The department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SPHMMC, kindly invites all qualifying candidates to apply for a family planning fellowship for the year 2018/19 G.C.

Background and general Information

The department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SPHMMC, as mandated by the Academic commission of the college has started a family planning fellowship program since 2017 GC. The primary goal of this fellowship is to produce physicians who are competent clinicians, Trainers, researchers, advocates and leaders in all issues related to family planning, comprehensive abortion care and broader reproductive health. This is a fellowship organized and currently run in collaboration with University of Michigan, USA.

It is a minimum of two year program at the end of which candidates will become sub-specialists in family planning.The training will involve clinical attachments, deductive training (seminars, tutorials, seminars), attachments abroad including a possible one year clerkship at WHO, Geneva (on a competitive basis), attending various local and international relevant conferences and getting involved in the training of residents, undergraduate medical students and related in service trainings. Moreover, fellows will be given an opportunity to earn MPH, through sponsored enrollment in to extension MPH program at SPHMMC. Fellows are also expected to conduct high standard research in RH as part of a requirement for completion of the fellowship and MPH.

Admission requirement

• The candidate should be graduate from a recognized Medical Faculty with Doctor of Medicine and specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• The candidate should be willing to go through screening process for admission to eb conducted by the department.  
• The candidate should produce two recommendation letters from their teachers or supervisors of their respective specialty training.  
• The candidate should be registered and licensed to practice obstetrics and gynecology by the relevant authority in Ethiopia
• The candidate should have adequate mental and physical health
• Those who have MPh degree will be given priority.
• Female applicants are strongly encouraged

Applicants should submit application letter, recent CV, and copy of credentials including copies of degree and student grade report in a sealed envelope (that could also be sent to the registrar directly).

Applicants should also write a letter of intent of no more than 750 words explaining why they are interested in the fellowship, how this will impact their career and what their long term goal is.

All interested applicants can apply in person to the registrar office at St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, the office of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology or send it at the email address obgyn.sphmmc@gmail.com with the required documents until August 4, 2018.