Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, 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
Requirements published
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
2 years
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · published2 years
Clinical exposureCompetency-based orthopaedic sports-medicine training at King Khalid University Hospital, structured around CanMEDS roles and the core topics and skills described by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Funding · not publishedNot published by the official university page
DestinationSaudi Arabia
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 orthopaedic residency accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties or King Saud University
✓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
The host page does not publish the Saudi professional registration or licensing steps; applicants should confirm these with KSU before applying.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
Not published by the official university page
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by the official university page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
52% of core application fields verified
Checked 28 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-24. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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 January; the published curriculum ends 31 December of the second year
Application route / cycleThe official KSU curriculum was updated on 20 August 2026 and publishes entry requirements, duration and documents, but no current application form, deadline or vacancy
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 orthopaedic residency accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties or King Saud University
Registration, licence & examinations
The host page does not publish the Saudi professional registration or licensing steps; applicants should confirm these with KSU before applying.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
KKUH Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship application
Updated curriculum vitae
3 recommendation letters
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
A two-year, two-to-three-place Riyadh sports-medicine fellowship for graduates of SCFHS- or KSU-accredited orthopaedic residencies. The current university page publishes the curriculum and three required application components, but not funding, a deadline or named faculty.
HOST INSTITUTION
About King Saud University / King Khalid University Hospital
King Saud University's College of Medicine delivers the full two-year programme at King Khalid University Hospital.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
King Saud University / King Khalid University Hospital
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Abdulaziz Al-Omar is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Arthroscopy and Orthopedic Sport Injuries Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Abdulaziz Al-Omar is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
AS
Faculty: Ahmad Saleh Bin Nasser
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
King Saud University / King Khalid University Hospital
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ahmad Saleh Bin Nasser is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Arthroscopy and Orthopedic Sport Injuries Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ahmad Saleh Bin Nasser 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.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
KSU describes this as Saudi Arabia's first structured orthopaedic sports-medicine fellowship; the official page was updated on 20 August 2026.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic residency graduates from SCFHS- or KSU-accredited programmes
