Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Paid position with salary; amount not published
Deadline
January 2026 rolling review — historical for the May 2026 cohort
Duration
Approximately 12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureClinical and basic-science orthopaedic research, publications, conferences and surgical observation
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
The published 2026–2027 position is restricted to US applicants and explicitly states that visa sponsorship is unavailable.
?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.
—Not applicable to this pathway
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
US applicants only for the published cohort; the programme states that it does not sponsor visas.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% 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 deadlineJanuary 2026 rolling review — historical for the May 2026 cohort
Commencing dateApproximately May 2026–May 2027 for the published cohort
Application route / cycleThe published May 2026 – May 2027 cohort is under way; the page (read 3 October 2026) lists applications reviewed on a rolling basis from January 2026 and does not post the next application window.
Official contactUniversity of Utah Orthopaedics division research-fellowship contacts
MS3 or MS4 applicant planning an orthopaedic-surgery career
U.S. applicant only
No visa sponsorship
Application documents
Published by official source
Curriculum vitae
Medical school transcript with clerkship/rotation grades
Cover letter (maximum 400 words)
USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 scores and clerkship grades
One to two letters of recommendation
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Intended for: MS3 or MS4 students pursuing orthopaedic surgery and academic medicine
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Full-time paid position, salary included, broad faculty mentorship, publication and presentation opportunities, grand rounds, subspecialty conferences and surgical observation.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Utah Orthopaedic Center / Primary Children’s Hospital
The University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics provides clinical and surgical musculoskeletal care across the Mountain West and lists specialties including joint reconstruction, sports medicine, paediatric orthopaedics, spine, hand, foot and ankle, oncology and trauma. Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City is Intermountain's comprehensive paediatric specialty hospital and is the named paediatric partner site for this directory entry. Fellowship terms remain on linked programme pages.
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.
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