NYA Exchange Program 2025

Nordic Young Anaesthesiologists (NYA) and The Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) are proud to announce the Nordic Exchange Program for Trainee Doctors in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2025.

The NYA Exchange Programme offers trainees a grant of 10.000DKK (approximately 1.344€) and the opportunity to visit a host department in one of the Nordic countries: Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark or Sweden during a stay of one-two weeks (5-10 working days). This exchange must be completed within one (1) year of receiving grant notification. Five grants will be handed out for 2025.

The NYA Exchange Programme offers maximum flexibility as trainees are able to set up their own exchange arrangement or use one of the departments that NYA already has an exchange agreement with.

The NYA Exchange Programme grant is set at 10.000 DKK (1.344 EURO) per exchange trainee to cover accomodation and travel costs.

Requirements

Applicant must

  • Be a trainee in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine
  • Be a member of one of the Nordic national societies
  • Complete the exchange program before the end of their residency and within 2025

Applicants agree to

  • Be responsible for any and all arrangements, including travel and accommodation, relating to the exchange stay and the host department. Some host departments will be able to provide assistance with most of the arrangements
  • Abide by requirements set by their host department
  • Offer a written or recorded short reflection about their exchange experience to NYA for publication on our website within two months of completion
  • Send a confirmation of your stay signed by the host department to NYA before the grant will be paid out

Proposed host departments

  • Finland: Helsinki University Hospital, Tampere University Hospital
  • Norway: Rikshospitalet – Oslo, Ålesund sjukehus, Haukeland University Hospital – Bergen
  • Iceland: Landspitali University Hospital – Reykjavik
  • Sweden: Karolinska University Hospital – Stockholm
  • Sweden: Linköping University Hospital, Linköping. Specific focus on regional anaesthesia as the department is the first ESRA approved training center in the Nordic countries
  • Denmark: Aarhus University Hospital

Application process

Application deadline: December 15th 2024

Send your application to: nya@ssai.info

Applications must contain:

  • A cover letter describing you and your motivation for applying and why you are interested in participating in the exchange program
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Your preferred exchange location in a prioritized order

Based on your cover letter, we would like to know:

  • Do you have any previous experience with organizing educational activities, and can you tell us a little bit about it?
  • Do you follow NYA in social media (Facebook and/or Instagram)?

All applicants can expect an answer to their application by the end of January 2025.

If you have any questions you are welcome to contact NYA at nya@ssai.info

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