Aug 11, 2018
Australia | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Institution/Practice Information
| Name: |
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
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| Type: |
University Based
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| City. State / Province: |
Perth, Western Australia
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| Country: |
Australia
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Contact Person Information
Training Opportunity Information
| Training Opportunity: |
Fellowship |
| Subspecialty: |
Retina/Vitreous |
| Focus: |
Both Clinical and Research |
| Description: |
This is a fully funded comprehensive medical and surgical retina fellowship for 1 year duration. The fellow works with 3 consultant retinal surgeons during the year. The fellow has high degree of independence in the clinic and operating room setting. Fellows can expect around 300-350 vitreoretinal surgeries a year. The fellow is also expected to be competent in cataract surgery, for combined cases. There is good exposure to intravitreal injections, scleral buckling, retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, combined cases, macular surgery, complex cataract surgery and different techniques of scleral fixation of IOL. Fellows are expected to provide out of hours service for retinal detachments and are supported by a generous on call allowance. |
| Preceptor: |
Vignesh Raja |
| Duration: |
10 to 12 months |
| Start Month: |
January |
| Application Deadline: |
No Deadline |
| Patient Care: |
Observational Patient Care |
| Financial Support Offered: |
Yes |
| Accepts Applicants: |
Subspecialty Trained, In Practice |
| Language(s) Required: |
English |
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| Additional Requirements: |
Fluent in English
Meet requirements set out by the Australian Medical Council and AHPRA. |