WFSA Fellowship Programme
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What are fellowships?
WFSA offers Fellowships to anaesthesiologists from low and middle-income countries to increase their skillset and become leaders for anaesthesia once they return to their home countries.
WFSA Fellowships are undertaken by trained anaesthesia providers who want to develop their careers by specialising or sub-specialising. The programme has a lasting impact both on the skills and professional development of the individuals, as well as their colleagues and patients back home.
Beginning with 3 fellows in 1996, in 25 years the programme has grown to over 400 fellows from 62 countries trained across 12 specialties.
Applying to a WFSA fellowship
Fellowships open to applicants on a rolling case by case basis, but applicants should fit the following criteria:
- Must be a qualified physician and fully trained in anaesthesia as per the regulations of their home country.
- Must be supported in their application by their own National Anaesthesiology Society
- Must be supported in their application by their current workplace
- Must be returning to a recognised post in their country of origin
- Early-career anaesthesiologists are preferred
- Should preferably be working in a teaching hospital
- Must have a valid passport if travelling out-of-country
Current WFSA Fellowships
When a fellowship opens for applications, it will be announced on our Opportunities page
AFRICA
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Country: Ghana
Specialty: Regional Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi
Programme Head: Prof Antwi-Kusi
Duration: 3 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Kenya
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia (supported by ImPACT Africa, and SPA)
Hospital/ City: University of Nairobi, Nairobi
Programme Head: Dr Mark Gacii
Duration: 12 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Morocco
Specialty: Obstetric Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh
Programme Head: Prof Ahmed Rhassane El Adib
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Morocco
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marakesh
Programme Head: Prof Said Yousaf Mouaffak
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Nigeria
Specialty: Obstetric Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria/Port Harcourt
Programme Head: Prof Sotonye Fyneface-Ogan
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Nigeria
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia (PATA)
Hospital/ City: National Hospital Abuja/ Abuja
Programme Head: Dr Maryrose Osazuwa
Duration: 12 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: South Africa
Specialty: Research
Hospital/ City: Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town
Programme Head: Prof Bruce Biccard
Duration: 5-12 months
Availability: Currently on hold
Country: Uganda
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia (PATA)
Hospital/ City: Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Mulago National Referral Hospital/ Kampala
Programme Head: Dr Mary T. Nabukenya
Duration: 12 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Zambia
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia (PATA)
Hospital/ City: University Teaching Hospital and University of Zambia, National Heart Hospital and Beit Cure Children’s Hospital/ Lusaka
Programme Head: Dr Hazel Mumphansha Sonkwe
Duration: 12 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
ASIA
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Country: India
Specialty: Intensive Care Medicine
Hospital/ City: Christian Medical College, Vellore
Programme Head: Prof Subramani Kandasamy
Duration: 1 year
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: India
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia (Supported by SPANZA)
Hospital/ City: Christian Medical College, Vellore
Programme Head: Prof Ekta Rai
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: India
Specialty: Regional Anaesthesia (supported by Helmier)
Hospital/ City: Ganga Medical Centre and Hospital, Coimbatore
Programme Head: Dr Balavenkat Subramanian
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: India
Specialty: Pain Management
Hospital/ City: Citizens Hospital, Hyderabad
Programme Head: Dr Muralidhar Joshi
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: India
Specialty: Regional Paediatric Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Children’s Anaesthesia Services, Mumbai
Programme Head: Dr Vrushali Ponde
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: India
Specialty: Cardiac Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bangalore
Programme Head: Dr Muralidhar Kanchi
Duration: 1 year
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: India
Specialty: Thoracic Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Programme Head: Prof Jayashree Sood
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Thailand
Specialty: General Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Bangkok Anesthesia Regional Training Centre
Programme Head: Associate Prof Orawan Pongraweewan
Duration: 1 year
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Thailand
Specialty: Pain Management (supported by IASP)
Hospital/ City: Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok
Programme Head: Associate. Prof Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon
Duration: 1 year
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Thailand
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia (Supported by SPA)
Hospital/ City: Bangkok Anesthesia Regional Training Centre-Pediatrics
Programme Head: Associate Prof Naiyana Aroonpruksakul
Duration: 1 year
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Thailand
Specialty: Neuro Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Bangkok Anesthesia Regional Training Centre-neuro-anaesthesia
Programme Head: Prof Manee Raksakietisak
Duration: 1 year
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
EUROPE
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Country: Serbia
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade
Programme Head: Dr Dusica Simic
Duration: 3 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
LATIN AMERICA
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Country: Argentina
Specialty: Pain Management
Hospital/ City: Centro de Atencion Integral del Dolor, Buenos Aires
Programme Head: Dr Adriana Aiello
Duration: 2 months
Availability: Currently on hold
Country: Brazil
Specialty: Pain Management
Hospital/ City: Universidad Estatal de Sao Paulo, Botucatu
Programme Head: Associate Prof Guilherme Moreira de Barros
Duration: 2 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Brazil
Specialty: Regional Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Hospital Jose Frotta, Fortaleza
Programme Head: Dr Marilman Benicio
Duration: 2 months
Availability: Currently on hold
Country: Chile
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: The Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital, Santiago
Programme Head: Dr Silvana Cavallieri
Duration: 6 months
Availability: Currently on hold
Country: Colombia
Specialty: Obstetric Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Clinica Universitaria Bolivariana, Medellin
Programme Head: Dr Mauricio Vasco
Duration: 3 months
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Country: Mexico
Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Hospital/ City: Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Programme Head: Dr Pedro Castañeda Martinez
Duration: 3 months
Availability: Currently on hold
NORTH AMERICA
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Country: USA
Specialty: Research Fellowship
Hospital/ City: Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Centre
Programme Head: Dr. Ling-Qun Hu
Duration: 1 year
Availability: Currently on hold
Country: USA
Specialty: Medical Education and Simulation
Hospital/ City: University of California, San Francisco
Programme Head: Dr Maytinee Lilaonitkul
Duration: 1 year
Availability: Not currently accepting applications
Thank you to the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesiologists (ANZCA), Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA), College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI) and our individuals donors for supporting WFSA fellowships
Further Resources
- Fellowship in Focus: Dr. Phan Trong Nhan – A Broader Vision for Pain Care in Vietnam
- Read fellowship testimonies – WFSA Fellow of the Month
- WFSA Fellow of the Month: Clinical Pain Management Fellowship Video
- WFSA Thoracic Anaesthesia Fellowship Video (WCA 2021)
- Access to Training Worldwide: WFSA Training and Fellowships Video
Title image: Dr Tun Tun Hlaing, General Anaesthesia Fellow at the University of Siriraj, Thailand
