Clinical exposureTwo-year full-time clinical fellowship in adult and paediatric hand surgery at King Khalid University Hospital, training to consultant level; certificate awarded is the King Saud University Fellowship in Hand Surgery.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Non-Saudi applicants are admitted at an annual training fee of SR 30,000; the entry qualification must be a Saudi certificate or an equivalent recognised by SCFHS.
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Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published (application requirements list Saudi ID/Iqama and passport copies)
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · 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 dateSeptember (programme page); 1 January (general KSU fellowship application page) - see conflicts
Application route / cycleInterviews are held 4-6 months before the September start. The programme page gives no dated application window.
Saudi plastic or orthopaedic surgery certificate or an equivalent degree recognised by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, or successful completion of the written component of the final Saudi programme examination
Good conduct and medically fit
Pass interview by the hand surgery fellowship committee at KKUH
Three recommendation letters from consultants or specialists the candidate has worked with
Letter of approval/permission from the employer for full-time training for the whole period
Application documents
Application form
Curriculum vitae
MBBS and internship certificate copies
Transcript of records
Saudi Council License Exam (SLE) copy
Specialty residency certificate
3 original letters of recommendation
Letter of no objection from the sponsor
Postgraduate certificates copy (if any)
Saudi ID/Iqama and passport copies
3 passport-size photographs
ACLS and BLS certificates
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Two-year KSU hand surgery fellowship open to Saudi plastic or orthopaedic surgeons or equivalents, with one place per year. Note: Programme page says the 2-year programme starts in September; the general KSU application page says all fellowship programmes start every 1 January.
HOST INSTITUTION
About King Saud University College of Medicine / King Khalid University Hospital
King Saud University College of Medicine in Riyadh runs the largest orthopaedic department in the Kingdom at King Khalid University Hospital and lists more than ten orthopaedic and hand subspecialty fellowships.
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.
