Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureThree operating days, one clinic day and one research day each week, covering arthroscopy, multiligament reconstruction, osteotomy, patellofemoral surgery, robotic arthroplasty and revision knee arthroplasty
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
International medical graduates may pursue an eligible Medical Council of New Zealand registration pathway after securing the required host offer. Registration depends on recognised qualifications, primary-source verification, English, fitness, references and any pathway-specific supervision; directory inclusion does not guarantee appointment or registration.
?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
Clinical practice requires Medical Council of New Zealand registration and a practising certificate. Applicants must use the pathway appropriate to their qualifications and purpose, complete primary-source verification, meet English and fitness requirements, submit the pathway checklist and provide supervision information when required.
✓Published by official source
Language
Doctors applying for New Zealand registration must satisfy the Medical Council that they can communicate and comprehend English sufficiently for safe practice through one of the current accepted English-language pathways.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Immigration New Zealand requires the visa appropriate to the appointment. Its Student and Trainee Work Visa can cover eligible medical trainees for up to six months when they are qualified and experienced and hold a New Zealand hospital training offer; longer fellowships must confirm the correct work-visa route with the host and Immigration New Zealand.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateJanuary and July each year
Application route / cycleThe NZOA accredited profile (re-read 3 October 2026) states the fellowship runs for six months starting in January and July of each year; no closing date is published and applicants email Mark Clatworthy.
A primary medical qualification from a medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools
A New Zealand job or training offer where required by the selected Medical Council registration pathway
Primary-source verification of overseas qualifications, pathway-specific documents and acceptable professional references
Fitness for registration and a supervision plan where the pathway requires supervised practice
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Intended for: Australasian and international surgeons who have completed orthopaedic training
HOST INSTITUTION
About Ascot Hospital and partner Auckland surgical centres
The fellowship rotates through Ascot Hospital, Columba Surgical Centre, North Shore Surgical Centre and Southern Cross North Harbour. The official profile describes Ascot as an 84-bed private hospital with 13 operating theatres.
Ascot Hospital and partner Auckland surgical centres
Clinical focus
Knee arthroscopy, reconstruction, osteotomy and primary and revision arthroplasty
Qualifications
MBChB, FRACS
The official NZOA profile reports 25 years in practice, approximately 750 cases per year, international fellowship training and leadership roles in ISAKOS and the ACL Study Group.
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Ascot Hospital and partner Auckland surgical centres
Clinical focus
Knee arthroscopy, reconstruction, osteotomy and arthroplasty
Qualifications
MBChB, FRACS
The official programme profile reports 18 years in practice, approximately 750 cases per year and fellowship training at Stanford and Mayo Clinic Arizona.
No official profile verified yet · search the web (unverified):Google ↗LinkedIn ↗
Names and roles come from the cited programme source; portraits are shown only from an official profile. Rosters may change.
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