ACVS Fellowship in Joint Replacement Surgery (JRS)
Germantown, USA
DURATION
1 up to 3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
An ACVS Founding Fellow or Fellow in JRS should have a high level of expertise in the surgical management of joint injuries and other joint pathology through joint replacement. The JRS fellow must be proficient in the knowledge of the benefits and risks associated with a multidisciplinary approach that includes surgical treatment.
Open Call for Founding Fellows in JRS
Applications to attain the status of ACVS Founding Fellow in JRS will be accepted from April 1, 2020–March 31, 2021. ACVS Diplomates (large animal or small animal) who want to apply for founding fellow status must have completed these requirements before submitting their application:
a minimum of five years of ACVS Diplomate status;
a minimum of five years of experience in JRS, beyond what was attained during surgery residency training;
a minimum of 250 clinical JRS cases as surgeon-in-charge, as the first assistant, and a mentorship capacity on other surgeons’ cases. A single target joint, or any combination of target joints, is/are acceptable;
a minimum of three JRS scientific publications related to joint replacement surgery (such as clinical trials, prospective studies, retrospective studies, experimental studies, innovations of previously undescribed JRS instrumentation or prostheses) in peer-reviewed literature as a primary, corresponding, or senior author;
Review articles or articles in Compendium or Veterinary Clinics or similar review articles, or case series with less than three cases are not acceptable;
A single case report will be accepted if it describes a new JRS technique or a JRS-related surgical/pathological finding that has not been previously reported;
an abstract on JRS presented at national or international meetings;
participated in at least one JRS veterinary workshop.
English Language Requirements
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