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This inter-continental exchange programme is run in collaboration with the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Surgery (AOSSM). It is a scientific and cultural exchange between orthopaedic sports medicine physicians in North America and Asia-Pacific. The programme provides the fellows a valuable opportunity to exchange scientific information, stimulate research and develop collaboration and lifelong friendships.
For each travelling fellowship, THREE fellows are selected to visit overseas sports medicine institutes and facilities for 3-4 weeks, and are accompanied by a reputed senior orthopaedic sports medicine specialist as the “Godfather”. During the tour, fellows will
1.) participate in scientific symposia with host surgeons and give presentations;
2.) view research facilities and surgical procedures;
3.) attend a national sport medicine meeting in the region they are visiting and
4.) participate in social and cultural activities with the local sports medicine community.
This fellowship program takes place every 2 years, we will send out groups of fellows to America in 2024, 2026 and so on.
(Application closed)
Please contact the administrative office via info@apkass.org should you have any enquiries.
God Father:
Prof. Jingyi Mi, China
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Akira Tsujii, Japan
Dr. Ming Wang, Singapore
Dr. Fan Zhang, China
Itinerary:
Durham, Detroit, Iowa City, Gulf Breeze, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Seattle
Godfather:
Prof. Brian D. Busconi
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Andrea Spiker
Dr. Austin Stone
Dr. Alvin Su
Itinerary:
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul Korea, Fukuoka, Kobe, Tokyo
God Father:
Prof. Jinzhong Zhao, China
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Michael Tim Yun Ong, Hong Kong
Dr. Pakapon Issaragrisil, Thailand
Dr. Kanto Nagai, Japan
Itinerary:
San Francisco, New York City, Durham & Chapel Hill, Baltimore, Cleveland, Houston, Denver
God Father:
Dr. Darren Johnson
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Adam Anz
Dr. Jeff Macalena
Dr. Dustin Richter
Itinerary:
Seoul, Kobe, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Pattaya
God Father:
Dr. Peter Myers, Australia
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Erica Kholinne, Indonesia
Dr. Phob Ganokroj, Thailand
Dr. William Blakeney, Australia
Itinerary:
Detroit, Cleveland, Iowa City, Nashville, Denver, Colorado Springs
God Father:
Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Cassandra Lee
Dr. Jas Chahal
Dr. Winston Gwathmey
Itinerary:
Kobe, Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok, Pattaya
God Father:
Dr. Parag Sancheti, India
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Nathan Peter White, Australia
Dr. Yuichi Hoshino, Japan
Dr. Gandhi Nathan Solayar, Malaysia
Itinerary:
Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Iowa City, St. Louis, San Diego
God Father:
Dr. Claude Moorman, III
Fellows:
Dr. Lance LeClere
Dr. Robert Magnussen
Dr. Aaron Krych
Itinerary:
Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu
God Father:
Prof. Mohammad Razi, Iran
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Takehiko Matsushita, Japan
Dr. Kah Weng Lai, Singapore
Dr. Timothy Lording, Australia
Itinerary:
San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit/Metro, Taos, Colorado Springs
God Father:
Dr. Christopher C. Kaeding
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Aman Dhawan
Dr. Alan Getgood
Dr. Miho Jean Tanaka
Itinerary:
Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Kobe, Hiroshima, Seoul
God Father:
Prof. Shiyi Chen, China
Fellows:
Dr. Xuesong Dai, China
Dr. Goyal Deepak, India
Dr. Michael Rosenfeldt, New Zealand
Itinerary:
Hawaii, Chicago, Cleveland , Lowa, Minnesota, Seattle
God Father:
Prof. Toru Fukubayashi
Fellows:
Dr. Feng Hua, China
Dr. Shamsul Iskandar Bin Hussein, Malaysia
Dr. Jiwu Chen, China
Itinerary:
Honolulu, San Francisco, Denver, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Lexington, Detroit, Baltimore
God Father:
Prof. Russell Tregonning, New Zealand
Fellows:
Dr. Justin Roe, Australia
Dr. Jose Antonio San Juan, Philippines
Dr. Jeffery Tedjajuwana, Indonesia
Itinerary:
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oregon, Michigan, Alabama, Boston, Rhode Island
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