I will be sharing my fellowship journey from my journal here. The posts will be backdated and hopefully I will catchup eventually.
Dated: July 15, 2025
As I begin this fellowship training in Hip, Pelvi-Acetabulum, and Arthroplasty at B&B Hospital for one year, I felt like taking a step back and recalling the journey that I traveled to reach here – a journey of applications, exams, interviews, decisions, and suspense.
In the previous months before this opportunity, I sat for fellowship entrance exams at several centers: NAMS, IOM, Kirtipur Hospital, Grande International Hospital, and Ganga Hospital (Coimbatore, India). There were struggles and lessons in each experience.
I joined the waiting lists in NAMS and IOM, which was encouraging but not decisive. I was selected at Kirtipur Hospital but did not take up the opportunity due to a high admission fee and relatively low stipend – something that matters in a one-year course. At Grande Hospital, I reached the interview stage but was unsuccessful.
My most fascinating experience was with Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, where I scored 1st in the entrance of both the Arthroplasty and Spine Fellowship. But I wasn’t interviewed for the Arthroplasty fellowship. When I appeared for the spine fellowship interview, I had already been selected in B&B Hospital, so I told them that I won’t be able to work there. It was a difficult decision, but an appropriate one.
Before embarking on this transition, I was practicing in Om Hospital and Tarakeshwar City Hospital, where I was getting the hands-on experience in general orthopedics and trauma. I went on leave in both these hospitals to concentrate fully on this fellowship experience.
This fellowship is an exciting and tremendous leap. Within the coming year, I look forward to immersing myself in the intricacies of pelvic and hip surgery, joint replacement, and reconstructive orthopedics. I also look forward to being presented with new challenges and lessons, not just in surgical skills but also in clinical decision-making, communication, and team collaboration.
On this blog, I will be sharing my learnings, fascniating cases, occasional mistakes, and day-to-day experiences in the OR and outside of it. I hope to make it a resource and thought for fellow trainees, colleagues, and anyone who is interested in orthopedic surgery’s art and science.
Cheers to a year of learning, humility, and purpose.
He is the section editor of Orthopedics in Epomedicine. He searches for and share simpler ways to make complicated medical topics simple. He also loves writing poetry, listening and playing music. He is currently pursuing Fellowship in Hip, Pelvi-acetabulum and Arthroplasty at B&B Hospital.
