Faculty / program leadership: Abdul Halim Abd Rashid
Profile completeness82%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, commencement date
✓ 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
Not published
Deadline
At least 6 months before the intended start date
Duration
6 months or 1 year
Hands-on
Supervised participation published
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 months or 1 year
Clinical exposurePaediatric orthopaedic clinics, rounds, supervised surgery, trauma and fractures, elective and emergency cases, on-call work where applicable, multidisciplinary care and departmental academic activity across two UKM training centres
Funding · not publishedNot published; applicants should confirm university fees and personal funding directly with UKM
DestinationMalaysia
Participation levelSupervised clinical participation is published; exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing and local law.
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
International orthopaedic surgeons may apply; UKM manages the Malaysian Temporary Practising Certificate submission except for the applicant's Letter of Good Standing
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Qualified orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in paediatric orthopaedics · Apply at least six months before the intended start · Meet Malaysian Medical Council Temporary Practising Certificate requirements · Maintain a logbook and performance audit · One-year fellows publish at least one WOS manuscript; six-month fellows participate in manuscript production
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
≈Partially published
Hands-on restrictions
Paediatric orthopaedic clinics, rounds, supervised surgery, trauma and fractures, elective and emergency cases, on-call work where applicable, multidisciplinary care and departmental academic activity across two UKM training centres Exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
A Malaysian Medical Council Temporary Practising Certificate is required
?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.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published; applicants should confirm university fees and personal funding directly with UKM
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 deadlineAt least 6 months before the intended start date
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleApply through the UKM clinical-fellowship pathway at least six months before the intended start date
Official contactAbdul Halim Abd Rashid, Course Director
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
Qualified orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in paediatric orthopaedics
Apply at least six months before the intended start
Meet Malaysian Medical Council Temporary Practising Certificate requirements
Maintain a logbook and performance audit
One-year fellows publish at least one WOS manuscript; six-month fellows participate in manuscript production
Registration, licence & examinations
A Malaysian Medical Council Temporary Practising Certificate is required
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
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
A rolling six- or twelve-month UKM paediatric-orthopaedics fellowship across HCTM and the UKM children's hospital. It publishes supervised clinical and surgical duties, TPC registration, a six-month application lead time, logbook and research requirements, while capacity and funding remain unpublished.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Supervised paediatric orthopaedic surgery, specialist-level clinical activity, multidisciplinary care, emergency and elective exposure, logbook and audit, research publication requirement and completion certificate from the course director and Faculty of Medicine dean
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.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia / Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz / UKM Children's Specialist Hospital
UKM publishes a two-centre paediatric orthopaedic fellowship delivered at its women's and children's hospital and Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz.
Associate Professor and Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Affiliation
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Clinical focus
Paediatric orthopaedics, deformity and children's trauma
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Abdul Halim Abd Rashid is listed in the cited programme evidence as course director for UKM Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric orthopaedics, deformity and children's trauma. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Abdul Halim Abd Rashid is listed by the official programme source as course director. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgeons with an interest in paediatric orthopaedic surgery
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
International orthopaedic surgeons may apply; UKM manages the Malaysian Temporary Practising Certificate submission except for the applicant's Letter of Good Standing
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.
