International Arthroplasty Fellowship

Quexst Healthcare brings you the opportunity to train with different experts in Arthroplasty(Joint Replacement). We offer short duration International Fellowship of 4 weeks. Joint Replacement surgery is a non-invasive orthopedic procedure that is used in the treatment of damaged joints. The skill level & Precision required for these surgeries is far higher than open surgeries and therefore the guidance from an expert with a short duration fellowship is the demand of today.

Learning Points

Our experts work in following learning areas, however, your exposure of these learning points depends on cases with problems notified by patients at the time of your clinical rotation.

Developments in joint replacement technology
Tribology in joint replacement
Biological and chemical influence on immune and regenerative responses to joint replacements
Metals for joint replacement
Ceramics for joint replacement
Joint bearing surfaces and replacement joint design
Cementless fixation techniques and challenges in joint replacement
Acrylic cements for bone fixation in joint replacement
The healing response to implants used in joint replacement
Biological causes of prosthetic joint failure
Failure mechanisms in joint replacement
Tribology and corrosion in hip joint replacements: materials and engineering

Post graduate orthopedic Surgeons are eligible to join this fellowship. Depending on learning objectives, number of years surgical experience is also important.

4 Weeks

Reputed Hospitals In Barcelona, Spain

HANDS ON

For fellows joining the fellowship program, intention is to give hands-on exposure, however, the level of hands-on exposure in at the discretion of the mentor / faculty. Number of cases for hands-on depends on patient flow at the time of fellowship and no fixed number of cases commitment can be given.

Fellows must adhere to the hospital schedule and meet the timing expectation to get the best exposure.

It is important to write a good statement of Purpose to bring visibility to your existing skills to get better practical exposure

Mentors

YOUR DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

CV: Your Curriculum Vitae reflects your educational background as well as your professional profile. It needs to be up-to-date with all important details like qualification, experience, achievements given in detail.

SOP: Your statement of Purpose is the most important document, as it describes why you want to do the observership. It shows your keenness to learn new professional skills. It portrays your existing knowledge base. It is an important document to be specially prepared for the observership opportunity you are seeking to join.

UG & PG CERTIFICATES: These documents are proofs of the qualifications written about in CV.

COUNCIL REGISTRATION: Your medical council registration details are important, as without these, you do not become eligible to practice and therefore also for the learning opportunity.

PASSPORT COPIES: For international learning opportunity, valid passport with validity for 6 months after completion of the stay outside the country of origin is necessary.

HOW TO REGISTER

The steps to be followed are as follows:

Send us copies of your Medical Council Registration, degrees, and your CV in the specified format.
Send us your statement of Purpose of Motivation letter stating your learning objectives.
Let us know preferred & suitable time slot for your rotation. We typically start on First Monday of the month
Your request with documents provided by you will be sent for eligibility confirmation and availability of time slot requested by you.
On receiving confirmation, the eligibility confirmation cum proforma invoice will be sent to you. The initial booking amount needs be paid as mentioned in Proforma Invoice.
On payment of initial booking amount to us and the payment to international faculty, you will receive the invitation letter.
Our concierge service can help you book the travel and Stay. You could also seek these services from your travel agency.
Using the travel, stay booking details and the invitation letter process / apply for the VISA.
On receiving the VISA approval, send us a copy of the VISA (passport pages or visa copy). With the balance payment of fees & VISA confirmation, the fellowship dates are confirmed to the partner.
Pay the balance fee as per the schedule given in the Proforma Invoice and start making the plans for joining the fellowship.
You will receive an undertaking to be signed by you. Please go through the undertaking carefully and send us the signed copy of the same.
On receiving the signed declaration, you will receive the intimation of joining guidelines for your clinical rotation.
Please carry your and your address proof & original certificates for verification by the teaching hospital.

