Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
McMaster Orthopaedics accepts only fellows who arrive with approved funding and states that self-funding is not accepted; the host page does not publish a stipend amount or sponsor route.
Deadline
1 May 2027
Duration
12 months in three four-month preceptor blocks
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureHigh-volume adult and paediatric sports medicine and joint preservation across the hip, knee and shoulder, with two to three operating sessions and one to two clinics weekly, protected research time, skills laboratories, ward and emergency call, team coverage, teaching and at least one publication-ready manuscript.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Applications are currently restricted to graduates of approved Royal College-certified residency programmes. The host does not publish a separate pathway for surgeons whose qualifying residency was completed in Indonesia.
?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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Local medical registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted clinical role are not established by the ISAKOS directory listing.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work authorisation are not published in the public ISAKOS directory index.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline1 May 2027
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleMcMaster PGME lists 'Orthopedic - Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine' as accepting applications for the 2027/2028 academic year: the application site opened 1 January 2026 and the deadline is 1 May 2027.
Graduation from an approved Royal College-certified residency programme
Approved external funding; self-funding is not accepted by McMaster Orthopaedics
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
MacSports publishes a twelve-month academic sports-medicine fellowship with high-volume adult and paediatric hip, knee and shoulder exposure, protected research time and professional or varsity team coverage. Eligibility is restricted to approved Royal College-residency graduates with non-self funding; no current deadline is shown.
Protected clinical-scholarship and research time, arthroscopy laboratories, multidisciplinary rounds and team-physician opportunities with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Forge FC and McMaster University athletics.
HOST INSTITUTION
About McMaster Sports Medicine
A two-position McMaster University sports-medicine fellowship structured as three four-month hip, knee and shoulder blocks with a substantial research programme.
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