Overview
A one-year ACGME-accredited hand surgery fellowship run jointly with orthopaedics, covering adult and paediatric hand surgery, brachial plexus and microsurgery.
The programme
- Focus
- Hand and upper extremity
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 1 plastic surgery position per year
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited hand surgery fellowship
- Department
- Department of Plastic Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed residency in plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery and/or general surgery
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs from non-LCME schools must hold ECFMG certification before entry; non-US citizens need employer-sponsored visa (J-1/H-1B per programme)
- Visa support
- Institution policyUPMC ME programmes may (not required to) offer J-1 via ECFMG and/or H-1B; programme can offer either or both; H-1B requires USMLE Steps 1-3 passed by match date
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyPennsylvania graduate medical training licence required (within 60 days of contract start)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- NRMP Combined Musculoskeletal Matching Program; Universal Hand Application via the ASSH portal with CV, transcript, USMLE scores and three letters
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policySalaried on UPMC ME GMT stipend scale AY 2026-27: PGY4 $78,677; PGY5 $81,431; PGY6 $84,281; PGY7 $87,231; PGY8 $90,284 (AY 2027-28: PGY4 $81,818; PGY5 $85,091; PGY6 $88,495)
Official sources
https://www.plasticsurgery.pitt.edu/education/clinical-fellowship-programs/hand-fellowshiphttps://residency.dom.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/UPMC-Resident-and-Visa-Policy-2025.pdfhttps://www.upmc.com/healthcare-professionals/education/gme/benefitshttps://dam.upmc.com/-/media/hillmanresearch/education-training/documents/resident_fellow_training_agreement.pdf