Orthopaedic Fellowships

In keeping with its mission of promoting medical education, Arthritis Australia has initiated the Arthritis Australia/Zimmer Orthopaedic Fellowship Program. The Program, supported by Zimmer Pty Ltd, will promote best practice treatment for arthritis sufferers.



Fellowships with the following criteria will be awarded and are ranked in order of preference:



1. ANZ fellow in ANZ position
2. 
ANZ fellow in overseas position

3. Overseas fellow in ANZ position

Note: The program is not open to overseas institutions unless supporting an Australian/NZ fellow.


Fellowships are available in the following areas and are ranked in order of preference:



* Note: The fellowship program must contain at least 50% arthroplasty in the specified activity to be eligible. Confirmation of this requirement must be made at time of application by the supervisor.



1. Major Joint Arthroplasty Lower Extremity
2. Major Joint Arthroplasty Upper Extremity
3. Degenerative and deforming conditions of the spine



Note: Soft tissue surgery, arthroscopy and conditions of the foot and hand will NOT be supported.

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For a list of fellowship recipients in 2010 & 2011 click here


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  ⇒   For a list of fellowship recipients in 2011 & 2012 click here.

 

August 2013 funding
 

Applications are now open for the next round of funding of the Arthritis Australia/Zimmer Orthopaedic Fellowship Program. Completed applications must be submitted by close of business Friday 30 August 2013.  Only applications with ALL accompanying documentation specified in the criteria will be considered.

Note: Due to the popularity of this program, only one fellowship application can be submitted per institution per funding year.

 For Australian Institutions, AOA accreditation MUST be approved before applying for funding.


Eligibility and criteria for applications are reviewed and updated regularly. Applications should be submitted well in advance of commencement of fellowship. This round of funding is for fellowships commencing January 2014 or later. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

For the complete list of eligibility and criteria click here.

⇒ To download institution application form click here.

⇒ To download fellow application form click here



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Reviewed and updated May 2013