September 2015

Call for Fellowship Program

 

  Dear Colleague,
  The ISN Fellowship Program aims at providing relevant and contemporary
  nephrology trainings for physicians from emerging countries, with the ultimate
  goal of improving kidney care in the country of the Fellow when he returns
  home after the training.

  Next deadline for submission is October 1, so get ready to apply soon!

  Questions? Please visit the Fellowship Program webpage and check out the
  Fellowship booklet or contact the Fellowship Program Secretariat: Marie-Pierre Smal

 

Fellowship Program Chair
Prof. David Harris, Australia

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What are the eligibility criteria?

• Are you between 30 and 45?
• Are you living and working in a developing country?
• Have you received basic training in nephrology in your home country?
• Are you nominated by a Home Mentor and does your Home Institution guarantee your re-employment
  after the training?
• Can you be recommended by two senior nephrologists in your home country?
• Are you endorsed by the national society of nephrology in your home country?
• Have you identified an appropriate Host Mentor and Institution with whom you have agreed on a
  suitable training plan?
• Does your training plan reflect the skills and knowledge that are required by your Home Institution and
  which you can implement on your return?
• Can you understand and communicate in the host country's language?
• Are you willing to guarantee your return to your home country within three months of completing
  the training? (Otherwise all funds received from ISN must be returned).

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What is the evaluation process?
The Fellowship Program Committee is reviewing and assessing the applications via an objective scoring
system. Several factors are taken into consideration; these range from the proposed training plan and
academic qualifications to age and country scores, among others. The application to the Fellowship
Program is competition based; only the candidates with the highest scores will be granted a fellowship.
Candidates who are unsuccessful may apply again. The maximum amount of applications under the same
host mentorship is limited to three times.

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Joint Fellowships
ISN has established a number of agreements with partner organizations. Eligibility for such programs are
determined by ISN staff and applications should be made via the usual processes for ISN Fellowships as
described in the Fellowship booklet and application procedure.

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What is the deadline for submitting applications?
There are two application rounds for submitting project proposals: deadlines are May 1 and October 1.
Accepted projects are announced in August and January respectively. Don’t miss the next round on
October 1.

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About the Fellowship Programs

Join our global network of Fellows and help us develop nephrology around the world. Check out some of
our current projects:

  Fellow in Nigeria focuses on the importance of
  nephropathology:
 
  ISN Fellow Christopher Obiorah just returned from
  his training at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, USA.
  He hopes to   improve standards of care and start a renal
  pathology program in his home country.

 

 

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  Venezuela institute offers valuable interventional
  nephrology training

  ISN Fellows Shahbaj Ahmad and Israel David Campos
  Gonzalez gained hands-on experience in interventional
  nephrology procedures thanks to valuable training in the
  renal department at the Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo
  in Venezuela