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, faculty profile

✓ 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: Annual 15 November deadline in the year before fellowship; confirm the applicable cycle
Duration: 1 year
Hands-on: Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked: 30 Aug 2026

Duration · published1 year

Clinical exposureArthritis, tumour, congenital deformity, microsurgery and trauma reconstruction across six months at Cleveland Clinic and six months at MetroHealth's Level I trauma centre, with optional shoulder exposure, junior-staff call, microvascular and cadaver laboratories and a protected clinical or laboratory research project.

Funding · not publishedNot published on the reviewed official programme page

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

International medical graduates need current ECFMG certification and prerequisite orthopaedic training accredited by ACGME, AOA or RCPSC. The host does not publish a standard route for applicants whose qualifying residency was completed only in Indonesia.

✓Published by official source

Required training level

MD or DO from an appropriately accredited United States or Canadian medical school, or international medical education with current ECFMG certification · For international graduates, prerequisite orthopaedic training accredited by ACGME, AOA or RCPSC · Eligibility for H-1B or ECFMG-sponsored J-1 status when applicable

✓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

Programme-specific medical licensing, qualifying residency and hospital credentialing requirements have not yet been abstracted.

?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

International graduates must be eligible for H-1B Temporary Worker or ECFMG-sponsored J-1 Exchange Visitor status. The page notes additional USMLE requirements for Canadian graduates seeking H-1B status.

—Not published

Funding availability

Not published on the reviewed official programme page

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

69% 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 deadlineAnnual 15 November deadline in the year before fellowship; confirm the applicable cycle

Commencing dateIntake date not published

Application route / cycleASSH application and NRMP match with a recurring deadline the year before fellowship; no specific current intake year is identified.

Official contactLeah Hujarski · Fellowship Coordinatorhujarsl@ccf.org

Open application portal ↗

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

MD or DO from an appropriately accredited United States or Canadian medical school, or international medical education with current ECFMG certification
For international graduates, prerequisite orthopaedic training accredited by ACGME, AOA or RCPSC
Eligibility for H-1B or ECFMG-sponsored J-1 status when applicable

Registration, licence & examinations

Programme-specific medical licensing, qualifying residency and hospital credentialing requirements have not yet been abstracted.

Visa / work authorisation

Application documents

ASSH fellowship application
Curriculum vitae listing publications and presentations
Medical-school transcript
Personal statement
USMLE or alternative examination scores
Four recommendation letters, including a hand-surgeon letter and residency-director letter

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

Cleveland publishes a one-year, four-position combined hand fellowship with detailed curriculum, research, application documents and international-graduate rules. Its recurring 15 November deadline is not tied to a current cycle year, so present availability remains confirmation-required.

BENEFITS & SUPPORT

Published benefits and support

Protected research time, one-week microvascular laboratory course, cadaver-laboratory access, daily readings and quizzes, weekly indications conferences, monthly anatomy and journal-club sessions.

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 Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth Medical Center

A four-position, two-institution Cleveland programme combining an international referral centre and a Level I trauma centre with orthopaedic and plastic-surgery faculty.

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FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

12 listed faculty members

Program lead: Joseph Styron

Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster

Current position: Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth Medical Center
Clinical focus: Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications: Not published on the cited profile

Joseph Styron is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Cleveland Combined Hand Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

Joseph Styron is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.