RCSI and Operation Childlife are working together to support surgical trainees or medical professionals gain additional expertise by participating in paediatric healthcare missions, led by Irish hospital consultants, doctors and nurses who plan and deliver two-week programmes of care, with Operation Childlife in Vietnam, Tanzania, Mongolia and Jordan.
Operation Childlife and RCSI will consider applications and make awards based on the following criteria:
Complete application form and copy of CV (max 4 pages)
Evidence of altruism and how this will benefit OCL partners
Merits of proposed Fellowship in relation to the applicant's learning objectives
Likely value to the Irish health system
Please note
Surgical applicants should be on higher training scheme to be eligible to apply or in the later stages of training if in other disciplines.
It may not always be possible for a recipient to join a trip within an intended year due to scheduling in this instance OCL would seek to accommodate the successful recipient on the next available trip on the following year.
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