Terms & Conditions

In the international fellowship, The intention is to give the student opportunity to learn through hands-on experience, however, the decision to provide wash-up or scrub opportunity and level of handson exposure to the student will be taken by the mentor during the rotation period depending on the skills and knowledge of the student.
This is full time learning opportunity, student is expected to be present for minimum 10 hours for 6 days a week.
If Local Medical Council registration is required. The cost of medical council registration will be borne by the student.
The minimum rotation duration is 4 weeks as defined in eligibility confirmation letter. The clinical rotation period is without a break. There are pre-defined start and end dates. Students need to comply to the pre-defined dates.
Patient flow with any mentor and at different time of the year cannot be predicted and cannot be committed to.
A student is expected to travel to learn, if required where ever the mentor is conducting a case. The student could be asked to be present to assist / observe a case at any time of the day.
The registration is valid for 6 months. The student must join the rotation within 6 months of registration date.
The Initial Instalment of fees paid by the student is non-refundable under all conditions. In case of cancellation of rotation by the mentor or teaching hospital, the same will be re-scheduled & no refund will be given.
The proforma invoice defines the scheduled dates of your rotation. The same cannot be modified. If it needs to be modified, depending on the re-process required, it will have cost implication and student will need to bear the additional cost. The modification request must be sent on support@quexst.com in writing. the new scheduled date must be within 6 months of date of registration.

FAQs

1. Are the fellowships structured?

Fellowships are planned as per the learning objectives, not necessarily structured, the fellow is expected to get complete practical knowledge, hence the fellow will shadow the mentor and will be involved in many professional activities as advised by the mentor

2. I am MBBS, not a qualified surgeon, but I have been doing surgeries, am I eligible for fellowships?

Only those with Surgery qualification and registered with Medical Council are eligible for fellowships. MBBS doctors may be given an opportunity to observe.

3. How many surgeries can I get to work on?

The Patient flow is not predictable; hence number of surgeries are not committed to. The mentor will try to give the best possible practical exposure to the student.

4. Will I get to do hands on? Can I get to do independent surgeries?

The intension is to give hands-on exposure, however, the level participation in the surgery by the fellow is at complete discretion of the mentor. Independent surgeries are not given to the fellow.

5. What kind of certificate will I get?

You will get a fellowship certificate signed by your mentor, on successful completion. The awarded certificate is not a registrable qualification.

6. Is 4 weeks duration mandatory?

Yes. Attendance of 4 weeks duration is mandatory to earn fellowship certificate.

7. Are online fellowships available?

No, online fellowships are not available.

8. Can I get stipend during fellowships?

These are short duration fees applicable fellowships. No stipend is paid.

9. What are the activities involved in fellowship?

Fellowship student is expected to participate and learn through OPD, OT, Wards. Understanding, analyzing all cases and maintain a logbook of all cases worked on.

10. Are the fellowships accredited?

These fellowships are not accredited.

11. Can I pay after completing the fellowship?

The time slot of the expert mentor needs to be booked prior to the fellowship dates, hence full payment needs to received, minimum one month before the fellowship start date.

12. Can I discuss with the mentor and then register?

It is not possible for the mentor to talk to every student, hence a good statement of purpose(SOP) needs to be submitted. The mentor will review the SOP confirm on meeting the learning objectives of the fellow. The purpose is served by the SOP confirmation, which is given as eligibility confirmation.

13. Can you share references of students who have done fellowship with the mentor suggested to me?

Yes. It is possible to share references , once the prospective student shows the commitment to join by submitting the required documents. Please be in touch with our counselors for the same.

14. Which documents are needed before registering for the fellowship?

Copies of MBBS, Post graduate certificate, medical council registration and Statement of purpose with the latest updated CV.

15. Can I register for a fellowship without my CV?

All documents are mandatory for fellowship registration. The documents required are Copies of MBBS, Post graduate certificate, medical council registration and Statement of purpose with the latest updated CV.

It is important to submit updated CV and SOP to get good fellowship experience. It is through these documents, your mentor understands your professional expertise.

