Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Full fellow: HKD 20,000 per month; observer: no emolument
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Full fellow: 1–3 months; observer: flexible, with 1–6 weeks recommended
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureOrthopaedic trauma care, clinical 3D printing, surgical planning and research
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Awaiting source review
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
A full-fellow offer is contingent on limited registration from the Medical Council of Hong Kong. Observers have no direct patient contact.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Shortlisted full-fellow candidates require a Training or Employment Visa.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ funding✓ benefits✓ accommodation / relocation✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ registration✓ visa / work authorisation✓ application process✓ required documents✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not applicable to this pathway
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleWritten or email application followed by a Zoom interview; early application is advised because the waiting list can be long
Official contactMs Doris Lau, HKU Orthopaedics Administration Officelws835a@ha.org.hk
Evidence of specialist orthopaedic training or equivalent
Observer: suitably qualified researcher, biomedical engineer or clinician
Application documents
Published by official source
Full curriculum vitae
Covering letter stating the requested fellowship timing
Reference letters
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
HKU's clinical 3D-printing and orthopaedic-trauma programme offers a paid one-to-three-month full fellowship and an unpaid short observer route. The official page publishes the role boundary, registration and visa conditions, application documents, interview and project director.
Full fellows undertake trauma care, clinical 3D-printing duties, surgery, wards, clinics and a clinical or basic-science research project; observers have no patient contact or scrub role
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
Not provided for either the full-fellow or observer route
HOST INSTITUTION
About The University of Hong Kong / Queen Mary Hospital
The University of Hong Kong Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology is based at Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, and publishes clinical services spanning general/foot and ankle, oncology and limb salvage, hand surgery, joint replacement, trauma, paediatric orthopaedics and related fields. Official pages highlight teaching courses, visiting professorships and fellowship/visitor pathways. Programme details for individual fellowships remain on the linked education notices.
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