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Applications Now Open: 2016 WFSA Kamineni
Hospitals Pain Anaesthesia Fellowship
Applications are invited for two pain fellowship training positions at Kamineni Hospital, Hyderabad,
India.
The duration of training is 6 months. One fellowship will start on 1 January 2016 and the other will
start on the 1 July 2016.
Kamineni Hospitals is a chain of hospitals, medical colleges and host of other medical educational
institutions. The Kamineni hospital, Kingkoti is a tertiary care referral centre for various specialties
and super specialties. The Kamineni Pain Management Centre, which is part of Kingkoti unit, is one
of the unique centres in the country where professionals from across the globe visit to get trained to
become good pain physicians. The centre has become torch bearer of academic expertise in the
country by formulating guidelines for various training programme on par with international
standards. KPMC is known for regular workshops in the region on cadavers, manikins and various
animal models.
KPMC specialises not only in patient care but also in practising and teaching both acute and chronic
pain management. The hospital is equipped with peripheral nerve stimulators, ultrasound machines,
fluoroscopy, radiofrequency machines, epiduroscopes, CT, MRI & others for performing various
interventions. The trainees will have an orientation month followed by five months of clinical
responsibility.
The fellowship is intended for anaesthesiologists working in low resource settings in Asia or Africa
who wish to develop knowledge and skills in the field of pain management.
Applicants should fit the following criteria:
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Must be supported in their application by their own national anaesthesiology society
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Must be supported in their application by the chief / head of their home department
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Must be returning to their home country to a recognized post
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Should preferably be working in a teaching hospital
Fellows will receive a stipend from Kamineni Hospital to cover accommodation and living expenses.
The WFSA will provide funding to cover the cost of return travel from the fellow's home country to
Hyderabad, India.
The successful applicants will be required to register with the Medical Council of India and obtain
medical insurance covering the duration of the fellowship.
For more information, please contact the programme head, Dr Muralidhar Joshi
(drmuralidharjoshi@gmail.com).
How to apply:
The closing date for applications is 1 June 2015. Successful applicants will be notified before 1 July
2015.
Applicants must complete the Fellowship Application Form and provide all the documents listed at
the end of the form:
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Curriculum vitae with one recent photo and the names of two referees
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Letter of recommendation from the applicant's national anaesthesiology society
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Letter of recommendation from the applicant's head of department or
management
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Copy of medical degree
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Copy of photograph page of passport
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Copy of specialist anaesthetic qualification
Please send or email the form and documents to Nichola Page, Administrative Officer,
WFSA: admin@wfsahq.org
If scan/ email facilities are not available, documents can be posted to:
Nichola Page, Administrative Officer
World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists
hospital
21 Portland Place
London W1B 1PY
United Kingdom