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DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
Self-funded and fee-paying; price supplied by quotation, full payment is required before the start and no stipend is offered
Deadline
Not published
Duration
2 weeks mandatory
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
12 Aug 2026
Duration · published2 weeks mandatory
Clinical exposurePure observation of arthroscopy with a published emphasis on shoulder cases; the wider listing also mentions elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle and spine arthroscopy. No hands-on patient care is permitted
Funding · publishedSelf-funded and fee-paying; price supplied by quotation, full payment is required before the start and no stipend is offered
DestinationIndia
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Postgraduate qualification in orthopaedic surgery · Current medical-council registration
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
The provider describes a pure observership with no hands-on patient treatment. Its certificate is not a registrable or accredited qualification.
?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.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded and fee-paying; price supplied by quotation, full payment is required before the start and no stipend is offered
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 12 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-08. 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 dateTypically the first Monday of the agreed month
Application route / cyclePlacements typically start on the first Monday of a month and usually accept one or two observers, subject to mentor availability
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
Postgraduate qualification in orthopaedic surgery
Current medical-council registration
Registration, licence & examinations
The provider describes a pure observership with no hands-on patient treatment. Its certificate is not a registrable or accredited qualification.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
Current curriculum vitae
Statement of purpose or motivation letter
Undergraduate and postgraduate qualification certificates
Current medical-council registration
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
A mandatory two-week, non-hands-on arthroscopy observership in Pune with Dr Ashish Babhulkar. Application documents, start pattern and contact details are published, while the programme price is supplied only by quotation.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Quexst states that its team can assist with travel and accommodation arrangements; exact inclusions and costs must be confirmed in writing before payment.
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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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Quexst states that its team can assist with travel and accommodation arrangements; exact inclusions and costs must be confirmed in writing before payment.
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 Quexst Healthcare facilitator-listed placement
This placement is marketed and administered by Quexst Healthcare. OrthoFellow labels it as a facilitator-listed, fee-paying observership because the public page is not a hospital-owned fellowship page.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Published arthroscopy observership mentor
Affiliation
Quexst Healthcare programme, Pune
Clinical focus
Shoulder arthroscopy and sports-related upper-limb surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ashish Babhulkar is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for International Arthroscopy Observership — Pune. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder arthroscopy and sports-related upper-limb surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Quexst names Dr Babhulkar as the Pune mentor for its fee-paying arthroscopy observership. OrthoFellow records this as a facilitator-published profile rather than a hospital fellowship biography.
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.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Doctors with a postgraduate orthopaedic surgery qualification and current medical-council registration
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