Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Salary and stipend are not published on the reviewed programme page; educational support from Acumed and OMeGA is acknowledged without applicant-level monetary terms.
Deadline
2027 appointment Match rank-order lists closed 29 April 2026 and Match Day was 13 May 2026; the next cycle is not yet published on the reviewed NRMP page
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureIntegrated orthopaedic and plastic hand surgery across clinic, operating room and emergency care, with hand and wrist, optional elbow and shoulder, microsurgery, peripheral nerve, reconstruction, transplantation and limb-loss pathways, weekly education and required research.
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
The programme states that it considers graduates of accredited US and Canadian orthopaedic and plastic-surgery training programmes; no separate pathway for applicants whose qualifying residency was completed in Indonesia is published.
?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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Programme-specific medical licensing, qualifying residency and hospital credentialing requirements have not yet been abstracted.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship is programme-specific and is not established by ASSH directory inclusion.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline2027 appointment Match rank-order lists closed 29 April 2026 and Match Day was 13 May 2026; the next cycle is not yet published on the reviewed NRMP page
Commencing dateJuly 2027 appointment year; the 2026 central Match is complete
Application route / cycleNRMP Hand Surgery Match for July 2027 appointments: Match opened 11 February 2026, ranking opened 25 March, rank-order lists were due 29 April and Match Day was 13 May 2026. That central cycle is complete; applicants should check the host and NRMP for unfilled positions or the next published cycle.
Official contactSophie Strike · Program Director; Helena Johnson · Program Coordinator+1 410-955-9471
Completion of an accredited US or Canadian orthopaedic or plastic-surgery residency
Board eligibility at fellowship commencement
Completion of an Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery or General Surgery residency before appointment
Programme-specific licensing, credentialing and specialty prerequisites still apply
Application documents
Published by official source
ASSH Hand Fellowship Application
Three letters of recommendation
Curriculum vitae
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Johns Hopkins publishes a one-year, one-position integrated orthopaedic and plastic hand fellowship with broad reconstruction, nerve, microsurgery and research exposure. Its official page establishes the programme and match route but not a dated current application window.
Intended for: Eligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Weekly conferences, flexible emphasis on elbow, shoulder or microsurgery, research opportunities and optional exposure to vascularised composite allotransplantation and advanced limb-loss reconstruction.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
A cross-departmental Johns Hopkins programme based at Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital and associated facilities, accepting one fellow annually.
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