Core details · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact
✓ 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
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Canadian applicants: 31 December, 18 months before start; international applicants: 31 July in the year before start
Duration
1 year, starting July 1
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
26 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year, starting July 1
Clinical exposureOrthopaedic traumatology and post-traumatic reconstruction, acute fixation planning, multiply injured patients, complex periarticular fractures, graded independence, resident education and clinical research
Funding · not publishedNot published on the reviewed official directory or programme page
DestinationCanada
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
COTS directory inclusion does not establish eligibility for applicants trained in Indonesia. Confirm provincial medical registration, hospital credentialing, English or French requirements, funding and Canadian work authorisation with the university.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Clinical participation requires the applicable provincial postgraduate or clinical-fellow registration and host-hospital credentialing.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
International fellows must confirm work-permit and sponsorship arrangements with the host; COTS directory inclusion does not establish visa eligibility.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published on the reviewed official directory or programme page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
48% of core application fields verified
Checked 26 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-22. 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 deadlineCanadian applicants: 31 December, 18 months before start; international applicants: 31 July in the year before start
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe official programme publishes a recurring deadline: Canadian applicants: 31 December, 18 months before start; international applicants: 31 July in the year before start. Confirm that it applies to the intended fellowship year.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact 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
Clinical participation requires the applicable provincial postgraduate or clinical-fellow registration and host-hospital credentialing.
Visa / work authorisation
International fellows must confirm work-permit and sponsorship arrangements with the host; COTS directory inclusion does not establish visa eligibility.
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
Queen’s University Orthopedic Surgery Trauma Fellowship is one of 13 Canadian fellowship identities linked by the official COTS resource hub. Published programme-level facts are retained; current vacancy, licensing, funding and visa terms remain explicit gaps unless the linked university source states them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Queen’s University / Kingston Health Sciences Centre
A detailed institutional profile has not yet been published by OrthoFellow for this listing. Use the official host or program link to review the hospital, university, training sites and facilities directly.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Queen’s University / Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Clinical focus
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jeff Yach is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Queen’s University Orthopedic Surgery Trauma Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Jeff Yach is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
FK
Faculty: Faizal Kassam
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Queen’s University / Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Clinical focus
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Faizal Kassam is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Queen’s University Orthopedic Surgery Trauma Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Faizal Kassam 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
Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society directory identity checked 2026-08-26.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Fully trained orthopaedic surgeons seeking advanced Canadian trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction experience; university and provincial requirements apply
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
COTS directory inclusion does not establish eligibility for applicants trained in Indonesia. Confirm provincial medical registration, hospital credentialing, English or French requirements, funding and Canadian work authorisation with the university.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
