Fellowships
Arthroplasty Fellowship 2015
The Hip and Knee Sections of the APOA hereby invite applications for the APOA arthroplasty Fellowship will be run from the 27th of July to the 13th of August. This Fellowship will also include attendance at the Combined Meeting of the ASEAN Arthroplasty Association and the Thai Hip & Knee Annual Meeting 2015 from the 10th to the 12th of August 2015 at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
The Fellowship will start from the 27th of July with the candidates meeting in Bangkok with visits to high volume Thai surgeons until the 30th of July before heading off on the 31st of July in small groups or individually to centres in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, Adelaide, and India (Coimbatore). The candidates will return to Thailand on the 7th of August to attend the cadaveric course and the Combined Meeting of the ASEAN Arthroplasty Association and the Thai Hip & Knee Annual Meeting 2015 (www.thks2015.com/program.php) and return back to their home countries on the 13th of August.
Only applicants who have been members of the APOA for at least one year or are life members, and are members of either the Hip or Knee Sections of the APOA will be accepted to be a candidate for the Fellowship. Applicants must also provide a personal statement and letter of good standing from their relevant national medical association along with 2 referees whose email addresses must be attached to their registration form. Alongside this Applicants must also prove their active postings on Facebook and must be active in the Arthroplasty field either as junior consultants or senior trainees.
Candidates are required to update the Fellowship Facebook page with their postings of experiences during the Fellowship.
The APOA will fund economy airfare travel to and from Bangkok and to the fellowship destinations. The APOA shall also fund accommodation during the Fellowship. Registration and accommodation for the Combined Meeting of the ASEAN Arthroplasty Association and the Thai Hip & Knee Annual Meeting 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand will also be paid for by the APOA. However, no daily stipend will be provided during the Fellowship.
Applications for the Fellowship will close at the end of April 2015.
2015 Arthroplasty Fellowship Registration Form
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