Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Programme deadlines vary (e.g. 15 November 2026 for 2028–29 positions at the Kleinert Institute); no central ASSH deadline; NRMP rank order list deadline 28 April 2027. Programme-specific note: Applications are currently accepted; no fixed deadline is published.
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureBroad hand and upper-extremity surgery with optional emphasis on complex shoulder and elbow trauma and reconstruction, burn surgery, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus care. Microsurgical training includes laboratory work, free-tissue transfer, replantation and revascularisation, plus nerve surgery. Fellows also complete at least one research project and one additional academic work.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
Applicants must be board-eligible and able to obtain a Virginia medical licence. VCU does not publish a hand-fellowship-specific international or visa route, so an Indonesian qualification alone does not establish eligibility.
?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
Applicants must be able to obtain medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
The hand fellowship page does not publish a sponsorship route or international-graduate policy.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-09 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-31
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineProgramme deadlines vary (e.g. 15 November 2026 for 2028–29 positions at the Kleinert Institute); no central ASSH deadline; NRMP rank order list deadline 28 April 2027. Programme-specific note: Applications are currently accepted; no fixed deadline is published.
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleHand surgery fellowships for 2028–29 positions: apply now via the ASSH universal application (programme deadlines vary, e.g. 15 November 2026 at the Kleinert Institute); NRMP Hand Surgery Match for July 2028 appointments opens 17 February 2027, rank order list deadline 28 April 2027, Match Day 12 May 2027.
A one-year VCU orthopaedic hand fellowship with broad hand and upper-extremity surgery, microsurgery, complex trauma and reconstruction, clinical exposure, structured teaching and required academic work.
Intended for: Board-eligible orthopaedic surgeons able to obtain Virginia medical licensure
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Microsurgery laboratory, clinical exposure, regular didactics, at least one research project, an additional academic work product and access to VCU resident-and-fellow well-being and contract resources
HOST INSTITUTION
About Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center / Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
VCU Medical Center is a Level I trauma centre with a large academic orthopaedic department and specialist hand and upper-extremity faculty.
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