Overview
AO-funded short-term craniomaxillofacial surgery fellowship placement at Medanta-The Medicity (Gurugram, India) performing about 1830 surgical cases a year.
The programme
- Focus
- Craniomaxillofacial surgery
- Training type
- Short-term International Fellowship (observership with scrub-in where permitted)
- Duration
- 6-8 weeks
- Start
- Placement year after selection
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- AO Foundation fellowship host centre
- Department
- Dept. of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Graduate of a training programme in a CMF specialty; completed an AO CMF MFT or other hands-on AO CMF course; at least two years' AO CMF membership; younger than 40 in year of application (exceptions possible); 'Interrupting your unconscious biases' module certificate
- International applicants
- Yes - AO Foundation global programme; fellows from any country are allocated to host centres by AO (membership and course prerequisites apply)
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Scrub-in: Yes; host note on licence/scrub-in: Temporary Registration with State Medical Council. We will facilitate that but the Fellow needs to be a Medical Graduate at least (MBBS or equivalent). Dominant OR language: English (team English written (5) / spoken (5) on a 1-5 scale). Documents/vaccines requested: Good Character Certificate from the current employer
How to apply
- Deadline
- Annual AO CMF call (check AO CMF fellowship page for the next call)
- Application method
- Online application to the AO Foundation during the open call (host centres allocated by AO); not directly to the hospital
Funding
- Funding
- Small AO CMF stipend (benchmark USD 550/week in the US, adjusted for local price level; 75-85 fellowships supported yearly); travel and insurance paid by fellow