Funded by SICOT & Ganga Hospital, India

Every year, SICOT offers two surgeons four-week fellowships to Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore (India). This hospital’s subspecialties are Trauma and Spine.

SICOT will reimburse up to EUR 2000 for travel (economy ticket only; taxis will only be reimbursed at a reasonable amount; airport shuttle bus service must be used in priority to taxis) and accommodation expenses. The accommodation will be arranged by the Ganga Hospital.

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 three or more years of specialised orthopaedic training at the time of application

• Must reside outside India

• Health insurance coverage during stay at centre

• Medical check-up before travel (including lab results for blood tests) 

• 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

  • the date of birth

  • the logbook

  • the academic achievements

  • other achievements

  • the professional experience in Orthopaedics (with month and year of beginning and ending)

  • 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)

• Two references with email contact

Deadline for applications: 8 July 2024