ICRS Sports Medicine Fellowship 2025
This fellowship aims to provide an opportunity for international exchange for young orthopaedic surgeons, fellows, or clinical scientists interested in cartilage regeneration and joint preservation with a particular focus on sports medicine. This will be accomplished by a stimulating environment with exposure to both science and clinical application of treatments for joint restoration in athletes. Selected fellows will spend ten days in the Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar. This is an ICRS and ISAKOS training centre and a FIFA-accredited medical centre of excellence, one of the leading institutions worldwide in the spectrum of sports injuries, applying a multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis and treatment.
Fellows will visit the state-of-the-art facilities, including the sports surgery training centre, the sports medicine movement analysis laboratory, and the physiotherapy and rehabilitation area, and be exposed to other intriguing new treatment approaches like climatic chamber and virtual reality. Hosted by the godfather Emmanuel T. Papacostas, the fellows will arrive on January 30, 2025. They will also have the opportunity to conclude their fellowship by joining the 8th ICRS Surgical Skills Course “Understand it – See it – Do it”, February 6-9, 2025 (registration waived – lectures-only), which will bring together internationally acknowledged experts to highlight the most recent development in surgical techniques with regards to cartilage regeneration and joint preservation. A remarkable academic agenda on a full portfolio of cartilage treatment strategies and a special focus on knee and ankle injuries in sports pathology. The selected fellows will have the opportunity to network, exchange ideas in a high-profile hospital and sports facilities environment, view research facilities and surgical procedures, and participate in social and cultural events with the hosting cartilage repair community.
Two candidates will be selected and awarded with this fellowship covering the basic travel costs, hosting, and Surgical Skills Course participation (lectures-only) of this programme.
INSTRUCTIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
- Applicants must be ICRS Members in good standing and have a dedicated interest in cartilage treatments
- Applicants must be under 40 years of age at the time of the application
- A copy of the applicant’s passport must be attached to the application
- Applicants must speak English fluently (the entire programme will be held in English)
Following this experience, fellows will be required to provide a written summary of their fellowship experiences to ICRS. A short oral presentation may be required by ICRS to be presented during the next ICRS International Congress.
Checklist for your application (to be received by November 10, latest, in one single PDF file)
- Curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum). Including date of birth, complete mailing address and email address, current and past affiliations, degrees, awards, and research activities
- List of publications of last 5 years with titles and full journal references
- Letter of motivation/career goals (2 pages maximum). This should include statements of objectives for your fellowship, the potential impact of the Fellowship on your career and on the field of cartilage repair
- Short letter from your previous or current department head supporting your application
- Copy of passport
- Copy of graduation/specialist certification
Complete applications must be received by November 10, 2024, for consideration. Please send it to ICRS by email at office@cartilage.org, with the attention of the Fellowship, Scholarship & Research Grant Committee.
Candidates will be selected by November 20, 2024, by the Fellowship Selection Committee based on merit and as
potential leaders in the field of cartilage regeneration and joint preservation. Notifications will then be sent out by email to the applicant. Should you remain without notice, please contact ICRS after November 20.
