Core details · Missing duration, funding, 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
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
1 February in the year preceding the fellowship year
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
25 Aug 2026
Duration · not publishedDuration not published on the current accessible CSES entry
Clinical exposureHand and upper-limb surgery; detailed rotations and case volume require confirmation with the Western Upper Limb Facility
Funding · not publishedFinancial terms are not published on the current accessible CSES entry
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
Clinical activity requires College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta registration and host credentialing. International appointees must confirm Canadian work authorisation with the host.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed or near-completed specialist orthopaedic training · Eligibility for Alberta clinical registration and host credentialing
✓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 activity requires College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta registration and host 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 appointees must confirm Canadian work authorisation with the host.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Financial terms are not published on the current accessible CSES entry
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
66% of core application fields verified
Checked 25 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-21. 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 deadline1 February in the year preceding the fellowship year
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAnnual direct enquiry and application
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
Completed or near-completed specialist orthopaedic training
Eligibility for Alberta clinical registration and host credentialing
Registration, licence & examinations
Clinical activity requires College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta registration and host credentialing.
Visa / work authorisation
International appointees must confirm Canadian work authorisation with the host.
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
University of Alberta Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship is one of 11 identities in the current CSES Canadian upper-extremity fellowship directory. Programme existence, a dated application window, provincial registration, funding and visa eligibility remain separate claims and are shown only where the official sources publish them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Alberta / Western Upper Limb Facility
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
University of Alberta / Western Upper Limb Facility
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Michael Lapner is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for University of Alberta Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Michael Lapner is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program 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.
Post-certification orthopaedic or relevant upper-extremity surgeons seeking advanced Canadian clinical training
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Clinical activity requires College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta registration and host credentialing. International appointees must confirm Canadian work authorisation with the host.
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.