Education & Training
SICOT Travelling Fellowships 2010 - Applications closed
Every year, SICOT offers three young surgeons three-month fellowships to visit an international medical centre. The aim is to attend and learn at a renowned education centre to improve knowledge and surgical skills. The value of each fellowship is EUR 4,000, which includes travel and accommodation.
The fellowships are:
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Danish Travelling Fellowship: at Århus University Hospital specialised in Spine Surgery.
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German Travelling Fellowship: at the Orthopaedic Hospital of the University of Würzburg, specialised in Arthroplasty of the Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow; Surgery of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Foot; Sports Injuries; Paediatric Orthopaedics.
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International Travelling Fellowship: at a centre of your choice. This centre should have a SICOT member, or the corresponding surgeon is known to, or in contact with, SICOT.
Prerequisites: The applicant must be a member of SICOT, under 40 years of age, and must have previously attended a SICOT international meeting.
Applicants should send the following to awards@sicot.org:
- CV.
- Two references with e-mail contacts.
- Application letter containing:
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aim of travel (travel should take place in 2010), specialty of interest and Fellowship being applied for (1 choice);
- how this Fellowship will benefit your home country or hospital;
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for the International Travelling Fellowship: proposed hospital for travel and contact person, and his/her SICOT contact. Please ask your contact person to e-mail SICOT.
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Application deadline: 31 December 2009 (closed)
Successful applicants are required to submit a report to SICOT upon completion of their fellowship.
Fellows in 2009
- Danish Travelling Fellowship: Yu Wang (China) Read report...
- German Travelling Fellowship: Cosmas O. Ihezie (Nigeria) Read report...
- International Travelling Fellowship: Ghulam Shabbir (Pakistan) Read report...
Fellows in 2010
- Danish Travelling Fellowship: Dharmendra Singh (India)
- German Travelling Fellowship: Hamed Abdelmoula Alhawary (Egypt)
- International Travelling Fellowship: Ahmed Abdel-Azeem (Egypt)