Fellowship Program Information
Affiliation (Center Type): University of Western Australia (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 6 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 3
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Ross Radic, Antony Liddell, Travis Falconer, Greg Witherow, Peter Annear, Greg Janes, David Wysocki, Richard Carey-Smith, Nicholas Calvert, Douglas Kingwell, Daniel Meyerkort, Jens Buelow
Recent activity of Teaching Center:
Financial Support and Expenses
Types of Financial Support Available: A stipend is provided, Monthly Stipend of $12,000 AUD
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Fellowships co-ordinator to assist with documentation, medical registration.
Clinical and research staff to assist with research and data collection
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): see website to detail fellowships
Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases
Arthroscopy 50%
Knee Surgery 40%
Sports Medicine 10%
Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: Fellows do a mix of assisting and primary operating depending on the fellowship. Assistance in clinic, research, regular hospital and grand round meetings.
Types of Educational Opportunities: Manage patients directly, Scrub in for surgery, Assist in clinics under supervision, Receive hands-on training, Assist with research, Publishing opportunities
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: Fellow will participate in multiple research projects via the POSM Research Institute, a not-for-profit organisation developed to further research in the field of musculoskeletal medicine. Areas of research include:
ACL reconstruction
Graft harvest morbidity and assessment
ACL recovery and rehabilitation
Multiligament knee reconstruction, prospective database collection
ACL primary repair
Total knee replacement functional outcomes
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: Weekly Grand Rounds
Local and National Orthopaedic meetings, 1-2 per year
Industry sponsored meetings and teaching opportunities
Athletic Team Coverage: Supervisors regularly support elite sports teams, fellows assist and observe