Fellowship programs in Liver
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Fellowship programs in Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery

• Basic fellowship in Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
• Advanced fellowship in Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Course Duration: 1 year Number of Seats: Basic: 2, Advanced: 2

Eligibility Criteria

Basic fellowship: MS/DNB in General Surgery Advanced Fellowship: McH/ DNB in GI Surgery or MS/DNB in General Surgery with two years of training in Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary surgery.

Selection process

Candidates for the fellowship program are selected through an interview process twice a year (for January and July sessions). The advertisement for admission appears in the leading English newspapers and social media in the month of October/November for the January session and April/May for the July session. Interested candidates can mail their application (download the attachment) along with a detailed resume to training@ailbsindia.com. The shortlisted candidates will be called for interviews and personal interaction. Selected candidates have to join the department latest by 1st January for the January session and 1st July for the July session.

Session information

The session tenure is for a period of one year. In one year tenure, the candidates are exposed to various aspects of liver transplant which includes the pre and post-operative care and follow-up apart from operative and intensive care management of post-liver transplant patients through a structured rotation process including academic program and presentations. Within a month of the start of the fellowship, the candidates are allotted a research topic for research and publication as original work in an indexed journal within the tenure of their fellowship. A minimum of one original research paper published in an indexed journal and one poster/oral presentation in a national or international conference is mandatory before completion of the fellowship.

Course Curriculum and responsibilities

During the tenure of the fellowship, the fellows will have a rotation in the following areas:

• Liver Ward and OPD: 3 months
• Operation Theatre: 6 months
• Liver ICU: 3 months

The basic responsibilities of the fellows in the respective areas will be as follows

1. Liver Ward and OPD: The fellow posted in Ward and OPD will be responsible for:

• Daily rounds of the patients in the ward.
• Discharge planning including the preparation of discharge summaries and discharge counseling and teaching. Discharge counseling should start at least 2-3 days before discharge and the patient should be taught about the post-transplant precautions, medications, monitoring, and follow-up in detail. A copy of all the discharges (both hard and soft copy) has to be stored in the department for record purposes.
• Attending to follow-up and new patients in the OPD.

2. Operation theatre: The fellow posted in the operation theatre will be responsible for:

• Preparation and workup of the patient and donor including the legal paperwork for the authorization committee.
• Preoperative preparations and presentations of liver transplant cases for the multidisciplinary transplant meetings.
• Surgical Assistance in the operation theatre in recipient and donor surgeries including implantation. All candidates have to mandatorily keep a record of their operative work in the logbook (provided by the department).
• Record keeping of the patient and operative data

3. Liver ICU: Fellows posted in Liver ICU will be responsible for:

• Daily rounds and critical management of patients in the ICU under supervision.
• Record and data keeping of all the patients.
• Ensure smooth working by helping the ward and theatre fellow whenever required.

Note: It should be noted that this distribution in the duties is for the purpose of responsibility-sharing only. All fellows have to work in unison for the smooth functioning of the department and all fellow should be ready to help/share the responsibility of the other in case of need. Fellows can also be called in the operation theatre irrespective of the rotation in case of need. Teaching and academic activities The fellows will actively participate in the departmental teaching activities (Journal clubs and Case presentations) which will be held twice a week. The monthly academic rooster will be made and will be available in the last week of every month. Publications and research work All fellows will have to actively participate in the research paperwork and publish at least 1 original paper/case series in the index journal. The topic will be allotted within 1 month of joining and the data should be completed within 6 months. He should also be presenting at least one paper in transplant specific national/international conference. Share your resume at ailbstraining@gmail.com