Dear IADVLite
Applications are invited from IADVL members resident in India
for Dermatopathology observerships at the following
centres:
1. University of California San Francisco
(UCSF) Dermatopathology Service, San Francisco, California, USA
Director: Dr
Philip Le Boit
UCSF Dermatopathology
1701 Divisadero St.
#280
San Francisco, CA
94115
2. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, USA (slot available after July 2025)
Director: Dr Omar Sanguieza
Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of
Medicine
Winston Salem, NC 27157
3. Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Director: Dr Yu-Hung Wu, MD
Asst. Professor, Dept of Dermatology
Director, Centre
for Evidence Based Medicine
Mackay Memorial
Hospital, No 92, Sec 2, Chung Shan N Road
Taipei,
Taiwan
(Selected
candidates pay tuition fee NT$10,000 per month, approx. 26,000INR)
These
are observerships, with the date of commencement and the duration being
decided by the centre and the applicant. The IADVL will pay a maximum of six
candidates in a year a scholarship/stipend of Rs 1,00,000 each. No stipend
would be provided by centres, but they have agreed to waive off the course fees
except administrative fee of NT$10,000 per month at Taiwan centre-)
.
The scheme is open for Life Members resident in India.
PLMs who have passed their examination may apply, but would be required to
convert to LM before they are awarded the scholarship. Persons who have shown
interest in dermatopathology (i.e. presented or published papers) or
worked in the field of dermatopathology or in academic positions may
be preferred. Candidates are expected to possess appropriate travel
requirements such as passport, permission to avail leave for the required
period (if employed), etc. The candidates would get a certificate from the
centre on completion. They are expected to participate in IADVL
SIG Dermatopathology activities and serve
the dermatopathology needs of the members and the community on their
return.
Process of application: Candidates will have to apply using the
attached application form with their detailed CV and also indicate their
preferred centre from the above. The last date of application is 30th October,
2023. Candidates will be selected by SIG Dermatopathology. Results would
be announced by 30th November, 2023.
The selected candidates will be given a recommendation letter
from the IADVL for an Obsevership at that centre and they will then have to
apply to the concerned centre and discuss the date, duration and other details
of the course. Candidates will be expected to submit a report on the
fellowship on completion. Please note that it will take at least six months to
one year for the formalities to be completed and that all arrangements,
including travel, visa and accommodation, will have to be made by the candidates.
Please fill up and send the attached form to academy@iadvl.org and to secretarygeneral@iadvl.org by 30th October 2023
along with your CV.
Dr Lalit Gupta Dr
Vijay Zawar
Chairperson, IADVL Academy President,
IADVL
Dr Rashmi Jindal Dr
Dinesh K Devaraj
Convener, IADVL Academy Hon.
Secretary General, IADVL