Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with Middlemore Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Training pathways
- Clinical fellowship
- Named leadership
- 1 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 1 linked source
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
- Mike Foster — Clinical Lead Hands, PRS Unit, Middlemore Hospital
Middlemore Hospital Hand Fellowship
Mike Foster — Clinical Lead Hands, PRS Unit, Middlemore Hospital
Programmes and application details
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 and review dates
- NZAPS — Research and Fellowship Opportunities ↗Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
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