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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, SPARSH Hospital offers Clinical Fellowships to post graduate master degree holders to pursue further subspecialty training in arthroplasty surgery. The Fellowship Program has a clinical and research focus, with Fellows expected to be are involved in all aspects of patient care. Fellows will be exposed to a wide variety of joint reconstructive surgery including revision hip and knee replacements.
Fellowship Objectives:
At the completion of this Fellowship, the trainee will be able to:
Clinical Skills
Demonstrate the ability to assess a degenerative joint; Perform a complete musculoskeletal and neurological examination of the limbs; Arrive at an appropriate differential diagnosis.
Order and interpret appropriate laboratory, radiological and other diagnostic procedures, Produce an acceptable management plan; Display knowledge of and competence in treating surgical and medical complications, Provide a plan for patient follow-up.
Technical Skills
Exhibit proficiency in non-operative management of joint disease,
Demonstrate technical competence in surgical management of a degenerative joint; Show capacity for the correct use of instrumentation for joint disorders.
Cognitive Knowledge
Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge and understanding of the incidence, etiology, pathophysiology, natural history, diagnosis, investigation, management, prognosis, and complications of the disease processes affecting the joints; Participate in clinical orthopaedic research; Exhibit skills in the critical appraisal of scientific literature specifically in the design, methodology and evaluation of clinical studies.
Patient Care Duties
Fellows are expected to be in attendance at surgery to assist the Surgeon. Fellows are to attend the Surgeon's Outpatient Clinics and the Arthroplasty Clinics.
The Fellows are expected to provide backup and be a resource to the surgical residents-in-training in the management of in-patient care and peri-operative patient care.
Arthroplasty Rounds
Arthroplasty rounds are held on a daily basis in conjunction with the Department of Orthopedics. Fellow participation and attendance in case/topic presentations are expected. In addition, the Fellow is encouraged to assist in the preparation of the monthly meetings.
Documentation
Fellows will be solely responsible for documentation of all in patient and out patient documentation of Joint replacement cases. This includes filling up inpatient and out patient notes, Knee Society and Harris Hip scores for all patients, Photographic and video graphic documentation of their pre operative and post operative status etc.
Teaching
Fellows participate in educational endeavors - they are expected to participate in the teaching activities for residents and allied health professionals.
Research, Publications, Presentation and Other Academic Activities
As part of their program, Fellows will participate actively in research and academic activities. Each Fellow will be expected to read at least two papers, one each in the local Bangalore Orthopaedic Societys monthly meeting and at the state conference. He is also expected to produce one paper each in Basic sciences and Clinical research, by the end of the fellowship.
Length of the Fellowship
The Fellowship Program is of six months duration extendable up to a maximum of one year starting from 1st of July 2009.
Deliverables
SPARSH Hospital will be submitting a monthly monitoring report on the progress made by the fellow.
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