Names in the programme record: Matthew Meunier, MD
Profile completeness94%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Stipend commensurate with PGY-5 or PGY-6 level plus benefits; the programme page does not publish a monetary amount.
Deadline
15 November 2026
Duration
1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureElbow, forearm, wrist and hand trauma, adult reconstruction, upper-extremity neuromuscular disorders, congenital deformity, traumatic and reconstructive microsurgery, shoulder arthroscopy and reconstruction, Level I trauma, children's and VA exposure, microvascular laboratory 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
Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic or plastic-surgery residency, be board-qualified or board-certified, and obtain California medical and fluoroscopy licences before commencement. An Indonesian residency alone does not satisfy the published pathway.
?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.
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Medical registration
California Medical License and California Fluoroscopy License are required before commencement.
—Not published
Language
No programme-specific English-test requirement is published
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation terms are not published; the ACGME-residency and California-licence requirements still apply.
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 deadline15 November 2026
Commencing date1 August after the published 2027 interviews; confirm the programme year with the coordinator
Application route / cycleASSH application and NRMP match for the cycle interviewing in January or February 2027.
Completion of an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic or plastic-surgery residency
California medical and fluoroscopy licences before fellowship commencement
Application documents
Published by official source
ASSH application
Three recommendation letters
Curriculum vitae
Personal statement
Medical-school transcript
USMLE or equivalent examination scores
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-year UC San Diego hand and microvascular fellowship with a current single Hand Fellow, level-I trauma, VA and children's exposure, microsurgical laboratory training, protected research and structured anatomy teaching. Eligibility requires an ACGME orthopaedic or plastic-surgery residency and California medical and fluoroscopy licences.
Intended for: Eligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Protected research time, microvascular-surgery laboratory, weekly journal club, monthly hand conference, recurring cadaveric anatomy series and access to UCSD, VA and children's clinical settings.
HOST INSTITUTION
About UC San Diego Medical Center and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
UC San Diego publishes the one-year dates, PGY-based stipend and benefits, eligibility, licences, documents, current deadline, coordinator, curriculum, current Hand Fellow and hand-division faculty.
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