Intuitive Foundation: Robotic Surgery Grant Program - Fellowship Programs & Directors

The Intuitive Foundation offers a Robotic Surgery Fellowship Grant Program aimed at supporting non-profit institutions in developing robotic-assisted surgical training. This program enables fellows to gain hands-on experience in various surgical specialties, including colorectal and thoracic surgery. Fellowships range from 6 to 12 months and require a significant clinical research component. Eligible programs must maintain an active robotic surgical practice and have a proven track record in training independent robotic surgeons.

NOTE: The Robotic Surgery Fellowship grant program will have a rolling submissions process. Submission packets will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and must be completed before the last week of each quarter to be included in the reviews. Submissions completed after the last week will move into the next quarter for review.
The Intuitive Foundation supports Robotics Surgery Fellowships through its annual grant program.
The Intuitive Foundation Robotic Surgery Fellowship grant program provides financial support to non-profit institutions, programs and organizations to provide a clinical experience for students to gain robotic-assisted surgical skills after completing a conventional medical residency program.
Fellowship programs provide experience in a specific area of focus or specialty (e.g., bariatric surgery, general thoracic surgery, etc.) to train primarily in robotic-assisted operative techniques and perioperative management, with some time devoted to clinical research in robotic-assisted surgery. Proposed fellowships should not be less than 6 months and not more than 12 months.
Applicants can be funded either through Fellowship Programs via the Fellowship Director or through societies and organizations that fund accredited minimally invasive fellowship programs.
This section is intended for fellowship programs that do not participate in an accreditation program by a society/organization (e.g., AAGL, MISC/FSF in US).
Programs supporting the following clinical areas are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Colorectal, General Surgery, Thoracic.
• All grant funds are to be used to support fellow salary and benefits, and grants are made on a competitive basis by the Intuitive Foundation.

Eligibility

Applicant fellowship programs must have an active robotic surgical program.
Applicant fellowship programs must have an adequate clinical robotic volume to support training a fellow to the level of an independent robotic surgeon upon completion.
Fellows are expected to spend a minimum of 10% of their time in clinical research activities.
Applicant programs must provide a clinical curriculum with clearly defined goals and objectives and evaluation methods.
Fellowship applications must be submitted by the fellowship program through the fellowship director.Multiple fellowship grants to the same institution for fellowships in different specialties will be considered.The fellowship program director must have been at the applying institution for at least one year and must be at minimum 3 years out of fellowship training at the time of the application.

Ineligibility

The Intuitive Foundation does not accept applications submitted by a surgical fellow.