Comprehensive · Source does not publish entry requirements
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
PGY-6-equivalent annual salary plus benefits; no monetary amount is published
Deadline
1 December 2026 (strict; recommended by 1 November 2026)
Duration
One fellowship year; exact start and end dates are not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureComprehensive surgical and non-surgical foot-and-ankle care, lower-extremity deformity, neuromuscular disease and trauma across the university, VA and satellite sites, plus publishable research
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
International eligibility and visa sponsorship are not published on the current official pages
?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 & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline1 December 2026 (strict; recommended by 1 November 2026)
Commencing dateAugust 2028 (SF Match timetable: training for the 2027 Orthopaedic Fellowship Match begins August 2028)
Application route / cycle2028 fellowship intake (training begins July/August 2028) via the 2027 SF Match Orthopaedic Fellowship Match: applicant registration opened 3 August 2026; the CAS target date (2 September 2026) has passed and SF Match states it is a suggested date, not a deadline; rank lists are due 6 April 2027 (12:00 noon PT) and Match Results are released 13 April 2027. Foot & Ankle (AOFAS) timetable: interview period December 2026 – February 2027; applicants may signal up to 10 programmes. The Utah page gives a deadline per the SF Match fellowship instructions: generally recommended by 1 November, strict deadline 1 December (no year printed; the same page lists the interview date 23 January 2027, so these belong to the 2027 Match cycle), and interviews on 23 January 2027.
A university-based foot-and-ankle fellowship spanning outpatient, university-hospital and VA settings, with one fellow, broad reconstruction and trauma exposure and a publishable-project requirement. The official application page gives day-and-month deadlines without a cycle year.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Utah Orthopaedic Center
The University of Utah Foot and Ankle Fellowship trains physicians in nonsurgical and surgical foot and ankle care with exposure across common and uncommon pathology. Official materials place clinical work at the University Orthopaedic Center, University Hospital, VA and satellite clinics; research expectations are programme-specific.
Birmingham, Alabama, United States · 12 months; AOFAS describes matched foot-and-ankle fellowships as generally 1 August to 31 JulyView program profile →
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