✓ 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
Remuneration: Approximately CAD 70,000; McMaster states that orthopaedics does not accept self-funded fellows and international fellows must arrive with approved funding
Deadline
1 January, 18 months before fellowship commencement
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
25 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureHigh-volume shoulder, elbow and wrist surgery across three hospital rotations, more than 2,000 programme procedures annually, evidence-based care, research methodology and critical appraisal
Funding · publishedRemuneration: Approximately CAD 70,000; McMaster states that orthopaedics does not accept self-funded fellows and international fellows must arrive with approved funding
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 fellows must obtain a CPSO certificate of registration, CMPA coverage and hospital privileges. International fellows must confirm Canadian work authorisation and an approved funding route with McMaster after selection.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed specialist certification in orthopaedic surgery · Eligibility for CPSO registration, CMPA coverage and hospital privileges · Approved external funding for international fellows
✓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 fellows must obtain a CPSO certificate of registration, CMPA coverage and hospital privileges.
?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 Canadian work authorisation and an approved funding route with McMaster after selection.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Remuneration: Approximately CAD 70,000; McMaster states that orthopaedics does not accept self-funded fellows and international fellows must arrive with approved funding
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% 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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CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM PROFILE
One fellowship, multiple annual intakes
OrthoFellow groups these intake records into one directory listing so the same programme does not appear repeatedly.
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 specialist certification in orthopaedic surgery
Eligibility for CPSO registration, CMPA coverage and hospital privileges
Approved external funding for international fellows
Registration, licence & examinations
Clinical fellows must obtain a CPSO certificate of registration, CMPA coverage and hospital privileges.
Visa / work authorisation
International fellows must confirm Canadian work authorisation and an approved funding route with McMaster after selection.
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
McMaster Upper Extremity Research and Clinical 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 McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
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
McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Moin Khan is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for McMaster Upper Extremity Research and Clinical 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.
Moin Khan is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Jaydeep Moro
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jaydeep Moro is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for McMaster Upper Extremity Research and Clinical 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.
Jaydeep Moro is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Bashar Alolabi
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Bashar Alolabi is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for McMaster Upper Extremity Research and Clinical 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.
Bashar Alolabi is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Carolyn Levis
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Carolyn Levis is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for McMaster Upper Extremity Research and Clinical 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.
Carolyn Levis is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Benjamin Smith
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Benjamin Smith is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for McMaster Upper Extremity Research and Clinical 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.
Benjamin Smith 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.
Post-certification orthopaedic or relevant upper-extremity surgeons seeking advanced Canadian clinical training
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Clinical fellows must obtain a CPSO certificate of registration, CMPA coverage and hospital privileges. International fellows must confirm Canadian work authorisation and an approved funding route with McMaster after selection.
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.