16. I am a third year student of MS/ DNB. Am I eligible for fellowships

While completing the Post graduation, it is better to opt for Observership and fellowship after completing the PG. The mentor will be able to give better hands-on to those who are qualified.

17.How much in advance do I need to register for a fellowship?

It is good to plan and register for the fellowship 4 months advance and latest at least 2 months before the start date.

18.When should I reconfirm my fellowship schedule, so as to book my stay and travel?

Fellow must confirm the joining date 45 days before the start date.

19.Where will I stay during the fellowship?

You need to manage your own stay arrangement, closest to the place of work.

20.What are the typical timings during fellowship?

The fellow is expected to follow the timings as defined by the hospital / mentor, Typically about 10 hrs a day, Monday to Friday. However, depending on the cases, the mentor may ask the fellow to attend surgeries on weekend also.

21.Can I change my fellowship schedule?

The fellowship once scheduled should not be changed. Only under emergency conditions and approved by the mentor the schedule may be changed. However, a change will have commercial impact.

22.Can I change my fellowship schedule?

The fellowship once scheduled should not be changed. Only under emergency conditions and approved by the mentor the schedule may be changed. However, a change will have commercial impact.

23.Can I wash or scrub during the fellowship?

The opportunity to wash or scrub is at the discretion of the mentor. It is important for the fellow to show keen interest in learning and sharing the existing skills through the CV, statement of purpose and particularly to get good hands-on exposure.

24.Do I need to maintain any logbook during the fellowship?

Yes. Every fellow needs to maintain a log book, for successful completion.

25.During the fellowship, if I have any issues, whom do I contact?

For any concerns, issues please contact, Quexst Healthcare Operations or Counselor who helped you to register for the fellowship.

26.I want to do the fellowship together with my friend. Is this possible?

It would be possible, however, please check with the counselor availability of the positions with the mentor. We typically one student to a mentor at a time. However, based on the patient flow, it is possible to assign more than one fellow, some times.

27.How do we estimate total cost?

The estimation of cost needs to be done for Academic fees and Travel plus Living expenses. Academic fee is mentioned in the quote given by Quexst. The Travel expenses include international travel (VISA fees and Airfare) and Location based travel during the fellowship period. The living expenses include stay , food, laundry, site seeing and any other incidental expenses. These depend on your living style and preferences. These are very person dependent. The actual expenses also get impacted by currency conversion rates.

28.Can you share references of students who have done fellowship with the mentor suggested to me?

Yes, We can

29.How do we organize our travel and stay?

It is advisable to plan your fellowship well in advance to be able to make all arrangements properly. There are many online booking options. Typically, these options do work well. Your travel agent can help you with VISA and Travel tickets. Those familiar with these procedures can also do all booking online. Quexst will help you with some facilitation, but Quexst is not a travel agency. All the payments for these bookings need to be made by the student directly, Academic fees and Facilitation fee charged by Quexst does not include charges for VISA, Stay, Travel etc.

30.What are the VISA requirement and does Quexst Help me to process VISA?

The Quexst counsellor will give this information. Every country has different VISA requirement. Quexst Through teaching hospital) will provide invitation letter after the fellow has paid the fees.

31.Can my family travel with me?

Yes. The family can travel with the fellow, however, it is advised that the family should join before or after completion of the fellowship, so that the fellow can attend the rotation, giving it sufficient time and focused attention.

32.What is included in the fee charged?

The fee is charged is only for academics. The fee charged is teaching fee to the hospital and administrative and facilitation charges to Quexst. It doesn’t include VISA, Travel, Stay, Food and incidental expenses.

33.Can I practice in Spain after completing the fellowship?

No. To practice medicine and surgery in any country, the medical professional needs to have ‘license to practice’ in that country, issued by local authorities in that country. The fellowship awarded does not give the fellow a “license to Practice”.

34.Do I need to learn Spanish?

No. You do not need to Learn Spanish, as all our mentors are English speaking and the student is not expected to communicate with the patients in absence of the mentor or authorized staff .

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