Deadline: June 30, 2025

Applications are open for the WFSA Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowships 2025. The University of Nairobi together with the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists is offering up to three 12-month Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowship positions starting in September/October 2025.

Fellows will be based at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi and will also rotate through various hospitals with active paediatric surgical programmes. There is a robust didactic teaching programme that includes an online learning platform with facilitators from all over the world.


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Costs

  • The successful applicants will receive funding to cover tuition, accommodation and subsistence living expenses.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:

  • Must be supported in their application by their own national anaesthesiology society which must be a member society of the WFSA.
  • Must be supported in their application by their head of department or hospital management.
  • Must be returning to their home country to a recognised post.
  • Should ideally be working in a teaching hospital.

Application

In order to apply, head to the online application. Select Chapter ‘Fellowships’ and Category ‘Nairobi Paediatrics Fellowship 2025/2026’.

The deadline for applications is the June 30, 2025. Complete your application form and upload the following documents:

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  • Curriculum vitae with one recent photo and the names of two referees
  • Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s national anaesthesiology society
  • Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s head of department or hospital management
  • Copy of medical degree
  • Copy of specialist anaesthesiology qualification
  • Copy of photograph page of Passport

For the University of Nairobi (UoN) application, the following documentation will be required:

  • Filled online application as found on the application portal of the UoN website
  • Copies of both undergraduate medical degree and specialisation in Anaesthesia. These must be certified by the issuing University/College/Institution.
  • Copies of transcripts both from your Undergraduate degree and Anaesthesia degree/fellowship. These must be certified by the University/ Fellowship college.
  • Verification of all degrees/transcripts not obtained in Kenya by the Kenya Commission for University Education.
  • High School certificates – certified and verified by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority/ Kenya National Examinations Council.
  • Letter/certificate of good standing from the registering authority in your country (the equivalent of the Kenya Medical Practitioner’s and Dentist’s Council)
  • Valid police clearance from your country of residence – before arrival

For the above if not in English they need to be translated officially into English by a recognized/official translation service.

  • Evidence of Yellow fever vaccination
  • Evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination


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For more information, visit WFSA Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowships.

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