Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact
✓ 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
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
15 November — annual date published without a cycle year
Duration
12 months (1 August–31 July)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
18 Aug 2026
Duration · published12 months (1 August–31 July)
Clinical exposureApproximately 900 operative cases and 11,500 outpatient visits annually across adult reconstruction, sports, trauma and complex foot-and-ankle care, with a required research paper
Funding · not publishedThe official AOFAS programme summary mentions payment at the faculty rate for specified trauma call; the base fellowship salary is not published.
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 official AOFAS programme summary limits applicants to graduates of United States or Canadian residency programmes.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Applicants must have completed qualifying orthopaedic residency training in the United States or Canada · Eligibility for the relevant state medical licence is required
✓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 AOFAS programme summary requires unrestricted Missouri State license to practice medicine. Confirm the current licensing process with the relevant state board and host.
?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
The official AOFAS programme summary mentions payment at the faculty rate for specified trauma call; the base fellowship salary is not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% of core application fields verified
Checked 18 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-14. 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 deadline15 November — annual date published without a cycle year
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleApply through the AOFAS fellowship match; no cycle year is attached to the published 15 November deadline
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
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
Applicants must have completed qualifying orthopaedic residency training in the United States or Canada
Eligibility for the relevant state medical licence is required
Registration, licence & examinations
The AOFAS programme summary requires unrestricted Missouri State license to practice medicine. Confirm the current licensing process with the relevant state board and host.
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-year academic clinical fellowship with a broad adult foot-and-ankle case mix, an official annual workload of about 900 cases and a research-paper requirement. Its deadline is published without a cycle year and is therefore not treated as a current machine-readable deadline.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital
The fellowship is based at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, with affiliated clinical sites and a large combined operative and outpatient volume.
Fellowship Program Director and Chief of Foot and Ankle ServiceOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon
Affiliation
Washington University School of Medicine
Clinical focus
Adult and adolescent foot-and-ankle sports injuries, trauma, arthritis, tendon disorders, deformity and arthroscopy
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jeremy J. McCormick is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship program director and chief of foot and ankle service for Washington University Foot and Ankle Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Adult and adolescent foot-and-ankle sports injuries, trauma, arthritis, tendon disorders, deformity and arthroscopy. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Washington University identifies Jeremy McCormick as fellowship director and chief of its Foot and Ankle Service, with a clinical practice spanning sports, trauma, arthritis, deformity and arthroscopic treatment.
Foot and ankle surgery, orthopaedic trauma and clinical informatics
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Kelly K. Hynes is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship faculty for Washington University Foot and Ankle Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Foot and ankle surgery, orthopaedic trauma and clinical informatics. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Washington University lists Kelly Hynes as one of the fellowship's two primary clinical faculty members and confirms specialist foot-and-ankle training and board certification in orthopaedic surgery.
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
AOFAS 2026–2027 accreditation and match code checked 2026-08-24.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
The official AOFAS programme summary limits applicants to graduates of United States or Canadian residency programmes.
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.
