Azim Premji Healthy Equity Fellowship
Calling Postgraduate Doctors who choose to care for the most vulnerable
Sign up for a unique opportunity to earn hands-on experience, in diverse areas of specialisation, at hospitals in some of the most remote and resource-scarce parts of India. As part of the Azim Premji Health Equity Fellowship, Fellows will receive firsthand exposure to the experience of practising effectively with patients in remote areas. A diverse case load and mentorship by highly experienced senior doctors and their teams will give them an opportunity to acquire unique skills, leading to significant improvement in career prospects.
About the Fellowship
A key issue in health is the poor availability of health professionals ready to take up the challenge of working with the most vulnerable communities in rural and remote areas. In search of suitable candidates, Azim Premji Foundation is launching the Azim Premji Health Equity Fellowship, offering young health professionals the opportunity to learn the complexities of practising medicine while working for the most vulnerable in remote and resource-scarce geographies.
Opportunity for Postgraduate Doctors
The Fellowship will provide doctors with diverse opportunities and experiences, including:
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Work in reputed hospitals under the guidance of experienced mentors
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A fraternity of like-minded Fellows and doctors
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Travel to some of the most remote parts of the country
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Certification of completion
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Participation in a placement process
Fellows will get hands-on experience to do what medicine is all about: the complexities of practising medicine when living among and working for the most vulnerable in the most remote and resource-constrained geographies in India.
Key elements of the programme
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This will be an 18-month-long, site-centred programme. The sites will be secondary hospitals in rural, remote, resource-scarce locations with case load and community health focus.
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Fellows must be postgraduates in Family Medicine, Community Medicine, General Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Anaesthesia, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Psychiatry.
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Fellows must be postgraduates, either fresh or with some work experience (from batches graduating between 2018 and 2025).
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The programme will feature two site rotations for each Fellow. There will be an anchor location and a second location. The duration of stay at the anchor location will be ~9 months, followed by 7 months at a second location and 2 months for perspective building/time-off/other tasks.
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A designated mentor will work with each Fellow. The Fellow and the mentor will identify areas for the Fellow to focus on during their stint and prepare a plan accordingly.
