Report after successful completion of ISKSAA fellowship training at Ganga Hospital, India

I was very grateful to be selected for the ISKSAA arthroplasty Fellowship at Ganga medical center and Hospital, Coimbatore, India, in 2015. I considered myself lucky and highly favored to have been selected out of all the surgeons that applied. Being awarded the fellowship was a dream comes true for me as I have always wanted to go to an internationally recognized center to learn international best practices in orthopedics.

Once I arrived to the hospital I introduced myself to prof. Dr. S. Rajasekaran, (hospital general director) and Dr S R Sundararajan, senior consultant orthopedic and the fellowship coordinator where he introduced me to arthroplasty team and hence I worked directly under Dr N Rajkumar senior Consultant arthroplasty.

During this fellowship, from 1-20 May, 2015, I actively participated in theatre sessions where I assisted in procedures such as total knee and hip replacement surgeries and I learned new techniques and skills in the hip and knee surgery.

Not only did I learn surgical techniques during the fellowship I also participated in ward round sessions, outpatient clinics, and trauma meetings, which have immensely added to my orthopedic knowledge and exposure to international best practices. I was also involved in educational activities such as case presentation, scientific meeting and preoperative preparation where we discussed surgical cases, surgical planning with pros and cons of each surgical approaches. The discussion was attended by residents, orthopedic surgeons as well as the senior orthopedic surgeons.

It was a refreshing experience undergoing this fellowship. It was like being back in early residency training. When you are in practice, you may be too busy and unable to keep up-to-date with the latest orthopedic knowledge.

I couldn't have wished for a better place for fellowship training as I really enjoyed my stay at Ganga medical center and hospital.

Finally, I would like to thank ISKSAA for the great opportunity that was given to me to improve my skills in orthopedics and to learn new skills in arthroplasty.