HCA International Foundation Travelling Fellowships

The HCA International Foundation was created in 2005 as part of HCA's commitment to the care and improvement of human life by delivering high-quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities it serves. The Foundation is a charity dedicated to furthering these aims by supporting and promoting medical research and education.

The Foundation offers a number of Traveling Scholarships. They are intended for candidates who wish to advance their medical and surgical training by visiting institutions abroad and in the UK in order to learn new techniques and to advance the science and practice of medicine and surgery for the ultimate benefit of patients. Applicants for these scholarships should be consultants within 10 years of appointment or registrars on a specialist training programme, employed in any UK hospital. Generally speaking, the techniques to be studied will be ones which are not in common practice in the UK but which will have a valuable and widespread application here. Successful candidates will be able to use the techniques they learn directly for the benefit of their own patients. Equally important, we expect them to spread this knowledge to others in the medical profession so the practice becomes progressively more widespread. Successful applicants will receive full or partial funding. The amount received is decided on a case-by-case basis by the committee.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website

Website address:  www.hcainternationalfoundation.com