Overview
Spine surgery fellowships, visiting surgeon posts and observerships for overseas surgeons at HKU / Queen Mary Hospital.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship / Visiting Surgeon / Observership
- Duration
- Clinical fellow 6 months; visiting surgeon/researcher up to 3 months; observership 2-4 weeks
- Start
- Clinical fellows: 1 January and 1 July; others flexible
- Positions
- 2 six-month clinical fellowships per year
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Division of Spine Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Medical degree recognised by the Medical Council of Hong Kong; clinical fellows must have completed specialist orthopaedic training or equivalent
- International applicants
- Yes - welcomes overseas doctors and researchers
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Clinical fellow offers contingent on limited registration by the Medical Council of Hong Kong
How to apply
- Deadline
- One year before fellowship start
- Application method
- Full CV, cover letter with requested timing and reference letters
Funding
- Funding
- Clinical fellow HK$10,000-20,000/month; visiting surgeon HK$100/day plus accommodation; observers pay HK$100 per working day (waiver possible)