At the outset we would like to express my gratitude for Dr. Pushpinder Bajaj, Prof. LalitMaini, Prof. Jegan Krishnan & all esteemed doctors at Repatriation General Hospital and Flinder’s Medical Centre for offering us this cherished opportunity. A special thanks to Mr. Donald Bramwell from IMRI, for being the dependable local guardian you could always rely upon.

We tried to utilize this time in Australia for maximum personal, professional and academic enrichment, so we planned to land in Australia a week before starting the fellowship, utilizing the time in hand for exploring the beautiful ocean country.

Australia as we all know is all about going down and under. As we first landed in Brisbane and started the beautiful journey, the feeling of being in one of the most sought after destinations started to sink in. Gold coast also known as the Picnic spot of the land of kangaroos was a place to put your hair down. From there we went to the financial capital of Australia, Sydney to experience the lively nightlife and mesmerizing historical places.

After this amazing time out, we finally landed in Adelaide and were received at the airport by, what we later used to call “our local guardian” Mr. Donald Bramwell. He dropped us at our home for the next 4 weeks at 17, Belair road. The accommodation was located in the beautiful hills of Glenalta, well connected by Bus and train to the city. Next morning Mr. Donald picked us up and we went to Repatriation Hospital where we were introduced to the theatre staff and Dr. Gregory Bain, an avid researcher, having an infectious enthusiasm for the clinical research.

On third day of our fellowship Prof Jegan hosted dinner at a very good restaurant where we interacted with other surgeons. We were lucky to participate along with Prof. Dr. JeganKrishnan and his family inan annual meeting and dinner of south Australian Indian medical association (SAIMA) where we interacted with Indian doctors from other field. Prof. DR. Jegan Krishnan took us to watch Australian football league in Adelaide oval and gifted us t-shirt with Adelaide team logo as souvenir.

Next day we As our fellowship progressed, we came in touch with the stalwarts of Orthopaedic Surgery in Adelaide having the best mix of sub-specialties ranging from Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty to revision surgeries of shoulder, knee, hip and other joints. The best part of this fellowship is that Prof. Jegan Krishnan made sure that we were able to witness any of the surgeries being done at the Institute according to our own interest and choice. He gave individual attention to our learning procedure, taking personal care in teaching, supervising our learning and our comfortable stay during the fellowship.

We witnessed almost 120 surgeries during our tenure and it was really a rewarding and enriching experience to say the least. As mentioned by other fellows, all the surgeons were keen to discuss their cases and also asked us about the options we have in our minds, which really helped in making the whole process interactive and easy to understand.

Apart from the surgeries, we regularly attended the clinical meetings and were part of the clinical discussions that followed. We were also given opportunity to present our ongoing research in one of the meetings. We went back to India with new ideas, pleasant memories and knowledge that have helped us for becoming more mature surgeon.

Overall this wonderful opportunity provided by Dr. Pushpinder Bajaj, Prof. Maini and their team, made further special by the paternal guidance of Prof. Jegan Krishnan, was one of the best thing that happened to us and we would surely go a long way in shaping my academic and professional career.

We sincerely thank everyone at ISKSAA and IMRI for providing me this marvelous opportunity.