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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
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Deadline
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Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureFour 3-month rotations roughly divided into shoulder, shoulder/elbow and wrist/hand, with increasing responsibility up to junior-attending level; first/second call, at least two research projects, supervised by 8 orthopaedic and 4 plastic surgeons. Covers all of upper-extremity surgery, not shoulder and elbow alone.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
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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
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date1 August
Application route / cycleSelections are made 15 April each year, about 14 months before the fellowship begins; interview and site visit mandatory.
Official contactKenneth J. Faber (Fellowship Director); Martha Boertien (fellowship coordinator)kjfaber@uwo.ca
Completed approved residency in orthopaedic, plastic or general surgery
Application form with copy of medical degree, CV, transcript, one-page personal statement and three letters of recommendation (one from a hand surgeon and one from the chief of the residency programme)
Personal interview and site visit are mandatory
Application documents
HULC fellowship application form
Copy of medical degree
CV
Transcript
One-page personal statement
Three letters of recommendation
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
12-month upper-extremity fellowship with shoulder, shoulder/elbow and hand/wrist rotations at Western University.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Library, microsurgery and arthroscopy skills centres and weekly conferences (elbow, wrist, hand, shoulder).
HOST INSTITUTION
About Roth McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph’s / Western
HULC at St. Joseph's Health Care London sees about 43,000 clinic visits and about 4,300 major upper-extremity operations a year. Host: Roth | McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care / Western University.
