Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, faculty profile
✓ 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 commencement; international applicants: 31 July in the preceding year
Duration
12 months, with two six-month rotations
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
25 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months, with two six-month rotations
Clinical exposureUpper-extremity reconstruction, arthroplasty, trauma and peripheral nerve surgery plus protected weekly research, teaching, rounds and conferences
Funding · not publishedFinancial terms are not published in the current official programme material
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
Ontario registration and Kingston Health Sciences Centre credentialing must be confirmed after selection. International candidates must obtain the Canadian work authorisation required for the clinical appointment.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Appropriately qualified Canadian or internationally trained orthopaedic surgeon · Host and Ontario clinical-fellow appointment requirements
✓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
Ontario registration and Kingston Health Sciences Centre credentialing must be confirmed after selection.
?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 candidates must obtain the Canadian work authorisation required for the clinical appointment.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Financial terms are not published in the current official programme material
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% 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 deadlineCanadian applicants: 31 December, 18 months before commencement; international applicants: 31 July in the preceding year
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAnnual direct application by letter of interest and CV
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
Appropriately qualified Canadian or internationally trained orthopaedic surgeon
Host and Ontario clinical-fellow appointment requirements
Registration, licence & examinations
Ontario registration and Kingston Health Sciences Centre credentialing must be confirmed after selection.
Visa / work authorisation
International candidates must obtain the Canadian work authorisation required for the clinical appointment.
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 Upper Extremity 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 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
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ryan T. Bicknell is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Queen's University Upper Extremity 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.
Ryan T. Bicknell is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
DP
Faculty: David Pichora
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Queen's University / Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
David Pichora is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Queen's University Upper Extremity 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.
David Pichora 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
Ontario registration and Kingston Health Sciences Centre credentialing must be confirmed after selection. International candidates must obtain the Canadian work authorisation required for the clinical appointment.
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.
