The Irish Institute of Orthopaedic Surgeons was formed in 1972. Its functions included determining the need for new orthopaedic appointments, involvement in the replacement of those retiring, and a commitment to develop a training program in line with that being established in the UK under the auspices of the Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Joint Committee of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons.
Going on Fellowship
You may be starting to plan your fellowship, be mid application to desired centres, or getting ready to go abroad. .
For those of you who have successfully completed your specialist training programme in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, I congratulate you. However, I also congratulate the family members who have been behind you and a great support to you all the way.
You now embark upon a very exciting part of your career and one which no doubt fills you with some trepidation and apprehension and some surprise as senior consultants express envy that you are going away on a fellowship.
For sure, there are definite difficulties, that is, uprooting yourself from Ireland and often bringing a significant other and possibly a small child or two! There is clearly stress to go with emigrating and stress too in starting a new job in a new environment.
Please be assured, from an orthopaedic surgery point of view, you will find that you are more than amply equipped to hold your own even in the most prestigious international centres. Many of the responsibilities of identifying where to live, buying cars, arranging personal administration, will fall to your significant other.
My own recollections of leaving were that I was very apprehensive and unsure and in fact, wished I could stay in Ireland! However, as I reflect back on my time away, it was so special, not just on a professional level, but also on a personal level. You will also make friends and colleagues that you will keep in touch with for the rest of your life.
Please look forward to this this time.
Professor John O’Byrne
RCSI/IITOS Travelling Fellowships 2024
The Irish Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (IITOS) has made available a Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery Travelling Fellowship Fund to support the future development of the specialty in Ireland through the support of Fellowships for suitably qualified candidates. Fellowship awards will fund graduates from the Irish Higher Specialist Training programme in Trauma &Orthopaedic Surgery to attend, for research or training purposes, an international centre of excellence in any aspect of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. The Fellowships are open to Fellows and Members of the RCSI, in good standing, who are in their final year of the RCSI Higher Specialist Training programme in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery.
Application forms and further particulars are available here or from Avril Cunningham
| Closing Date | Contact | Application Form |
| Friday 15th March 2024 | Avril Cunningham | PDF Download |