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 | |||||
| Country | Specialty | Hospital/ City | Programme Head | Duration | Availability |
| Ghana | Regional Anaesthesia | Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi | Prof Antwi-Kusi | 3 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Kenya | Paediatric Anaesthesia (supported by ImPACT Africa, and SPA ) | University of Nairobi, Nairobi | Dr Mark Gacii | 12 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Morocco | Obstetric Anaesthesia | Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh | Prof Ahmed Rhassane El Adib | 6 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Morocco | Paediatric Anaesthesia | Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marakesh | Prof Said Yousaf Mouaffak | 6 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Nigeria | Obstetric Anaesthesia | Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria/Port Harcourt | Prof Sotonye Fyneface-Ogan | 6 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Nigeria | Paediatric Anaesthesia (PATA) | National Hospital Abuja/ Abuja | Dr Maryrose Osazuwa | 12 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| South Africa | Research | Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town | Prof Bruce Biccard | 5-12 months | Currently on hold |
| Uganda | Paediatric Anaesthesia (PATA) | Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Mulago National Referral Hospital/ Kampala | Dr Mary T. Nabukenya | 12 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Zambia | Paediatric Anaesthesia (PATA) | University Teaching Hospital and University of Zambia, National Heart Hospital and Beit Cure Children’s Hospital/ Lusaka | Dr Hazel Mumphansha Sonkwe | 12 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| ASIA | |||||
| Country | Specialty | Hospital/ City | Programme Head | Duration | Availability |
| India | Intensive Care Medicine | Christian Medical College, Vellore | Prof Subramani Kandasamy | 1 year | Not currently accepting applications |
| India | Paediatric Anaesthesia (Supported by SPANZA) | Christian Medical College, Vellore | Prof Ekta Rai | 6 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| India | Regional Anaesthesia (supported by Helmier) | Ganga Medical Centre and Hospital, Coimbatore | Dr Balavenkat Subramanian | 6 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| India | Pain Management | Citizens Hospital, Hyderabad | Dr Muralidhar Joshi | 6 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| India | Regional Paediatric Anaesthesia | Children’s Anaesthesia Services, Mumbai | Dr Vrushali Ponde | 6 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| India | Cardiac Anaesthesia | Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bangalore | Dr Muralidhar Kanchi | 1 year | Not currently accepting applications |
| India | Thoracic Anaesthesia | Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi | Prof Jayashree Sood | 6 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Thailand | General Anaesthesia | Bangkok Anesthesia Regional Training Centre | Associate Prof Orawan Pongraweewan | 1 year | Not currently accepting applications |
| Thailand | Pain Management (supported by IASP) | Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok | Associate. Prof Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon | 1 year | Not currently accepting applications |
| Thailand | Paediatric Anaesthesia (Supported by SPA) | Bangkok Anesthesia Regional Training Centre-Pediatrics | Associate Prof Naiyana Aroonpruksakul | 1 year | Not currently accepting applications |
| Thailand | Neuro Anaesthesia | Bangkok Anesthesia Regional Training Centre-neuro-anaesthesia | Prof Manee Raksakietisak | 1 year | Not currently accepting applications |
| EUROPE | |||||
| Country | Specialty | Hospital/ City | Programme Head | Duration | Availability |
| Serbia | Paediatric Anaesthesia | Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade | Dr Dusica Simic | 3 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| LATIN AMERICA | |||||
| Country | Specialty | Hospital/ City | Programme Head | Duration | Availability |
| Argentina | Pain Management | Centro de Atencion Integral del Dolor, Buenos Aires | Dr Adriana Aiello | 2 months | Currently on hold |
| Brazil | Pain Management | Universidad Estatal de Sao Paulo, Botucatu | Associate Prof Guilherme Moreira de Barros | 2 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Brazil | Regional Anaesthesia | Hospital Jose Frotta, Fortaleza | Dr Marilman Benicio | 2 months | Currently on hold |
| Chile | Paediatric Anaesthesia | The Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital, Santiago | Dr Silvana Cavallieri | 6 months | Currently on hold |
| Colombia | Obstetric Anaesthesia | Clinica Universitaria Bolivariana, Medellin | Dr Mauricio Vasco | 3 months | Not currently accepting applications |
| Mexico | Paediatric Anaesthesia | Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez | Dr Pedro Castañeda Martinez | 3 months | Currently on hold |
| NORTH AMERICA | |||||
| Country | Specialty | Hospital/ City | Programme Head | Duration | Availability |
| USA | Research Fellowship | Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Centre | Dr. Ling-Qun Hu | 1 year | Currently on hold |
| USA | Medical Education and Simulation | University of California, San Francisco | Dr Maytinee Lilaonitkul | 1 year | 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
- 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
