Well sourced · Missing application deadline, 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
No fellow salary or stipend is published. PORI states that the institute is funded through public donations, which is not evidence of applicant remuneration.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months in the ISAKOS listing; the host states that PORI fellows may train for 6 months or 1 year, so the appointment length should be confirmed
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
30 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 months in the ISAKOS listing; the host states that PORI fellows may train for 6 months or 1 year, so the appointment length should be confirmed
Clinical exposureHip and knee arthroplasty, knee reconstructive sports medicine and orthopaedic research; the ISAKOS summary additionally identifies public and private practice exposure, MAKO robotic-assisted surgery and the optimised positioning system for hip arthroplasty.
Funding · publishedNo fellow salary or stipend is published. PORI states that the institute is funded through public donations, which is not evidence of applicant remuneration.
DestinationAustralia
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
The public ISAKOS directory does not establish international eligibility, language requirements, medical registration, clinical privileges or visa sponsorship. Confirm each item with the host before applying.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓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
Local medical registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted clinical role are not established by the ISAKOS directory listing.
?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
Visa sponsorship and work authorisation are not published in the public ISAKOS directory index.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
No fellow salary or stipend is published. PORI states that the institute is funded through public donations, which is not evidence of applicant remuneration.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
48% of core application fields verified
Checked 30 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-26. 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.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ positions✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— duration · official sources conflict— commencement / intake · queued for source review— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— benefits · queued for source review— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— eligibility · queued for source review— international eligibility · queued for source review— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— Registration information not published · queued for source review— visa / work authorisation · queued for source review— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · queued for source review— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review— Verified institution logo not available · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect fellowship enquiry; no dated current application cycle is published
Official contactPeninsula Orthopaedic Research Institute fellowship enquiriesporireception@gmail.com
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
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
Local medical registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted clinical role are not established by the ISAKOS directory listing.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work authorisation are not published in the public ISAKOS directory index.
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
PORI publishes a real hip-and-knee fellowship pathway with arthroplasty, reconstructive sports-medicine and research exposure. The host confirms six- or twelve-month fellow appointments but does not publish a current application window or fellow remuneration.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Suite 20, Northern Beaches Hospital
PORI is a non-profit orthopaedic education and research institute based at Northern Beaches Hospital in Frenchs Forest, Sydney.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Suite 20, Northern Beaches Hospital
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
David Dickison is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Peninsula Orthopaedics Research Institute (PORI) Hip & Knee Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
David Dickison is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program 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.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
Programme-specific host evidence checked 2026-08-30; fields absent from the host page remain sourced only to the ISAKOS directory and are not inferred.
The public ISAKOS directory does not establish international eligibility, language requirements, medical registration, clinical privileges or visa sponsorship. Confirm each item with the host before applying.
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.
