Funded by SICOT & Khoula Hospital, Oman

Every year, SICOT offers two surgeons twelve-week fellowships to Khoula Hospital in Muscat (Oman).

The accommodation will be provided for by Khoula Hospital and SICOT will reimburse up to EUR 1,000 for travel expenses (economy ticket only; taxis will only be reimbursed at a reasonable amount; airport shuttle bus service must be used in priority to taxis).

This hospital’s subspecialties are arthroplasty, sports medicine, spine, reconstructive surgery, complex fractures, oncology and many others. 

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

• 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)

Deadline for applications: 8 July 2024