The Paediatric Anaesthesia Training in Africa (PATA) Fellowship in Abuja, Nigeria is offering two 12-month paediatric anaesthesia fellowship positions starting September 2024. Fellows will work at the Department of Anaesthesia at the National Hospital Abuja. Teaching will be provided by local faculty and visiting specialists. PATA is locally led and supported by the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA), the Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists, and experienced partners from the global surgery and anaesthesia space including Smile Train and the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre
Preference will be given to young and upcoming anaesthesiologists
About the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA)
The World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) was formed in 1955 after the first World Congress of Anaesthesiologists held in the Netherlands. The WFSA was established to facilitate international collaboration and learning among anaesthetists
Additional Information
The PATA Fellowship aims to address the limited opportunities for training paediatric anaesthesiologists in Africa, particularly in East Africa. The program seeks to improve the anaesthesia care of the paediatric surgical patient in the region by training competent and relevant paediatric anaesthesia educators and clinical practitioners
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The WFSA, through its various programs and partnerships, is actively involved in addressing the shortage of anaesthesia provision in different regions, including training physicians to become the first homegrown anaesthesia providers in Liberia ****.
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Paediatric Anaesthesia Training In Africa (PATA) Fellowship
Aim and Benefits of Paediatric Anaesthesia Training In Africa (PATA) Fellowship
Applications are invited for this funded scholarship. The successful applicants will receive funding to cover tuition, accommodation and subsistence living expenses.
Requirements for Paediatric Anaesthesia Training In Africa (PATA) Fellowship Qualification
- Must be registered and practicing medical practitioners in their country of origin.
- Must have completed residency training in Anaesthesia.
- Must have a keen interest in paediatric anaesthesia and in teaching.
- Must be supported in their application by their own national anaesthesiology society which must be a member society of the WFSA.
- Must be supported in their application by their head of department or hospital management.
- Must be returning to their home country to a recognised post.
- Should ideally be working in a teaching hospital.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Paediatric Anaesthesia Training In Africa (PATA) Fellowship
Eligible candidates will be interviewed for the position.
Successful applicants will be informed by 1 June 2024 via email.
Successful applicants must confirm their intention to take up the scholarship within 3 days of notification. Failure to do so will result in the scholarship being offered to the next applicant.
Documents Required for Application
- 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
- Certificate of registration with the medical board or council of the participant’s country
- Current practicing licence from the medical board or council of the participant’s country
- Copy of photograph page of passport
Application Deadline
May 15, 2024
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) on wfsagrants.awardsplatform.com to apply
For more inApply through the Online Application Platform. Select ‘Start application’ under the ‘All other WFSA Awards’ icon. On the next page, select Chapter ‘Fellowships’ and Category ‘PATA Abuja Fellowship 2024’.
formation, please contact the Course Director, Dr Maryrose Osazuwa at .
For more details, visit WFSA website.
