Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, 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
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 or 12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
26 Aug 2026
Duration · published6 or 12 months
Clinical exposureApproximately five operating sessions each week across shoulder and elbow trauma, reconstruction, arthroscopy, primary and revision arthroplasty, plus collaborative research
Funding · not publishedIndustry funding paid to the University of Otago; the amount is not published
DestinationNew Zealand
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
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
Completed vocational orthopaedic training in an equivalent healthcare setting · Eligibility for Medical Council of New Zealand registration
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Eligibility for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand is required.
?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
Industry funding paid to the University of Otago; the amount is not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
62% of core application fields verified
Checked 26 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-22. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 date1 February or 1 August
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
Completed vocational orthopaedic training in an equivalent healthcare setting
Eligibility for Medical Council of New Zealand registration
Registration, licence & examinations
Eligibility for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand 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.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Otago, Christchurch
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.
Shoulder and elbow trauma, reconstruction, arthroscopy and arthroplasty
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Alex Malone is listed in the cited programme evidence as chief supervisor for Christchurch Upper Limb Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder and elbow trauma, reconstruction, arthroscopy and arthroplasty. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The official NZOA programme profile records fellowship training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, in Sydney and at Mayo Clinic.
Khalid Mohammed is listed in the cited programme evidence as co-supervisor for Christchurch Upper Limb Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Upper-limb orthopaedic surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The official programme profile identifies Mr Mohammed as a fellowship supervisor with an extensive upper-limb practice.
IP
Faculty: Ian Penny
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Otago, Christchurch
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ian Penny is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Christchurch Upper Limb Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ian Penny 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.
