Hiranandani Orthopaedic Medical Education Fellowship (closed)

Funded by Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital & Hiranandani Orthopaedic Medical Education, Powai, Mumbai, India

Hiranandani Orthopaedic Medical Education (HOME) is a department that is dedicated to the field of clinical research in Orthopaedics. HOME is working on a number of projects related to clinical research in adult hip and knee surgery. HOME conducted its first workshop on scientific publication (WOSP) in December 2009, in collaboration with the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume). A number of scientific meetings have also been planned for the future.

Research Fellowships, in adult hip and knee surgery, are offered by HOME. The tenure is for six months initially and extendable for a year. The Research Fellow will be a full-time research assistant with dedicated sessions for literature search, data entry, and management of a newly developed software called SwingSmart™. Bachelor accommodation and stipend are offered to the Fellow.

The Research Fellow will be responsible for carrying out and completing the projects. The Fellow will be supervised by the full-time consultant orthopaedic surgeons. There are targets and deadlines for the projects. The Fellow is expected to present the papers in national and international conferences.

HOME is a collaborative effort of the management of the Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital (Powai, Mumbai, India) and the Department of Orthopaedics, which recognise the immense need for research in India. HOME has plans to collaborate with some of the very prominent and popular research centers and personalities in the world. The ultimate goal is to share what we are learning, compare results, collaborate on promising treatments, and disseminate this important information to the orthopaedic community at large.

Fellowship: All aspects of adult hip and knee surgery

Prerequisites:

Must be a SICOT member with membership dues paid two years in a row at the time of the application (the year of the application deadline and the year before)
Must be 45 years or under at the beginning of the fellowship
Must have a minimum experience (after qualifying degree) of three years in general orthopaedics at the time of application
Health insurance coverage during stay at centre
Medical check-up before travel (including lab results for blood tests)
Must have a postgraduate degree in orthopaedics and traumatology in their respective country
Application form must be filled in
Priority is given to candidates having attended one or more SICOT Congress(es) in the past 4 years
Preference will be given to international fellows. SICOT will not cover the travelling costs of national fellows.

Documents to submit to [email protected]:

Application Form to be filled in
Copy of birth certificate or passport
Up-to-date CV mentioning
o the date of birth
o the logbook
o the academic achievements
o other achievements
o the professional experience in Orthopaedics (with month and year of beginning and ending)
o the field(s) of interest
Two recommendation letters, one must be from the current Head of Department

A document proving the English level
Motivation letter showing the motivation and the reason for wanting to attend this fellowship
Recent medical check-up (including lab results for blood tests
Copy of postgraduate degree in orthopaedics and traumatology from their respective country

Date of commencement for international candidates: 1 January and 1 June of each year

The offer: