Fellowship in Arthroplasty

Overview

The Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA) offers fellowship programs in Arthroplasty at National as well as International centres.

National Fellowship

• The program duration is 4 weeks.
• One Candidate for each national centres will be selected by IAA committee during IAACON annual conference.
• Accommodation will be provided by the center subject to availability (single or twin sharing).
• Each candidate will be provided Rs 25,000 (Rupees Twenty five thousand only) by Indian Arthroplasty Association.
• Candidates can arrange own accommodation if they wish at their own cost.
• Food and travel should be taken care by the selected candidate.
• If a center has more than one mentor then there will be a single point of contact for both IAA Secretary and the selected candidate for communications and in turn that mentor will co-ordinate with other surgeons and organize the schedule for the candidates during that four weeks.
• Fellowship has to be completed before the next IAA annual conference (IAACON).

International Fellowship

• The program duration is 2 weeks
• Every year two candidates will be selected during the IAA national conference (IAACON) through interview.
• Centre allotment will be done by the panelist and cannot be selected by the candidate.
• INR 50,000 (Rupees fifty thousand only) will be provided to each selected candidate by Indian Arthroplasty Association.
• Travel, food & accommodation should be taken care by the candidate.
• Mentor and his office will provide guidance and facilitate for processing Visa.
• Fellowship has to be completed before the next IAA annual conference (IAACON).
• After completion of the fellowship, candidate has to attend the immediate IAA annual conference (IAACON) to receive the completion certificate.

Eligibility

The candidates should have completed post-graduation in Orthopedics with MS/ DNB or equivalent qualification.

Minimum Education