Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
USD 70,000 annual salary published on the official programme page
Deadline
Historical information only on the programme page
Duration
1 year with eight mentorship months and four elective months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureMore than 50,000 annual visits and approximately 8,000 operations across upper-extremity arthroscopy and arthroplasty, Level I trauma, replantation, free-tissue and nerve transfer, congenital and brachial-plexus clinics, spasticity, limb-loss reconstruction and elite-athlete care, with dedicated research time.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
Eligibility requires completion of orthopaedic, plastic or general-surgery residency in a United States-accredited programme; an Indonesian-only qualifying residency route is not published.
?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 published
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.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% 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 deadlineHistorical information only on the programme page
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleHand Surgery Fellowship Match (NRMP) for July 2028 appointments: Match opens 17 February 2027 (12:00 PM ET), ranking opens 24 March 2027, rank order list certification deadline 28 April 2027 (9:00 PM ET), Match Day 12 May 2027; applications are made through the ASSH Hand Surgery Fellowship Application Platform with programme-set deadlines.
Completion of orthopaedic, plastic or general-surgery residency in a United States-accredited programme
USMLE or COMLEX Steps 1–3 passed within three attempts
Application documents
Published by official source
ASSH online application
Brief personal statement
Curriculum vitae
USMLE or COMLEX transcript
Three recommendation letters, including one from the chair or programme director
Medical-school transcript
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
OrthoCarolina publishes a detailed high-volume one-year curriculum, salary and benefits, eleven named team physicians, documents and United States residency eligibility. The page's 2024 deadline and 2025 interviews are historical, so current availability remains unconfirmed.
Intended for: Orthopaedic, plastic or general-surgery graduates entering the NRMP Hand Surgery Match and meeting appointment requirements
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Health and dental insurance for fellows and dependants, disability and life insurance, retirement and flexible-spending plans, up to three weeks of paid time off, liability and tail coverage, two paid courses and a fully funded one-week travelling fellowship.
HOST INSTITUTION
About OrthoCarolina Hand Center / Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
A high-volume Charlotte programme with eleven named team physicians, structured mentorship and electives, daily didactics, extensive research support and a paid travelling fellowship.
Hand, wrist and elbow reconstruction, peripheral nerve surgery, tendon transfers and limb-loss reconstruction
OrthoCarolina identifies Glenn Gaston as director of its Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship and a surgeon-researcher focused on complex upper-extremity reconstruction.
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