Research-fellow compensation is not separately stated in the programme’s research section.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Latest source audit
1 Oct 2026
Duration · published1 year
Clinical exposurePaediatric orthopaedic clinical research using multicentre databases and outcomes data.
Funding · publishedResearch-fellow compensation is not separately stated in the programme’s research section.
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
The programme explicitly hosts international surgeons. Indonesian applicants should confirm selection requirements and immigration arrangements with the research director.
—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
Research-fellow compensation is not separately stated in the programme’s research section.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
59% of core application fields verified
Checked 1 Oct 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-30. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.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✓ international eligibility✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— benefits · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— accreditation / organisation source · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe host directs research-fellowship applicants to Nemours Careers; confirm the relevant vacancy with the programme.
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.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A separate research pathway for international surgeons at Nemours in Wilmington. It is distinct from the institution’s operative clinical fellowship and the medical-student research year.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware / Department of Orthopedic Surgery
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.
Orthopedic Research Program DirectorOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware / Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Clinical focus
Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice
Qualifications
MD
Mihir M. Thacker is listed in the cited programme evidence as orthopedic research program director for Nemours Orthopedic Research Fellowship for International Surgeons. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware. His clinical and research interests include bone and soft-tissue tumours, hip preservation, limb-length differences and skeletal growth disorders. He completed paediatric orthopaedic fellowships at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and Nemours, followed by musculoskeletal oncology training at the University of Miami.
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
International surgeons
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
The programme explicitly hosts international surgeons. Indonesian applicants should confirm selection requirements and immigration arrangements with the research director.
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.
