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APWA Traveling Fellowship Program 2019

Adelaide – Hong Kong – Beijing – Tokyo – Osaka – Seoul tour

(14 October – 9 November 2019)

Aim of the Program

The APWA Traveling Fellowship Program is aimed to be an international collaboration that will enhance training and exchange of knowledge and skills in wrist surgery.

Target Applicants

Surgeons interested in wrist surgery and research and are willing to fulfill the responsibilities of this program.
Maximum 3 applicants will be accepted in 2019 program

Recruitment Criteria for Applicants

Active FULL Member of APWA
No age limitation but young surgeons are encouraged
Be a Certified Orthopaedic / Plastic / Hand Surgeon in your own Country
Speak fluent English
Demonstrate commitment to the clinical practice and research in wrist disorders as manifested through working experience, presentations, publications and teaching
Available for the compulsory period of the fellowship training schedule (14 Oct – 9 Nov 2019)

Responsibilities of Successful Applicants

Attend all the activities arranged by the supervisors of different training centers
Be prepared to give oral presentation about the travelling experience in 5 th APWA Annual Congress on 7 – 8 November 2019 in Seoul, South Korea
Submit a written report at the end of the programme within 3 months to the APWA Secretariat

Training to be Provided by the Training Centers & Supervisors

The training centers and supervisors are approved by the Executive Board of APWA
Clinical activities in the training centre have to be focused on wrist disorders, management and surgery
(e.g. operations, clinic visit, in-patient round, research meeting, journal club, basic research facilities on wrist surgery etc.)
The training centers will arrange or recommend accommodation facilities for the fellows

2019 Traveling Fellowship Program

2019 TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Region	Period	Training Center	Supervisor
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (Optional)	14 – 18 Oct, 2019	Flinders University	Gregory BAIN
HONG KONG SAR, CHINA	21 – 24 Oct, 2019	Prince of Wales Hospital – The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Pak-Cheong HO
BEIJING, CHINA (Optional)	25 – 26 Oct, 2019	JST Wrist Course	–
OSAKA, JAPAN	28 – 29 Oct, 2019	Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan	Keiji FUJIO
TOKYO, JAPAN	31 Oct – 1 Nov, 2019	International University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo	Toshiyasu NAKAMURA
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (Preliminary)	4 – 6 Nov, 2019	The Catholic University Hospital Samsung Medical Center Korea University Hospital	Joo Yup LEE Min Jong PARK Jong Woong PARK
	7 – 8 Nov, 2019 9 Nov, 2019	5th Annual APWA Congress, Seoul, Korea Cadaveric workshop	–

*Accommodation & Transportation arranged by the selected applicant.

Application Instructions

Applicant must:

APWA Paid-up Full Member
Be a Certified Orthopaedic / Plastic / Hand Surgeon in his/her Country
Speak fluent English
Demonstrate commitment to the clinical practice and research in wrist disorders as manifested through working experience, presentations, publications and teaching.
Make himself/herself available for the entire duration of the fellowship training schedule
Be prepared to give oral presentation about the travelling experience in upcoming APWA Congress
Submit a written report at the end of the programme within 3 months to the Secretary General of APWA

Required Documents

Completed Application Form
One Personal Statement in English
- Do not exceed 500 words, detailing why you want to be an APWA Travelling Fellow and what you can offer to the programme
TWO Confidential Recommendation Letter from senior Orthopaedic / Plastic / Hand Surgeons who are working / have worked with you and are familiar with your work.
- At least ONE of the Recommendation Letters must be from an APWA paid full member
Curriculum Vitae*
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*Complete your Curriculum Vitae on a separate attachment according to the following format.

Full Name of applicant
List of international and local professional medical organization to which you belong
List the committee appointments, which you received in the above medical organizations
List articles you have published, with title of the article, name of journal, name of authors, pages number and date of published.
List the textbooks or chapters, which you have written or edited. Identify title, publisher and year.
List manuscripts submitted for publications, identify the article and the journal. Provide the date of submission.
List research grants received and the sources. Provide all authors in proper sequence and amount of each grants.
Describe clinical and basic research work, which is now in progress.
List all the movies, sound slide programmes, exhibits, audiotapes and videotapes that you have developed or co-developed. You should also list the scientific meetings where each has been presented.
List scientific presentations, at international meeting (include title of paper, organization, location and meeting dates).

*All the documents and signed application form must be sent to [email protected] only.

Application Deadline

All applications must be submitted to [email protected] only, before 31st August, 2019.

Application must be received by the office no later than 23:59 (Hong Kong Time) 31 August 2019
for 2019 Adelaide – Hong Kong – Beijing – Tokyo – Osaka – Tokyo – Seoul tour.

Selection of Travelling Fellows:

THREE fellows will be chosen from the applicants for each tour. The selection of the Travelling
Fellows for the tours will be made by the APWA Travelling Fellowship Committee.

Application Procedure

Kindly download and fill in the form and email it along with the required documents to the aforementioned email address.