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2025-2026 Global Anaesthesia Mentoring Programme

Applications for the 2025-2026 Global Anaesthesia Mentoring Programme are now closed.

The Global Anaesthesia Mentoring Programme connects anaesthesiologists around the world. Helping to develop careers, share professional knowledge and build supportive networks. Mentorships are available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish and were run for the first time in 2024.

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How to apply:

Applications closed on 31 July. Applicants will be contacted in August with the outcome of their application and contact details of their matched mentor/mentee.

Note: WFSA is committed to fostering quality mentoring relationships; we therefore cannot guarantee that every applicant will be matched, as we may not have an available mentor/mentee in your field of expertise. WFSA will prioritise mentees that show clear focus and motivation for applying for the Global Anaesthesia Mentoring Programme.

All participants will receive a certificate of participation at the end of the Mentoring programme.

Benefits for the Mentee:

Anaesthesiologists are able to develop their knowledge, meet new people and expand their career prospects through this programme. Mentoring relationships can focus on clinical work, career development, or leadership.

Advice: Confidential knowledge from an experienced anaesthesiologist, and guidance on career progression

Networking: Opportunity to meet new people and understand anaesthesia practices and services elsewhere

Governance: Help with delivering quality improvement projects and governance, and assistance with problem solving

Benefits for the Mentor:

Anaesthesiologists with more than five years of specialist experience are able to share their knowledge, experiences, and expertise in specific fields (clinical work, career development, or leadership).

Support WFSA: An opportunity to support our global anaesthesiology community

Using knowledge: To share expertise and experiences and help bridge the generational and/or global surgery gap

Make a difference: Help develop the next generation of anaesthesiology leaders by assisting in career development

All participants receive a Global Mentoring Programme certificate of participation following completion of a feedback form.

Requirements to apply to be a mentor:

  • Be a physician anaesthesiologist with at least 5 years of experience in your field
  • Be a member of a WFSA Member Society
  • Excellent understanding of English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish

Requirements to apply to be a mentee:

  • Be a physician anaesthesiologist
  • Be a member of a WFSA Member Society
  • Excellent understanding of English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish
  • Clear goals and focus for the mentoring relationship (clinical work, career development, or leadership)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Mentoring Programme Working Group

We are grateful to the following for their leadership of this work: Professor Luiz Falcao (Brazil), Dr Juliet Hull (United Kingdom), Dr Carolina Haylock-Loor (Honduras), Professor Christina Lundgren (South Africa) and Dr Mehdi Trifa (Tunisia).

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