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Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Middlemore Hospital Hand Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Mike Foster — Clinical Lead Hands, PRS Unit, Middlemore Hospital
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Middlemore Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
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Training context
Published programme focus
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Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Middlemore Hospital Hand Fellowship
A one-year hand fellowship in the Auckland Regional Centre for Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery at Middlemore Hospital, open to plastic and orthopaedic fellows. Described on the NZ Association of Plastic Surgeons fellowship page; no separate hospital programme page was found.
- Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Duration
- 1 year, starting in August each year
- Clinical participation
- Alternating weeks of acute hand trauma and elective clinics and operating, with some weekend and occasional evening call for significant trauma
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Annual August start
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Plastic and orthopaedic fellows who have passed their exit or fellowship examination; the fellowship is registered for PFET and aimed at those wishing to specialise in hand surgery.
Published training
- Alternating weekly roster of acute hand trauma and elective work
- Supervision by orthopaedic and plastic hand surgeons
- Elective clinics and operating in public and private practice
- Hosted in a unit accredited by RACS for plastic and reconstructive surgery training
Application route
Contact Mike Foster, Clinical Lead Hands, PRS Unit, Middlemore Hospital for information.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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