Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
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 exposureCombined plastic and orthopaedic hand surgery covering trauma, revascularisation and replantation, burns, nerve compression, arthritis, brachial-plexus injury, microsurgical reconstruction, cancer and congenital anomalies, with additional shoulder and elbow opportunities.
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 official page explicitly states that graduates of residency programmes outside the United States or Canada cannot be considered.
?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 & AVAILABILITY79% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ positions✓ commencement / intake✓ benefits✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ deadline✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source
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.
Completion of ACGME-accredited residency or Canadian equivalent in surgery, plastic surgery or orthopaedic surgery
Residency graduates from outside the United States or Canada are not eligible
Completion of an Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery or General Surgery residency before appointment
Programme-specific licensing, credentialing and specialty prerequisites still apply
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Yale publishes a two-position combined hand fellowship with detailed trauma, microsurgery, nerve, congenital and proximal upper-extremity exposure, nine faculty and a clear exclusion for residency graduates outside the United States or Canada. The annual November deadline is not tied to a current intake year.
Intended for: Eligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Direct work with nine full-time hand and upper-extremity faculty across plastic surgery and orthopaedics, with a high-volume clinical and academic programme.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital
A two-position Yale programme split between plastic surgery and orthopaedics with nine full-time hand and upper-extremity faculty.
Yale Orthopaedic Trauma FellowshipTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · Yale School of Medicine / Yale New Haven Hospital · New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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