The EHRA Training Fellowships have been designed to provide physicians, who have completed their cardiology training but not yet obtained a consultant or equivalent permanent status, the opportunity to gain specialised training in clinical electrophysiology (EP) in Europe, preferably outside their home country.
A unique approach to the EHRA Training Fellowships requests that training centres also apply to participate in the programme. Preference is given to centres that already have an active fellowship programme and perform a minimum number of implantations of pacemakers, ICDs and catheter ablations annually.
For 2008, solely the one-year Advanced Programme was open for applications. This programme addresses physicians with more extensive experience in electrophysiology (EP) and will deal with advanced mapping diagnosis.
Out of more than 20 submitted applications each – from individuals and centres - the EHRA Training Fellowships Committee had a challenging job to select 5 individuals and 5 centres and propose the best suitable match to ensure a successful collaboration during the duration of the programme.
The EHRA Training Fellowships Committee has now the pleasure to announce the names of the 2008 Awardees as follows :
- Andrei FORCLAZ, (CH) going to the CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France,
- Marcin GAWRYSIAK, (PL) going to the Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands,
- Peter HLIVAK, (SK) going to the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic,
- Giorgi PAPIASHVILI, (GE) going to the AZ Sint Jan AV, Brugge, Belgium
- Silvia PERLANGELI, (IT) going to the Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern, Switzerland
Prof. Pierre Jaïs, Member of the EHRA Training Fellowships Committee
together with the awardees
EHRA would like to thank Biosense Webster for having made this programme possible - as well as all the applicants for their interest and enthusiasm.
2009 Fellowship Application Procedure
In 2009, the EHRA also offers for the first time the possibility to apply for Training Fellowship Programmes in Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing with emphasis on ICD/CRT in addition to the next generation of Advanced and Basic Training Fellowship Programmes in EP.
Individuals and centres who are interested to take part in one of the 2009 EHRA Training Fellowship Programmes are invited to send their application forms the soonest possible.
Download the new application forms as well as the Rules and Regulations
Please carefully read and follow the Rules and Regulations before sending the entirely completed application forms to:
The EHRA
c/o ESC Office for Associations
2035, Route des Colles, Les Templiers
B.P. 179
06903 Sophia Antipolis
France
The closing date for the submission of applications for ALL the EHRA Training Fellowship Programmes is: 15 December 2008.