The University of Nairobi together with the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists is offering up to three 12-month Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowship positions starting in September/October 2025
Applications are now invited for scholarships for these positions. The successful applicants will receive funding to cover tuition, accommodation and subsistence living expenses.
Fellows will be based at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi and will also rotate through various hospitals with active paediatric surgical programmes. There is a robust didactic teaching programme that includes an online learning platform with facilitators from all over the world.
All applicants must be Physician anaesthesiologists who are registered doctors/medical practitioners in their country of origin and eligible for registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council. In addition to the WFSA application, it will be mandatory to apply directly to the University of Nairobi. This is an online application and any clarification regarding the process can be sought from the course coordinator.
Preference will be given to early-career anaesthesiologists who are working in Kenya, as well as Central and Eastern African countries. However, more experienced anaesthesiologists and those working in other African countries may apply and the selection panel will consider each applicant’s place of work and other factors when making its decision.
Applicants for WFSA sponsorship should:
- Must be supported in their application by their own national anaesthesiology society which must be a member society of the WFSA.
- Must be supported in their application by their head of department or hospital management.
- Must be returning to their home country to a recognised post.
- Should ideally be working in a teaching hospital.
How to apply via WFSA
In order to apply, please head to our online application platform to register/login. Select Chapter ‘Fellowships’ and Category ‘Nairobi Paediatrics Fellowship 2025/2026’.
The deadline for applications is the 30th of June 2025. Complete your application form and upload the following documents:
- Curriculum vitae with one recent photo and the names of two referees
- Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s national anaesthesiology society
- Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s head of department or hospital management
- Copy of medical degree
- Copy of specialist anaesthesiology qualification
- Copy of photograph page of Passport
How to apply via the University of Nairobi
For the University of Nairobi (UoN) application, the following documentation will be required:
- Filled online application as found on the application portal of the UoN website
- Copies of both undergraduate medical degree and specialisation in Anaesthesia. These must be certified by the issuing University/College/Institution.
- Copies of transcripts both from your Undergraduate degree and Anaesthesia degree/fellowship. These must be certified by the University/ Fellowship college.
- Verification of all degrees/transcripts not obtained in Kenya by the Kenya Commission for University Education.
- High School certificates – certified and verified by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority/ Kenya National Examinations Council.
- Letter/certificate of good standing from the registering authority in your country (the equivalent of the Kenya Medical Practitioner’s and Dentist’s Council)
- Valid police clearance from your country of residence – before arrival
For the above if not in English they need to be translated officially into English by a recognized/official translation service.
- Evidence of Yellow fever vaccination
- Evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination
Note that the UoN application is very stringent so all the above documentation must be provided, or the application will not go through.
The Department of Anaesthesia, UoN, will endeavour to assist with navigating through the various regulatory requirements. It is important to note that some of these requirements will involve a cost to the applicant.
Application consideration
Applications will be considered by a panel of anaesthesiologists selected by WFSA, and successful applicants will be informed in July 2025
Successful applicants must confirm their intention to take up the scholarship within 2 days of notification. Failure to do so will result in the scholarship being offered to the next applicant.
For more information, please contact the course coordinator, Dr Mark Gacii (gaciimark@gmail.com).
