Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Nashville, Tennessee, 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 and Upper Extremity Fellowship: clinical fellowship, One fellowship year (monthly rotations with each attending surgeon). Programme listed — intake not confirmed. Applicants must first complete an accredited orthopedic surgery residency program.
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 and Upper Extremity Fellowship
A hand and upper extremity fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery covering conditions from the hand to the shoulder in adults and children, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Surgery Center and Belle Meade Surgery Center. Fellows rotate one-on-one monthly with four orthopaedic hand attendings.
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Duration
- One fellowship year (monthly rotations with each attending surgeon)
- Clinical participation
- Hand fellows are frequently involved in 800 to 1000 cases during their fellowship year, with 4–6 call nights per month; one publication-level manuscript is required
- International applicants
- Applicants must have completed an accredited orthopaedic surgery residency and apply via the ASSH universal application; overseas training and visa sponsorship are not addressed
- Funding
- Page lists a stipend for books or a medical device among fellow benefits; salary amount not stated
- Application timing
- Not stated on the cited programme page; applications via the American Society for Surgery of the Hand universal application
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Two hand and upper extremity fellows per year; interviews between mid-January and March
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Applicants must first complete an accredited orthopedic surgery residency program.
Published training
- Operative and non-operative management of hand and upper extremity conditions in adults and children
- One-on-one monthly rotations with each attending
- Bi-weekly didactic and pre-/post-operative case conferences
- Cadaveric dissections and journal club
- Required research project and publication-level manuscript
Application route
Vanderbilt uses the American Society for Surgery of the Hand universal application; submit a completed Universal Hand Surgery Application and three letters of recommendation. Interviews are conducted between mid-January and March.
Published application documents
- Completed Universal Hand Surgery Application
- Three letters of recommendation
Published contact note: Takia Murdock (Fellowship Administrator), Ortho-Fellowships@vumc.org
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Official sources and review dates
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center — official fellowship page ↗Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
Suggest a correction →