Funded by SICOT & University of Hong Kong Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hong Kong
The HKU/SICOT Fellowship will be awarded to an orthopaedic surgeon from Asia to undergo a twelve-week training program in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong.
Duration of Fellowship:
12 weeks
Fellowship Programme:
During the fellowship period, the awarded fellows will be given the opportunity to observe the clinical service and participate in research works in one of the following orthopaedic subspecialties:
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Hand and Microvascular surgery
Musculoskeletal oncology
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine Surgery
Sports and Arthroscopic Surgery
The fellowship includes:
A round trip economy air ticket (reimbursed up to EUR 600 by SICOT)
Accommodation in hospital accommodation
Daily allowance of HK$ 100 for the duration of the fellowship
The fellowship does not include medical and travel insurance during the fellowship period. Fellows are advised to ensure this is organized because health care expenses in Hong Kong can be expensive.
There will be two places in the year 2020 (July to September and October to December). The applications for the year 2020 have to be submitted from 1 October 2019 to 20 January 2020. The result of the fellowship will be announced at the beginning of March 2020. Upon completion of the fellowship, a formal report is required from the selected candidate.
Pre-requisites:
must be a SICOT member from the Asia region with membership dues paid two years in a row at the time of the application (the year of the application and the year before)
must be 45 years or under at the beginning of the fellowship
must have at least 4 years of professional experience
health insurance coverage during stay at centre
medical check-up before travel (including lab results for blood tests)
language skills (either one)
basic command of oral and written English is required
ability to communicate in Chinese (Putonghua or Cantonese)
must fill in this form
must fill in this form
Selection of the candidates will be based on the submission of:
a detailed curriculum vitae;
a best published scientific paper; and
a letter of recommendation by the supervisor/chief of the department
the above-mentioned form
the above-mentioned form
Applications should be sent to:
Carmen Liu
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
The University of Hong Kong
5/F, Professorial Block
Queen Mary Hospital
No. 102, Pokfulam Road,
Hong Kong
Tel.: +852 2255 4654
Fax: +852 2817 4392
E-mail: [email protected]
Deadline for applications: 20 January 2019
Winners:
2016: Jitesh Kumar Jain (India) & Kalaivanan Kanniyan (India)
2015: Divesh Jalan (India)
2014: Sudhir K. Mahapatra (India)
2013: Shalin Maheshwari (India)