The Fellowship
The Travelling Fellowship with pre-defined dates and programme will be organised in Autumn 2022. The dates will be announced in due course.
The fellow will have the opportunity to visit 2-4 leading Mako Robotic University Teaching Hospitals in one of the following countries:
- France.
- United Kingdom.
- Germany and Austria.
- Italy.
- Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg.
In order to minimise cross-border travels during the global COVID pandemic, only fellows from these specific countries will be able to participate in this programme (i.e. only applicants with a residence France can participate in the programme in France, etc.)
A maximum of two fellows per country will be accepted. Both fellows will train for one week a one host centre and then move on to the next one for another week and so on.
The overall duration of the travelling fellowship programme is approximately 2-4 weeks, depending on the number of host centres that can be visited in each country.
The costs for accommodation and travel are supported through the fellowship.
To get a first glimpse of what will expect you, please check out the programme and report about the first robotic travelling fellowship in March 2020:
- Report Robotic Travelling Fellowship March 2020 Dr. Veenesh Selvaratnam and Dr. David George | PDF document | 7 pages | 400kb
- Robotic Travelling Programme Outline March 2020 | PDF document | 1 page | 75kb
The call for applications is now open and interested candidates are invited to submit their applications until Monday 6 June 2022, midnight CET.
In case of questions, please contact fellowships@efort.org
The Host Centers
The following host centres are participating in the traveling fellowship programme:
United Kingdom
- Birmingham | The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Prof Edward Davis.
- Edinburgh | Royal Edinburgh Infirmary | Mr Gavin MacPherson.
- London | ROH/UCL | Prof Fares Haddad.
- Portsmouth | Queen Alexandra Hospital| Mr Niall Flynn, Mr Jeremy Rushbrook.
Italy
- Modena | Policlinico of Modena University, Hospital of Modena | Prof Fabio Catani.
- Parma | Casa di Cura Città di Parma | Prof. Adravanti.
- Rozzano | Istituto Clinico Humanitas | Prof. Grappiolo.
- Verona | Clinica San Francesco | Dr. Perazzini.
France
- Lyon | Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse | Prof Sébastien Lustig.
- Nîmes | University Hospital Center of Nîmes | Prof Pascal Kouyoumdjian.
Germany/Austria
- Hannover (DE) | Orthopaedic Clinic of Medical School Hannover, DIAKOVERE Annastift | Prof Henning Windhagen & Dr Max Ettinger.
- Brandenburg (DE) | University Clinic Brandenburg an der Havel | Prof Roland Becker.
- Linz (AT) | Kepler University Clinic Linz | Dr Philipp Proier.
- More centres under evaluation.
Belgium/Netherlands/Luxemburg
- Roeselare (BE) | AZ Delta Roeselare | Prof Dr Thomas Luyckx
- Eekla (BE) | AZ Alma Hospital Belgium | Dr Hans Van den Wyngaert
- Zoetermeer (NL) | RHOC | Dr Verburg & Prof Vehmeyer.
- More centres under evaluation.
Eligibility & Application
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications until Monday 6 June 2022, midnight CET..
All submitted applications will be reviewed after that date and the review outcome will be available by the end of June 2022.
To minimise cross-border travels during the on-going COVID pandemic, only fellows with a residence or practicing in one the following countries will be able to participate in this programme:
- France
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Austria
- Italy
- Belgium
- The Netherlands
- Luxemburg
In order to submit an application, please submit the following documents in English together with the completed application form:
- Copy of applicant’s MD license
- CV including current address of residence
- Motivation Letter
- Reference letters (min. 2)
- Publication history to date
The CV should include at least the following information:
- Country where currently practicing
- Your interaction with robotics to date and/or non-robotic relevant consideration
- Age and experience
- Surgery examination grades
- Teaching center of origin
The Motivation Letter (max 500 words) should include:
- Current level of surgery skills and expertise in robotics, if any.
- Dedication to hip and knee replacement surgery.
- Your reasoning on how this robotic fellowship will improve your surgery skills and patient outcomes.
Further requirements:
- Fluent English language is mandatory for the fellowship
- The successful applicant should have with one-year pre- to three years post-national surgical qualifications.
To apply please go to www.manuscriptmanager.net/efort
Only applications submitted through our application portal will be accepted.
For any question or assistance, please contact fellowships@efort.org
For any questions or assistance, please contact: fellowships@efort.org