Overview
Single-position hand, elbow and upper extremity fellowship progressing from primary assistant to junior attending role, with a tailored second half of the year.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- 1 August 2028
- Positions
- 1
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- No - programme does not currently accept foreign applicants
- Visa support
- Institution policyUCSF sponsors J-1 (ECFMG) and H-1B (incl. OPT) visas; H-1B/OPT require pre-approval by UCSF OGME; non-ACGME fellowships can take J-1 trainees only if ACGME Non-Standard Training (NST) recognised
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyCalifornia Postgraduate Training Licence (PTL) from the Medical Board of California required (full CA licence needed once accredited-training thresholds are reached)
How to apply
- Deadline
- 17 November 2026
- Application method
- Universal Hand Application via ASSH
Funding
- Funding
- Combined AY2025-26 salary and housing allowance $113,149