Faculty / program leadership: Not identified as programme director in the reviewed source
Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, 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
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
No current dated closing deadline established
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
26 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months
Clinical exposureComprehensive hand and wrist surgery with a large trauma component, tetraplegic reconstruction and brachial-plexus reconstruction; congenital hand surgery is excluded
Funding · not publishedNot published in the reviewed NZOA planning-list entry
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.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
NZOA planning-list inclusion does not establish eligibility for applicants trained in Indonesia. Confirm Medical Council of New Zealand registration, employer credentialing and work-visa requirements before applying.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
FRACS or an equivalent specialist qualification is expected before shortlisting and interview · Plastic- or orthopaedic-surgery background aligned with the relevant position
✓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
Medical Council of New Zealand registration and Middlemore credentialing must be confirmed before appointment
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
International applicants must confirm employer sponsorship and the applicable New Zealand work visa after an offer
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published in the reviewed NZOA planning-list entry
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
52% 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.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ duration✓ positions✓ commencement / intake✓ eligibility✓ application process✓ official contact✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— benefits · queued for source review— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— international eligibility · queued for source review— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— Registration information not published · queued for source review— visa / work authorisation · queued for source review— Current deadline not yet published · current availability unconfirmed— required documents · queued for source review— application portal · not applicable to this pathway— Faculty information requires reverification · not published by the cited official source— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review— Verified institution logo not available · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current dated closing deadline established
Commencing dateAugust annually
Application route / cycleApply by direct enquiry well in advance; the NZOA entry says positions are often booked several years ahead but does not publish a current dated window
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 specialist qualification is expected before shortlisting and interview
Plastic- or orthopaedic-surgery background aligned with the relevant position
Registration, licence & examinations
Medical Council of New Zealand registration and Middlemore credentialing must be confirmed before appointment
Visa / work authorisation
International applicants must confirm employer sponsorship and the applicable New Zealand work visa after an offer
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
Middlemore publishes two complementary 12-month hand fellowships, one for a plastic surgeon and one for an orthopaedic surgeon. The national planning list describes broad hand, wrist, trauma, tetraplegic and brachial-plexus exposure and PFET recognition, but does not establish a currently vacant position or NZOA accreditation.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Middlemore Hospital / Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau
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.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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
NZOA hand-directory identity checked 2026-08-26 from the December 2025 national planning list.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Plastic or orthopaedic surgeons planning a career in hand and upper-limb surgery; FRACS or an equivalent qualification is expected before shortlisting and interview
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
NZOA planning-list inclusion does not establish eligibility for applicants trained in Indonesia. Confirm Medical Council of New Zealand registration, employer credentialing and work-visa requirements before applying.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
