Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
✓ 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
Fellowship year; exact start and end dates are not published by the official host page
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
12 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedFellowship year; exact start and end dates are not published by the official host page
Clinical exposureBroad paediatric orthopaedics including deformity, spine, cerebral palsy, hip dysplasia, clubfoot, limb reconstruction and trauma, with two to three operating days, one to two clinic days, gait laboratory exposure, fellow-run clinics and protected research time
Funding · not publishedSupported at the PGY-6 level; the official page does not publish the current dollar amount. Florida-licensed, board-eligible fellows may supplement income through approved urgent-care work.
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.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Meet the POSNA match and host appointment requirements · International medical graduates must hold current ECFMG certification; the POSNA listing states that non-ECFMG graduates are not accepted
✓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
A Florida medical licence is required for the optional urgent-care income pathway; the host page does not publish the complete clinical-licensure checklist for all fellows.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—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
Supported at the PGY-6 level; the official page does not publish the current dollar amount. Florida-licensed, board-eligible fellows may supplement income through approved urgent-care work.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 12 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-08. 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 dateIntake date not published
Application route / cyclePOSNA Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship Match
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
Meet the POSNA match and host appointment requirements
International medical graduates must hold current ECFMG certification; the POSNA listing states that non-ECFMG graduates are not accepted
Registration, licence & examinations
A Florida medical licence is required for the optional urgent-care income pathway; the host page does not publish the complete clinical-licensure checklist for all fellows.
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 one-position POSNA-accredited paediatric orthopaedic fellowship with broad operative, clinic, trauma and research exposure. Exact dates, a current salary figure and a full document checklist are not published on the official host page.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Protected research time and a broad four-surgeon clinical programme are published; leave, insurance and meeting allowances are not detailed on the host page.
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Florida / UF Health Shands Children's Hospital
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital provides ACS-verified Level I paediatric trauma care and a four-surgeon paediatric orthopaedic service with gait analysis, specialty clinics and research support.
Clinical Professor; Shriners Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Affiliation
University of Florida
Clinical focus
Paediatric orthopaedics, limb deformity and complex reconstruction
Qualifications
MD and orthopaedic residency, Queen's University; fellowship training at Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide and The Hospital for Sick Children
Nigel Price is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship program director; pediatric orthopaedics division chief for University of Florida Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric orthopaedics, limb deformity and complex reconstruction. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Nigel Price is listed by the official programme source as fellowship program director; pediatric orthopaedics division chief. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Stephanie Ihnow is listed in the cited programme evidence as pediatric orthopaedics faculty for University of Florida Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric orthopaedics. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Stephanie Ihnow is listed by the official programme source as pediatric orthopaedics faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Scoliosis, cerebral palsy, hip dysplasia, clubfoot, limb alignment and paediatric sports injuries
Qualifications
MD and orthopaedic residency, University of Kentucky; Pediatric Orthopaedics and Spine fellowship at Vanderbilt
Jessica McQuerry is listed in the cited programme evidence as pediatric orthopaedics faculty for University of Florida Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Scoliosis, cerebral palsy, hip dysplasia, clubfoot, limb alignment and paediatric sports injuries. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Jessica McQuerry is listed by the official programme source as pediatric orthopaedics faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Hip dysplasia, cerebral palsy, clubfoot, limb deformity and paediatric trauma
Qualifications
MD, George Washington University; orthopaedic residency at UMKC; Pediatric Orthopaedics fellowship at Stanford
Kirsten Norrell is listed in the cited programme evidence as pediatric orthopaedics faculty for University of Florida Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip dysplasia, cerebral palsy, clubfoot, limb deformity and paediatric trauma. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Kirsten Norrell is listed by the official programme source as pediatric orthopaedics faculty. 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
POSNA directory identity and accreditation labels checked 2026-08-25. Programme detail, positions, director and contact checked 2026-08-30.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgeons applying through the POSNA fellowship match; the current POSNA listing accepts ECFMG-certified international graduates but not non-ECFMG graduates
