Azim Premji Health Equity Fellowship

Opportunity for Postgraduate Doctors The Fellowship will provide doctors with diverse opportunities and experiences, including: Work in reputed hospitals under the guidance of experienced mentors A fraternity of like-minded Fellows and doctors Travel to some of the most remote parts of the country Certification of completion Participation in a placement process Fellows will get hands-on experience to do what medicine is all about: the complexities of practising medicine when living among and working for the most vulnerable in the most remote and resource-constrained geographies in India. A collaborative programme The Fellowship is a collaborative effort of Azim Premji Foundation and 11 prestigious institutions located in various parts of the country. Through this partnership, we hope to offer Fellows a unique opportunity to work with some of the most distinguished institutions in the country. Partners: ASHWINI (Association for Health Welfare in the Nilgiris) Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu Christian Hospital Bisamcuttack, Rayagada District, Odisha Chinchpada Christian Hospital, Nandurbar District, Maharashtra Herbertpur Christian Hospital, Dehradun District, Uttarakhand Jan Swasthya Sahayog, Ganiyari, Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh Madhipura Christian Hospital, Madhepura District, Bihar Makunda Christian Leprosy & General Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam Shaheed Hospital, Dalli Rajhara, Durg District, Chhattisgarh Swasthya Swaraj, Kalahandi District, Odisha Sewa Rural, Bharuch District, Gujarat SEARCH (Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health), Shodhgram, Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra. Key elements of the programme This will be an 18-month-long, site-centred programme. The sites will be secondary hospitals in rural, remote, resource-scarce locations with case load and community health focus. Fellows must be postgraduates in Family Medicine, Community Medicine, General Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Anaesthesia, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Psychiatry. Fellows must be postgraduates, either fresh or with some work experience (from batches graduating between 2018 and 2025). The programme will feature two site rotations for each Fellow. There will be an anchor location and a second location. The duration of stay at the anchor location will be ~9 months, followed by 7 months at a second location and 2 months for perspective building/time-off/other tasks. A designated mentor will work with each Fellow. The Fellow and the mentor will identify areas for the Fellow to focus on during their stint and prepare a plan accordingly. Language: Proficiency in Hindi, English, regional language as per location Apply here https://careers.frappe.cloud/career-application/new