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Education & Training

'SICOT meets SICOT' Fellowship Programme 2014 (closed)

This SICOT programme allows surgeons, who are members of SICOT under 45 years of age and have finished their residency, to undertake a fellowship at a centre of excellence. The candidates will have access to, and the possibility to train in, all the orthopaedic subspecialties represented at the centre. Accommodation will be provided by some host universities/centres and SICOT will cover the fellow's travel expenses (economy) up to EUR 1,000. If accommodation is not provided, SICOT will cover travel and accommodation expenses up to EUR 1,500.

Application requirements:

  • SICOT membership (2014 membership fee must be paid)
  • Under 45 years of age
  • Applicant must have five or more years of specialised orthopaedic training
  • Health insurance coverage during stay at centre
  • Medical check-up before travel
  • SICOT fellows who have already received any of the fellowships listed here in 2012 and/or 2013 should not apply for this Fellowship Programme.
  • Priority is given to attendees of previous SICOT meetings.

Documents to submit:

Deadline: 31 March 2014

Centres currently offering this opportunity:

ALGERIA

Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Blida - Blida
Subspecialties available: Tumour Surgery, Spinal Surgery, General Traumatology, Prosthetic Surgery
Duration: 1 month
Preferred period for fellowship: n/a
Supervisor: Mourad Hamidani

CZECH REPUBLIC

University Hospital Motol - Prague
Subspecialties available: All
Duration: 2 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: n/a
Supervisor: Tomas Trc 

DENMARK

Aarhus University Hospital - Aarhus
Subspecialties available: Spine
Duration: 12 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: September-December & January-April
Supervisor: Cody Bünger 

EGYPT

Assiut University - Assiut
Subspecialties available: All
Duration: 3-6 months
Preferred period for fellowship: n/a
Supervisor: Kamal Gafary 

GERMANY

Bad Neustadt Shoulder Centre - Bad Neustadt
Subspecialties available: Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Duration: Upon request
Preferred period for fellowship: Upon request
Supervisor: Frank Gohlke 
Specific requirements: Hepatitis B vaccination required; Hepatitis C and HIV status

Clinic of Hand Surgery, Rhön-Klinikum - Bad Neustadt
Subspecialties available: Hand Surgery
Duration: 4-12 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: All year
Supervisor: Karl-Josef Prommersberger   

Orthopaedic University Clinic (Friedrich-Alexander University) - Erlangen
Subspecialties available: Rheumatology, Joint Replacement, Spinal Surgery, Paediatric Surgery
Duration: 2-4 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: All year, except between 1 June and 15 September
Supervisor: Raimund Forst 
Specific requirements: Medical health certificate

Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie - Homburg
Subspecialties available: Pelvic and Spine Surgery, Hand Surgery
Duration: 3-12 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: 1 January 2011 - 31 December 2021
Supervisor: Tim Pohlemann & Werner Knopp
Specific requirements: Costs - rent per month: EUR 140; and food (breakfast and lunch) EUR 5-7 per day (EUR 3 per day will be provided)

Vitos Orthopaedic Clinic - Kassel
Subspecialties available: Total Joint Arthroplasty, Hip and Knee Reconstruction and Revision Surgery, Minimal Invasive Surgery in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Duration: 3 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: n/a
Supervisor: Werner Siebert
Accommodation expenses are not covered by the hospital and the applicant must cover the costs.

Klinikum Neumarkt - Neumarkt
Subspecialties available: Trauma Surgery, Spine Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, TKA, THA, Shoulder Surgery, Revision Arthroplasty
Duration: 4 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: 2 January 2011 - 23 December 2020
Supervisor: Alexander Schuh
Specific requirements: Chest X-ray (No Tuberculosis), Hepatitis B,C neg., HIV neg.  

Brüderkrankenhaus St. Josef Paderborn - Paderborn
Subspecialties available: Joint Arthroscopy, Replacement Surgery (minimally invasive approaches)
Duration: 4-12 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: n/a
Supervisor: Khaled Hamed Salem
Specific requirements: No tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, C neg., HIV neg.

GREECE

KAT Hospital - Athens
Subspecialties available: tbc
Duration: tbc
Preferred period for fellowship: tbc
Supervisor: George A. Macheras

HUNGARY

St George County Hospital, Centre for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Trauma - Székesfehérvár
Subspecialties available: Trauma Surgery, Hand Surgery, Sports Surgery, General Orthopaedics
Duration: 2 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: October-December
Supervisor: László Bucsi 

INDIA

Tejasvini Hospital (SSIOT) - Mangalore
Subspecialties available: Trauma, Arthroplasty, Arthroscopy, Paediatric Orthopaedics
Duration: 6-8 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: October-November
Supervisor: Shantharam Shetty 

ITALY

Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia - Pavia
Subspecialties available: Hip & Knee Arthroplasty, Spine, Sports, Paediatrics, Trauma 
Duration: 4-8 weeks 
Preferred period of fellowship: All year except August 
Supervisor: Francesco Benazzo

NETHERLANDS

Leiden University Medical Centre - Leiden
Subspecialties available: Tumours, Brachial Plexus, Joint Reconstruction, Trauma, Foot & Ankle, Research/RSA
Duration: 1-2 weeks
Preferred period for fellowship: n/a
Supervisor: Rob G.H.H. Nelissen
Specific requirements: MRSA of both nose and throat and Hepatitis B are checked before patient contact. As for Hepatitis B, doctors are required to be immunised, and show the titer level. The results have to be printed in English and should not be older than 10 days. These documents have to be presented at the beginning of the training. These tests will then be repeated in Leiden. If all results are fine, patients can be seen. The trainee should arrive preferably on Friday so the tests can be taken then and the results (PCR) can be ready by the following Monday or Tuesday.

SPAIN

Hospital Clinico San Carlos - Madrid
Subspecialties available: Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Revisions, Shoulder, Hand, Foot & Ankle, Arthroscopy (Shoulder, Knee, Hip), Tumours
Duration: n/a
Preferred period for fellowship: All year except 15 July to 15 September
Supervisor: Luis López-Durán Stern

University Hospital Infanta Leonor - Madrid
Subspecialties available: Hip Surgery in Young Adult (FAI surgery -open/arthroscopy-, Hip Osteotomies -PAO-, Primary Hip Arthroplasty -Primary, resurfacing, revisions), Navigate Knee Arthroplasty, Hand Surgery, Trauma
Duration: 1-3 months
Preferred period for fellowship: First period: October-December. Second Period: January-March. Third period: April-June
Supervisor: Oliver Marin-Peña
Accommodation expenses are not covered by the hospital and the applicant must cover the costs (information is provided about low-cost accommodation). Hospital could provide lunch cost.

UNITED STATES

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Philadelphia
Subspecialties available: Paediatric Spine, Paediatric Orthopaedic Tumours, General Paediatric
Orthopaedics, Paediatric Spine, Paediatric Trauma
Duration: 1-2 months
Preferred period for fellowship: All year
Supervisor: John Dormans
Specific requirements: pdf
Accommodation expenses are not covered by the hospital and the applicant must cover the costs.

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