Well sourced · Missing application deadline, faculty profile, host 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
Requirements published
Funding
Funded by Unisports Orthopaedics and industry; the amount is not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months; longer periods may be considered
Hands-on
Supervised participation published
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 months; longer periods may be considered
Clinical exposureHands-on arthroscopic repair, sports-injury surgery and hip and knee arthroplasty across Auckland Surgical Centre, Southern Cross Brightside and Allevia Ascot
Funding · publishedFunded by Unisports Orthopaedics and industry; the amount is not published
DestinationNew Zealand
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.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
FRACS or an equivalent orthopaedic specialist qualification
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
≈Partially published
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on arthroscopic repair, sports-injury surgery and hip and knee arthroplasty across Auckland Surgical Centre, Southern Cross Brightside and Allevia Ascot Exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
New Zealand medical-registration requirements should be confirmed with the programme before appointment.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
No formal language-test score is published
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Funded by Unisports Orthopaedics and industry; the amount is not published
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 deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateSix-month intakes; exact dates by agreement
Application route / cycleDirect application by email; no deadline is published
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
FRACS or an equivalent orthopaedic specialist qualification
Registration, licence & examinations
New Zealand medical-registration requirements should be confirmed with the programme before appointment.
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 six-month NZOA-accredited sports-medicine fellowship with two fellows per period, funded through Unisports and industry. The official profile details multi-joint arthroscopy, arthroplasty and rehabilitation objectives, while housing, international eligibility, language, visa and formal document requirements remain unpublished.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Structured clinical competency, diagnostic decision-making, minimally invasive and open surgical technique, rehabilitation planning and career-specialisation development across sports injury and arthroplasty
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 Unisports Orthopaedics
A detailed institutional profile has not yet been published by OrthoFellow for this listing. Use the official host or program link to review the hospital, university, training sites and facilities directly.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Unisports Orthopaedics
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Stewart Walsh is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Unisports Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 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.
Stewart Walsh is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Bruce Twaddle is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Unisports Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 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.
Bruce Twaddle is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Michael Rosenfeldt is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Unisports Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 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.
Michael Rosenfeldt is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-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
The programme's official NZOA profile states an initial start date in January 1998.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgeons with FRACS or an equivalent qualification
