Paediatric Anaesthesia Training in Africa (PATA) Fellowship 2023 – Uganda (Funded)
Deadline: 15th of May, 2023
The Paediatric Anaesthesia Training in Africa (PATA) Fellowship 2023 – Uganda is now accepting applications. Starting in September 2023, the Association of Anesthesiologists of Uganda (AAU) will accept applications for two 12-month Paediatric Fellowship positions.
Fellows will primarily collaborate with the Department of Anaesthesia at Mulago National Referral Hospital and Makerere University College of Health Sciences. Teaching will be done by both local academics and other experts.
The WFSA, the Association of Anesthesiologists of Uganda, and skilled partners from the international surgical and anesthesia area, such as Smile Train and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, support and lead PATA Uganda at the local level.
Funding:
The successful applicants will receive funding to cover accommodation and subsistence
living expenses.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be from Uganda.
- Must be a registered anaesthesiologist in Uganda.
- Must be supported in their application by the national anaesthesiology society.
- Must be supported in their application by their head of department or hospital
management. - Must be returning to a recognised post in-country.
- Should ideally be working in a hospital that provides care primarily for paediatric surgical
patients.
Application:
Complete your application form and upload the following documents.
- Curriculum vitae
- 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
Eligible applicants will be required to partake in an interview once the application period has
closed. Following the interview period, successful applicants will be informed by June 1, 2023 by
email.
Successful applicants must confirm their intention to take up the fellowship within 5 days of
notification. Failure to do so will result in the fellowship being offered to the next applicant.
