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Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital & Institute was established by philanthropist Sri A Sankar Rao, in 1997. Â Over a period hospital services grew in scope and reach towards Education & Research, with recognition for Fellowships in sub-specialties of Ophthalmology. Over 200 Fellows have by now benefited from the program ever since the inception of the 1st Anterior Segment Fellowship in 2010.
Overview of fellowship Programs
Each Clinical Specialty Fellowship program benefits from a high volume of OPD and surgical workflow, experienced faculty with expertise in training & mentorship.
The fellowship program emphasizes education through hands-on experience in a systematic manner. The fellows are trained in designated specialties, to develop skills in clinical assessment and judgment, so as to deliver excellent patient care services.
They are supervised and guided until they are capable of independently treating patients with confidence, and are trained in proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking complete examination and diagnosis.
The fellows are to participate in departmental projects of research and prepare for seminars, conference projects, thesis and publications.
In addition to the main clinical specialty program aimed at achieving overall holistic skill development, the clinical research specialty stream is formulated, for select candidates, for being able to reach an expert level skill set for a niche area within the specialty.
We use cutting edge collaborative tools and Microsoft 365 Teams ecosystem to optimize the learning experience with respect to quality and time management.
Dr Krishna Tejah, Junior Consultant, Sankar Foundation shares his experience during his fellowship at the institute.
We aim to train fellows to NIH proficiency level 4 (Advanced , Applied Theory ) and beyond (Expert Level), for the main / critical procedures of each subspecialty, & introducing the range of procedures in a comprehensive and systematic manner.
Educational activities include didactic lectures, seminars and case presentations in subjects ranging across the specialty of focus and Research Methodology. Fellows could spend 1-4 days per week in the operating room, depending on the stage of the fellowship.
The need for improvements are assessed in structured reviews and based on the feedback and evaluation processin the program, customised improvements are introduced.
There are ample opportunities for training other candidates and developing training resource materials giving opportunities for development of leadership & mentorship capacity along with vastly improved skills.
Each specialty in Clinical Research Fellowship programme aims to develop excellence in selected niche area of interest.
Fellows are guided through steps for (a) Performance of literature review, (b) Designing evidence-based research projects, (c) Writing research protocols and grant applications, (d) Submission of research projects to an IRB, (e) Recruitment of patients for research studies conduct of ocular testing on research patients, (f) Performance of medical chart reviews for retrospective studies, (g) Entering and analyzing study data with biostatisticians, (h) Writing and submission of manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals, (i)Submission and presentation of research results at national / international meetings, & (j) Participation in ongoing research team meetings.
The schedules are tailored to proportionately devoted to specialty surgeries and research related requirements.
Long Term Fellowship Programmes
Anterior Segment
Cornea
Glaucoma
Retina
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Orbit and Oculoplasty
List of Current Fellowship Positions
Specialty | Tenure | Clinical Fellowship n / Year | Research Fellowship n / Year | Mode of Selection |
Anterior Segment | 24 Months | 2 | 1 | Preliminary Online Interview & Final Onsite Interview |
Cornea | 24 Months | 2 | 1 | Preliminary Online Interview & Final Onsite Interview |
Glaucoma | 24 Months | 2 | 1 | Preliminary Online Interview & Final Onsite Interview |
Orbit - Oculoplasty | 24 Months | 1 | 1 | Preliminary Online Interview & Final Onsite Interview |
Pediatric Oph & Strabismus | 24 Months | 1 | 1 | Preliminary Online Interview & Final Onsite Interview |
Retina - Surgical | 24 Months | 2 | 1 | Preliminary Online Interview & Final Onsite Interview |
Preliminary Online Interview : 2nd - 6th April 2024 (Tue to Sat) Final Onsite Interview : 8th - 12th April 2024 (Mon to Sat) | ||||
Email Id : | Phone No : | +91 99598 22688 | ||
Smt. K. Mani Mala is a postgraduate holding an MBA. She started her career as a founder faculty of one of the first management colleges in Visakhapatnam, viz. Indian Institute of Advanced Management. She worked with East India Petroleum Limited as its first employee and as Executive Assistant to the Managing Director. She was also associated in establishing the Joint Venture with M/s SHV Energy of Netherlands as General Manager (MIS). During her tenure she was also associated with other group companies such as 16 MW & 450 MW gas-based power projects in AP and 16 MW & 100 MW hydel power plants in Himachal Pradesh.
( Late) Dr. Kumar studied Law and Economics at the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam and Chennai. He was a Chartered Accountant of repute with offices in Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Chennai.