Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush / Rush University Medical Center. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Training pathways
- Clinical fellowship
- Named leadership
- 0 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 1 linked source
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
No named faculty are recorded in the current programme evidence. Use the official sources below to confirm the current director or training contact.
At a glance
- Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship: clinical fellowship, One fellowship year. Programme listed — intake not confirmed. Completion of a US or Canadian orthopaedic residency before the fellowship year, and eligibility for permanent Illinois licensure.
Intake, fees and eligibility change between cycles. Confirm each point with the host using the official source listed for the programme before preparing an application.
Programmes and application details
Clinical fellowship
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
An orthopaedic hand and upper extremity fellowship with microsurgery, shoulder and elbow exposure and a dedicated congenital hand experience at Shriners Children's Chicago. Hosted by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Duration
- One fellowship year
- Clinical participation
- Confirm the clinical role and privileges with the programme
- 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
- 15 November (ASSH platform); interviews in February/March each winter
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
One ACGME-accredited position, moving to two fellows per year from the 2027-2028 class
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Completion of a US or Canadian orthopaedic residency before the fellowship year, and eligibility for permanent Illinois licensure.
Published training
- Four apprenticeship-style faculty rotations, each repeated twice
- Microsurgery, open and arthroscopic shoulder and complex elbow surgery
- Congenital hand experience at Shriners Children's Chicago
- Fellow-level indications conference
- Research opportunities
Application route
Apply through the ASSH electronic application platform (no mailed applications); the programme participates in the NRMP hand fellowship match.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Published contact note: Juanita Pounds-Walker, Education Office — juanita_pounds-walker@rush.edu
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 29 Oct 2026
Official sources and review dates
- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush — Hand & Wrist Fellowship ↗Source reviewed 29 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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