Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced— Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
Private support is listed; no salary, stipend amount, payment frequency or covered-expense breakdown is published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
3 months
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · published3 months
Clinical exposureCustomisable arthroscopy, knee surgery and sports-medicine training including digital joint surgery, personalised 3D-printed knee prostheses, AI-assisted diagnosis, robotic double-bundle cruciate reconstruction and extensive cartilage, meniscus, ligament and regenerative-medicine research
Funding · publishedPrivate support is listed; no salary, stipend amount, payment frequency or covered-expense breakdown is published
DestinationChina
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
The ISAKOS profile does not define the fellow's licensed clinical role. Confirm whether participation is observational, assisting or hands-on with BTCH before applying.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
The centre does not publish a formal language test or working-language requirement; applicants should confirm the expected Mandarin and English proficiency.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
International fellows should confirm the appropriate Chinese visa and the hospital's invitation-document process directly with BTCH.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Private support is listed; no salary, stipend amount, payment frequency or covered-expense breakdown is published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
59% of core application fields verified
Checked 28 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-24. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect application is listed, but no dated intake, deadline or current vacancy is published
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
The ISAKOS profile does not define the fellow's licensed clinical role. Confirm whether participation is observational, assisting or hands-on with BTCH before applying.
Visa / work authorisation
International fellows should confirm the appropriate Chinese visa and the hospital's invitation-document process directly with BTCH.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A customisable three-month, five-place Beijing fellowship with nine named faculty and advanced digital, robotic, arthroplasty, arthroscopy and regenerative-research exposure. Private support is listed without monetary terms or a dated next cohort.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Customisable education, on-demand programme support, professional-congress and medical-society access, direct application and a broad basic-to-clinical research platform
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
BTCH's official site describes the Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Center as a hospital centre of clinical excellence supported by the Tsinghua Medicine Institute of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Director, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Center
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua Medicine
Clinical focus
Knee arthroscopy, knee arthroplasty and sports medicine
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jia-Kuo Yu is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Knee arthroscopy, knee arthroplasty and sports medicine. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The official BTCH department page identifies Professor Yu as director of the Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Center and of the associated Tsinghua medical research institute; ISAKOS lists him as the fellowship contact.
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Songhua Xiao is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Songhua Xiao is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
YP
Faculty: YongWei Pan
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
YongWei Pan is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
YongWei Pan is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
CX
Faculty: Cai Xu
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Cai Xu is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Cai Xu is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
ZZ
Faculty: Zhao Zhe
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Zhao Zhe is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Zhao Zhe is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
SF
Faculty: Song Fei
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Song Fei is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Song Fei is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
LC
Faculty: Lian-Xu Chen
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Lian-Xu Chen is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Lian-Xu Chen is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
LH
Faculty: Liu Huawei
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Liu Huawei is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Liu Huawei is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
SC
Faculty: Sun ChangJiao
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Sun ChangJiao is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Sun ChangJiao is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
PJ
Faculty: Prof. Jia-Kuo Yu
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital / Tsinghua University School of Clinical Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Prof. Jia-Kuo Yu is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for BTCH Fellowship in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Prof. Jia-Kuo Yu is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
ISAKOS public-directory identity, duration, capacity and programme chair checked 2026-08-25.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Applicants seeking customisable arthroscopy, joint reconstruction and sports-medicine education; formal entry criteria are not published
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
The centre does not publish a formal language test or working-language requirement; applicants should confirm the expected Mandarin and English proficiency.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
