• IHPBA INDIA – NASG FELLOWSHIP 2025 

 

The Indian Chapter of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA-IC) and Nepalese Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (NASG) jointly announces its first “IHPBA India- NASG Fellowship”. It is a unique opportunity for Nepalese surgeons to be trained in prestigious high volume Surgical centers in India under the aegis of Indian Chapter of IHPBA. The fellowship offered for the year 2025 is a One-year fellowship in Hepatobiliary surgery and Liver Transplantation at Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.

 

Details of the Fellowship for 2025

Year of Fellowship

2025

Subject of Fellowship

Hepatobiliary surgery and Liver Transplantation

Host Institute for 2025

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India

Department of Hepato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation

Mentor- Dr P. Balachandran Menon, Director Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Duration of Fellowship

One year

Commencement of Fellowship

April 1st 2025

Number of positions

One

Stipend during fellowship

INR 50,000/- (NPR 80,000/-)

Application details

Open from

1st January  2025

Deadline

22nd January 2025

Result Declaration

1st February 2025

Form

 

Further Details

www.nasg.org.np

 

Contact details

Website

www.nasg.org.np

www.ihpbaindia.org.in

Contact number

9851206644

 

Highlights

  1. Collaboration of IHPBA –IC and NASG
  2. NASG will offer the following
    1. One-way flight from Kathmandu to the institute in the beginning of the course
    2. One-way flight back to Kathmandu at the end of the course
    3. Free registration at NASG conference in the year of completion of the course
    4. Assist in NMC accreditation of the fellowship
  3. IHPBA-IC and NASG will jointly offer Completion Certificate

 

 

 

Selection Criteria

Basic Criteria

Nepali citizen residing in Nepal

Age 45 years or below

Available necessary travel documents to India

Council criteria

Eligible to apply for a license by the State Medical Council in India (Host institute offering fellowship will assist with the administrative requirements)

No Objection letter from Nepal Medical Council

Academic criteria

·       Preferably more than 3 years post MS General surgery (NMC certified) Or more than 1-year post MCh. GI surgery/HPB Surgery (NMC certified)

·       Job Holder in a NMC recognized hospital in Nepal

·       Two Letters of Recommendation from surgeons

Application Process

  1. Complete the Application form
  2. Create a SINGLE PDF (Combine everything in one PDF) with the following documents (in this order) and label it “Your fullname”
    1. Citizenship
    2. Photo of a Valid Passport
    3. Latest CV/resume
    4. NMC specialist registration
    5. Academic transcripts (SLC/SEE, MBBS, MS/ MCh)
    6. Work Experience letter
    7. Two letters of recommendation from 2 different Nepali surgeon, at least one from the Department of Surgery presently associated with.
    8. Letter from the affiliated institute stating continuation of job after fellowship
    9. An essay on “Why should you be selected for this fellowship?” in 200
  3. Email the completed Application form and the documents PDF to fellowshipNASG@gmail.com with the title “HB-LT Fellowship 2024”

Selection Process

  1. All complete applications with eligible candidates will be accepted for selection process
  2. IHPBA-IC and NASG will jointly select the candidate
  3. NASG will announce and notify the selected candidate
  4. The selected candidate will complete the council clearance procedure in coordination with NASG and the host institute in respective councils.
  5. Commencement of fellowship

Completion Process

IHPBA-IC and NASG will grant completion of fellowship upon submission of the following:

  1. Completion certificate from the host institute offering the fellowship
  2. Duly filled assessment form by the host institute
  3. Submission of log book