WFSA International Regional Anaesthesia Fellowship (Ganga Hospital)

Overview

Six-month WFSA International Regional Anaesthesia Fellowship at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, for LMIC Asian/African anaesthesiologists, with hospital stipend, WFSA travel support and NMC registration requirement. Official Ganga programme page and WFSA fellowship directory; programme-track listing, not a vacancy.

The programme

Focus

Regional anaesthesia

Training type

Clinical fellowship

Specialty associations

Not yet verified

Learning format

Orientation month then supervised regional-anaesthesia clinical responsibility with ultrasound and nerve-stimulator guided blocks at a high-volume orthopaedic/plastic/spine centre

Duration

6 months (1 orientation month + 5 months clinical responsibility)

Start

January/March-type sessions listed historically; confirm current WFSA Opportunities cycle

Positions

WFSA-funded seats announced per intake (up to 4 positions noted for 2027 cycle in WFSA communications)

Accreditation

WFSA fellowship host programme at Ganga Hospital

Department

Department of Anaesthesiology, Ganga Hospital

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Fully trained anaesthesiologists from low-resource settings in Asia or Africa; support from national anaesthesiology society and home department head; returning to a recognised home post; preferably teaching-hospital based; preference for younger applicants

Qualification requirement

Fully trained anaesthesia physician per home-country regulations

Citizenship requirement

Not stated on the official page

Practice location requirement

Not yet verified

Membership requirement

Not yet verified

Eligibility restrictions

Not yet verified

Language

English

Teaching language

English

Clinical language

English

International applicants

Yes – intended for overseas LMIC anaesthesiologists (Asia/Africa) under WFSA criteria

Licence requirement

National Medical Council (NMC) of India registration and medical insurance for fellowship duration

Visa route

Not stated on the official page

Visa sponsorship

Not stated on the official page

Visa support

Not stated on the official page

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on the official page

Application method

Via WFSA Opportunities announcements when the cycle opens; contact programme head Dr Balavenkat Subramanian (drbalavenkat@gmail.com) / coordinator Dr Madhanmohan (dr.madhanmohanc@gmail.com)

Documents

As required by WFSA/Ganga (national society and home-department support letters; return-to-post commitment)

Contact

Dr Balavenkat Subramanian — drbalavenkat@gmail.com; Dr Madhanmohan — dr.madhanmohanc@gmail.com

Funding and costs

Tuition / fees

Not stated on the official page

Application fee

Not stated on the official page

Stipend / salary

Stipend from Ganga Hospital covering accommodation and living expenses (as stated)

Scholarship

WFSA return-travel funding; Ganga living support

Funding

Ganga Hospital stipend for accommodation and living expenses; WFSA funds return travel home country–Coimbatore

Sources and verification