Fellowship Types Available

Clinical

Duration of Fellowship

12 months starting in February or August each year.

Requirements

  • MBBS and FRACS or equivalent
  • IELTS – Minimum score of 7 in all bands
  • Police Check
  • Working with Children Check

Financial Support

  • Full time salaried position
  • Indemnity provided by hospital

Fellowship Program Director

Alison Wray Director of Neurosurgery The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne 50 Flemington Road Parkville, VIC 3052 Australia T: +61 3 9345 5437 E: alison.wray@rch.org.au

Application Process

For the majority of international applicants a successful IELTS ( score 7 across all bands) must have been achieved prior to application. Online applications open in October/November  14 months prior to the proposed fellowship via the website https://careers.rch.org.au Telephone interviews are typically conducted in January 12 months prior to the proposed fellowship and the successful applicants notified in February. Visa processing takes approximately 8 months once the applicant is accepted. For further information please contact the program director.

Previous Post Holders

Shungu Ushewokunze – sosushe@hotmail.com Benoit Jenny – benoit.jenny@hcuge.ch Chris Cowie – chris.cowie@nuth.nhs.uk

Department Details

Number of Faculty Staff

5

Number of Residents

1

Number of Fellows

3

Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures

450 with specialisation in epilepsy, neuro-oncology, craniofacial and movement disorders.

Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests

Wirginia Maixner – Neuro-oncology, epilepsy Alison Wray – Neuro-oncology, movement disorder, craniofacial Patrick Lo – Neuro-oncology Juliet Clayton – Neuro-oncology, craniofacial

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