Entry requirements published; check international conditions
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
Clinical exposureHands-on arthroscopic repair, sports-injury surgery and hip and knee arthroplasty across Auckland Surgical Centre, Southern Cross Brightside and Allevia Ascot
Participation levelSupervised clinical participation is published; exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing and local law.
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.
≈Partially published
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. 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
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 & AVAILABILITY83% 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 dateSix-month intakes; exact dates by agreement
Application route / cycleThe NZOA accredited profile (re-read 3 October 2026) states the aim to employ 2 fellows in every six-month period; no closing date is published.
FRACS or an equivalent orthopaedic specialist qualification
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
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.
Intended for: Orthopaedic surgeons with FRACS or an equivalent qualification
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
HOST INSTITUTION
About Unisports Orthopaedics
Unisports Orthopaedics in Auckland hosts an NZOA-accredited sports orthopaedics fellowship described in the association’s published fellowship PDF. Official NZOA materials list the Auckland sports fellowship with direct-email application details and a typical six-month duration (longer periods may be considered). Clinic website logistics should be confirmed with the host; the cited NZOA PDF remains the programme-specific source used here.
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