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Shoulder Clinical Observership and Research Fellowship

Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Faculty / program leadership: Edward G. McFarland and Uma Srikumaran

Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, entry requirements, faculty 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
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
No financial support or housing provided
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months; second year possible for qualified applicants
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
15 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months; second year possible for qualified applicants
Clinical exposureShoulder clinical research, surgery and clinic observation, conferences, manuscripts and selected basic science
Funding · publishedNo financial support or housing provided
DestinationUnited States
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

No special licence is required and Johns Hopkins states that it will assist with the visa

Not published

Required training level

Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.

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.

Not published

Medical registration

Registration requirements are not published by the cited source.

?Confirm directly with host

Licensing examinations

No licensing-examination information is published.

Not published

Language requirements

No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.

Not published

Visa or work authorisation

Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.

Published by official source

Funding availability

No financial support or housing provided

OrthoFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or clinical privileges. Requirements may change by appointment and intake.

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DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

59% of core application fields verified

Checked 15 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-11. 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 August; 12-month appointment
Application route / cycleContact the Johns Hopkins Shoulder and Elbow Surgery division; no application form or deadline is published
Official contactDivision of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery+1 410 583 2850

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

Requirements to confirm before applying

Clinical / academic eligibility

Not published by the cited official source.

Registration, licence & examinations

AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.

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.

FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

2 listed faculty members

EGEdward G. McFarland, fellowship faculty at Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Program lead: Edward G. McFarland

Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical focus
Research training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile

Edward G. McFarland is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Shoulder Clinical Observership and Research Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Research training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

Edward G. McFarland is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.

USUma Srikumaran, fellowship faculty at Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Faculty: Uma Srikumaran

Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical focus
Research training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile

Uma Srikumaran is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Shoulder Clinical Observership and Research Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Research training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

Uma Srikumaran 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.

APPLICANT PROFILE

Physicians and researchers pursuing shoulder, sports medicine and arthroplasty research

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

Published international eligibility information

No special licence is required and Johns Hopkins states that it will assist with the visa

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.