Traveling Fellowship
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We have three fellowship programs for young fellows from relatively underdeveloped countries.
Asian Fellowship
Yamamuro-Ogihara Fellowship
Matsuo Fellowship


Paeds section of APOA will be organizing the second travelling fellowship in 2011.
APOA Paediatric Orthopaedic Travelling and Clinical Fellowships 2011




Accepted : two or three Asian young fellows
Institution : several Pediatric Orthopaedic institutes in Japan
Director : Katsuji Shimizu (President of JPOA)
Address : TH building 2nd floor, 2-40-8 Hongo, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Phone : +81-3-5803-7071
Fax : +81-3-5803-7072
E-mail : jpoa@jpoa.org
Contact Person : Hidehiko Kawabata (Chaiman of International Committee)
Asian Travelling Fellowship awards （Update: Jan 17, 2012）
Deadline April 30, 2012

FELLOWSHIP
This fellowship program was founded by Japanese Pediatric Orthopaedic Association to support young candidates who have interest in the Pediatric Orthopaedics from any Asian countries. During one week in Japan, the candidates will visit and stay at an institution and attend the JPOA annual meeting. They also have to make presentation at that meeting and to apply the full paper to the Journal of JPOA. JPOA and founders hope that this will provide an opportunity to the candidate to broaden their experience, and prepare them for educational and leadership roles in our field.

ELIGIBILITY
An applicant must be an orthopaedic surgeon and under the age of 40 years old by the deadline date of April 30, 2012.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
JPOA will support the airfare between each country and Japan, and the local accommodation. But the applicants must pay the incidental costs like the fee for the spouse.
The International Committee has approved the policy stating " We has set an upper limit to the price of an economy class air ticket, depending on the flight distance."

STAY IN JAPAN
Successful applicants should attend the 23nd annual meeting of JPOA that will be held at Fukuoka, during November 30 - December 1, 2012 and present their study in the meeting. During one-week stay in Japan, JPOA will arrange several hospitals to visit for the applicants.

SELECTION
The selection will be made based on the CV and quality of their submitted manuscript. The selection will be made by the end of May 2012 and the successful applicants will be noticed by the end of the month.
The International Committee of JPOA considers the application as an agreement to attend. If the selected persons cancel without warrant 3 months or less before the meeting, they and any other applicants from their countries will lose the chance to apply to the Asian Traveling Fellowship for three years.

INSTRUCTIONS
  1. The original completed application form (attached to this e-mail)
  2. A full Curriculum Vitae with a portrait
  3. Abstract (within 300 words) of your study that will be presented at the meeting. Submission of the full paper to the Journal of Japanese Pediatric Orthopaedic Association will be compulsory when the candidate is accepted.
  4. Letter of recommendation from mentors, whom we can contact directly by e-mail.

A set of those must be submitted to Hidehiko Kawabata MD, Chairman of JPOA International Committee, no later than April 30, 2012 through e-mail or post. Incomplete applications or those received after the deadline will not be considered.
Homepage: http://www.jpoa.org/
E-mail address: jpoa@jpoa.org
Mailing address: TH Bldg 2nd Floor, 2-40-8 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
TEL：+81-3-5803-7071　 FAX：+81-3-5803-7072


　
Accepted : one fellow from underdeveloped countries
Dr. Takao Yamamuro Dr. Kazuteru Ogihara
Institution : several Pediatric Orthopaedic institutes in Japan
Director : Katsuji Shimizu (President of JPOA)
Address : TH building 2nd floor, 2-40-8 Hongo, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Phone : +81-3-5803-7071
Fax : +81-3-5803-7072
E-mail : jpoa@jpoa.org
Contact Person : Hidehiko Kawabata (Chaiman of International Committee)




　
Accepted : one or two fellow from underdeveloped countries
Dr. Takashi Matsuo
Institution : Minami Tama Orthopaedic Hospital
Director : Dr. Matsuo takashi
Address : 11-1 Onoji-machi, Machida city, Tokyo, Japan
(195-0064)
Phone : +81-42-735-3731
Fax : +81-42-735-3732
E-mail : jpoa@jpoa.org
Contact Person : Shinji Fukuoka (Chairman of Matsuo Fellowship Committee)
2012 JPOA Matsuo Fellowship （Update: March, 2011）
The Matsuo Fellowship Committee would like to call for candidates for 2012 JPOA Matsuo Fellowship. The Japanese Pediatric Orthopaedic Association has allotted 200,000 yen per person. In 2012, one fellow from a foreign country will study orthopaedic treatments for cerebral palsy directed by Prof. Matsuo at Minamitama Orhopaedic Hospital for about four weeks. The hospital is located in Machida City, Tokyo.

The candidates for the fellowship should meet the following requirements:

Age under about 45 years
Major interest in orthopedic treatments for cerebral palsy
Scientific works related to pediatric orthopaedics
Satisfactory knowledge in English
Completed training program in orthopaedics

The candidates should send by e-mail the following application documents to JPOA secretariat (jpoa@jpoa.org) by October 31, 2011.

Application letter
CV
Description of their current position and their clinical responsibilities and experience
List of publications and presentations at scientific meetings
Two letters of recommendation

The Matsuo Fellowship Committee will select one or two fellows in December, 2011.

The Japanese Pediatric Orthopaedic Association,
The Matsuo Fellowship Committee