Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Industry funded through Grace Hospital; no stipend amount is published.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months; 12 months may be considered
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureAcute and elective spine care with supervised progression to primary operating in lumbar decompression and discectomy, key steps in cervical and thoracolumbar procedures, on-call work, teaching and research
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 & AVAILABILITY69% 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 dateBy agreement; programme profile records an initial start in January 2025
Application route / cycleThe NZOA accredited profile (re-read 3 October 2026) gives only an initial start date of January 2025 for this 6-12 month fellowship; no current or successor intake 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
Intended for: Post-fellowship surgeons with FRACS or an equivalent qualification
HOST INSTITUTION
About Tauranga Public Hospital and Grace Hospital
The current NZOA-accredited Bay of Plenty spine profile identifies Tauranga Public Hospital and Grace Hospital as the training institutions and names David Bartle, David Adern and Neal Singleton as the training faculty. The public Orthocentre site is retained as the host destination for applicant context.
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