RCSI and Operation Childlife have announced a brand-new Fellowship aimed at supporting surgical trainees or medical professionals in gaining additional expertise by participating in international paediatric healthcare missions.

Launching in 2023, the Operation Childlife Travel Fellowship will provide surgical trainees and medical professionals with important clinical experience within international regions while providing surgical and/or clinical healthcare to children in developing countries. Applications for the Operation Childlfie Travel Fellowship will close on Monday, 7 November 2022. 

The successful surgical trainee/medical professional will join the Opens in new windowOperation Childlife healthcare team, led by Irish-based hospital consultants, doctors and nurses who plan and deliver two-week programmes of care, in Vietnam, Tanzania, Mongolia or Jordan. The successful candidate will receive up to €3,000 financial support towards travel and accommodation costs associated with the placement.

Applicants must submit the following below to Ms Caroline McGuinness, Associate Director of Postgraduate Training, RCSI Surgery:

• A completed application form
• A copy of their curriculum vitae

For more information about our brand-new fellowship and the application process, please click here.

Best wishes

RCSI Surgery