This document provides information about the BCIS-Medtronic Interventional Fellowship for 2020 in Adelaide, Australia. The 12-month fellowship starting in March 2020 will be conducted at Flinders Medical Centre under the supervision of Dr. Julian Vaile and provides an opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of interventional cardiology. The successful applicant must be a UK specialist registrar in their last two years of training intending to pursue a career in interventional cardiology. Applications are due by April 11, 2019 and shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in June 2019. The fellowship provides a salary commensurate with the local pay scale.
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Supervising Consultants: Dr Julian Vaile (Australia), Dr Miles Behan (UK) -
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This post is funded by contributions from the host institution, an unrestricted educational grant
from Medtronic and BCIS. Please follow the links to the right to find further information relating to
the fellowship hosting centre, training and research opportunities within the programme, and
details of the application process.
We are pleased to invite applications for the 2020 BCIS-Medtronic Australian
Interventional Fellowship. This 12-month fellowship starting in March 2020
provides an opportunity to gain extensive experience in all aspects of
interventional cardiology in a busy Australian teaching hospital.
The successful candidate will spend a year at the Flinders Medical Centre,
Adelaide, South Australia under the supervision of Dr Julian Vaile.
Access to the fellowship will be limited to UK Specialist Registrars, intending
on a career in interventional cardiology, who are in their last two years of
training.
Introduction
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Flinders Medical Centre is an interventional hospital in Adelaide, South
Australia. It provides a cardiology service for diverse areas: from urban
Adelaide to rural South Australia and the Northern Territory. This leads
to a large caseload of both acute and elective cases (including primary
PCI, rotablation, IVUS, pressure wire assessment and chronic total
occlusions). Over 90% of cases are performed via the radial route. The
fellow can expect to complete in excess of 500 PCI cases.
Flinders Medical Centre has a well established TAVI and structural heart
disease programme (PFO/ASD closure/ Mitraclip) that the fellow will be
actively involved with.
Multiple interventional research opportunities are available. The
interventional fellow will be encouraged to develop a research project
leading to presentation and publication. Attendance at regional and
national meetings is encouraged.
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The BCIS interventional fellowship in Adelaide (South Australia) is undertaken at Flinders Medical Centre under the
supervision of Dr Julian Vaile and Professor Derek Chew. This provides the selected fellow from the UK with a unique
opportunity to enhance their skills in all aspects of Interventional Cardiology. There is a friendly and supportive
environment for the Fellow to develop their interventional technique, practice evidence-based decision making and
become confident as independent operators.
There are three interventional cardiac catheter labs providing high volume PCI experience under the supervision of six
interventional cardiologists. This includes the use of pressure wire assessment of fractional flow reserve, intravascular
imaging (and complex interventions such as left main, bifurcation, CTO and rotational atherectomy procedures). The
Fellow can expect to undertake 400-500 PCI procedures (predominantly via radial artery access) during the 12-month
tenure. There is a busy structural programme (PFO and ASD closure, left atrial appendage occlusion, balloon mitral
valvuloplasty and TAVI). The Fellow will have the opportunity to attend specialist TAVI clinics and MDT’s to enhance
structural training.
There is no routine ward commitment to allow the Fellow to focus their time on developing their interventional
experience.
The Adelaide fellowship also provides the unique opportunity to experience the provision of healthcare to rural
communities and includes an optional clinical attachment to Darwin in the Northern Territory.
The Fellow will be encouraged to engage with the Flinders University academic cardiology unit and to prepare and
submit cases for national and interventional conferences, which they will be able to attend with available funding.
Adelaide, is a thriving, friendly city with excellent transport links. The landscape provides ample opportunity for outdoor
activities such as sailing, snorkelling and cycling. There are beautiful sandy beaches and world-class restaurants.
Overall the fellowship is a fantastic opportunity, not only for interventional experience but, to experience Adelaide and
South Australia and to see the unparalleled beauty of this remote continent. Please do not hesitate to contact me for
further information by email (sheraz.nazir@doctors.org.uk).
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5. The Application Process
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Access to the fellowship will be limited to UK trainees in their last two years of Specialist
Registrar training who intend to specialise in Interventional Cardiology and are BCIS
members. The supervising consultants act on behalf of the BCIS Training and Education
Group.
The successful candidate will be identified by means of formal interview. The interview panel
will be made up of several independent consultant cardiologists from multiple centres.
The fellowship will be awarded based upon the candidate’s career development, interventional
experience and performance at interview.
If you would like to register your interest in this opportunity, please submit by email
(bcis@bcs.com) a detailed curriculum vitae (this should include a personal statement
and procedural numbers) AND letters of support from two supervisory consultants to
Azeem Ahmad, BCIS Secretariat, Tel: +44 (0)20 7380 1918.
The deadline for applications is 5pm, 11 April 2019.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed by 25 April 2019.
N.B Interviews will take place on 17 June 2019, British Cardiovascular Society, 9 Fitzroy
Square, London W1T 5HW. The successful candidate will be required to enter into a
contract to take up their post in Adelaide in March 2020.
The fellowship bursary will be paid to the institution and not to an individual. The salary
support provided will be commensurate with the local academic pay scale. The fund in
question will be at the receiving institution in Australia and the candidate will be paid a regular
salary in Australian Dollars from that fund. The selected fellow is in no way considered to be
an employee of Medtronic.
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