Faculty / program leadership: Oheneba Boachie-Adjei
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DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Ghanaian fellows receive a locally competitive stipend and benefits; international fellows must obtain home-country or organisational sponsorship for travel and salary
Deadline
Not published
Duration
18 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · published18 months
Clinical exposureAdult and paediatric spine surgery covering deformity, degeneration, infection, tumour, metabolic disease, trauma and complex reconstruction, plus research, teaching and multidisciplinary care
Funding · publishedGhanaian fellows receive a locally competitive stipend and benefits; international fellows must obtain home-country or organisational sponsorship for travel and salary
DestinationGhana
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
Non-Ghanaian applicants may apply through the current hospital academic form and must notify FOCOS at least two months before arrival so the academic office can arrange a temporary working licence if required.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed strong orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency training · Demonstrated clinical and research mastery · Leadership potential and strong graduate examination performance · Capacity to work in a rigorous multidisciplinary environment
✓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
FOCOS states that its academic office can obtain a valid temporary working licence for foreign visitors when required; at least two months' advance notice is mandatory.
?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 official handbook publishes no formal English test score; strong communication skills are an explicit selection expectation.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The current hospital page does not publish visa sponsorship or immigration terms. A temporary clinical licence, where required, is separate from immigration permission.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Ghanaian fellows receive a locally competitive stipend and benefits; international fellows must obtain home-country or organisational sponsorship for travel and salary
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% 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 dateFlexible direct enquiry; foreign visitors must notify the academic office at least two months before arrival
Application route / cycleDirect online application through the current hospital academic page; foreign applicants must provide at least two months' advance notice
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 strong orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency training
Demonstrated clinical and research mastery
Leadership potential and strong graduate examination performance
Capacity to work in a rigorous multidisciplinary environment
Registration, licence & examinations
FOCOS states that its academic office can obtain a valid temporary working licence for foreign visitors when required; at least two months' advance notice is mandatory.
Visa / work authorisation
The current hospital page does not publish visa sponsorship or immigration terms. A temporary clinical licence, where required, is separate from immigration permission.
Application documents
FOCOS online academic application form; the public page does not publish a separate supporting-document checklist
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
An eighteen-month Accra spine fellowship with adult and paediatric deformity, complex reconstruction, research and teaching. The current hospital page provides direct online application and a two-month foreign-applicant licensing lead time; positions, visa sponsorship and a fixed deadline remain unpublished.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Dedicated academic training support, access to FOCOS and partner biomedical libraries, research staff, international visiting faculty and assistance from Human Resources in finding housing.
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.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Housing is not automatically funded. A Human Resources coordinator assists fellows in finding accommodation; foreign fellows should arrange sponsorship for living and travel costs.
Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital
FOCOS is a nonprofit orthopaedic hospital founded in 1998 and opened in Accra in 2012. Its programme handbook reports more than 300 spine cases per year, over 3,000 complex operations and more than 50,000 patients treated since opening.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Surgeon-in-Chief and Director of Spine Service
Affiliation
FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital
Clinical focus
Adult and paediatric spinal deformity and complex reconstruction
Qualifications
MD
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for FOCOS Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Adult and paediatric spinal deformity and complex reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell and former Chief of the Scoliosis Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He founded FOCOS in 1998 and directs its spine fellowship.
MA
Faculty: Mawuli Ametepe
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Spine fellowship faculty
Affiliation
FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital
Clinical focus
Cervical and degenerative spine surgery
Qualifications
MD, WACS Fellow
Mawuli Ametepe is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for FOCOS Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Cervical and degenerative spine surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
A University of Ghana graduate and West African College of Surgeons fellow who has worked with FOCOS since 2009.
Harry Akoto is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for FOCOS Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Degenerative and complex spine surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
A Korle-Bu and FOCOS neurosurgeon with postgraduate spine exposure at William Beaumont Hospital and Rush University Hospital.
Kwadwo Poku Yankey is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for FOCOS Spine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Spine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Kwadwo Poku Yankey 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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PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
The programme describes itself as the first spine fellowship of its kind in West Africa and is directed by FOCOS founder Oheneba Boachie-Adjei.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Highly recommended orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency graduates with strong clinical and research skills
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
The official handbook publishes no formal English test score; strong communication skills are an explicit selection expectation.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Non-Ghanaian applicants may apply through the current hospital academic form and must notify FOCOS at least two months before arrival so the academic office can arrange a temporary working licence if required.
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.
