Fellowship Program in Department of Cancer Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy

**FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN DEPARTMENT OF CANCER**
**REHABILITATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY**

The Tata Medical Center (TMC) started operations in Kolkata on May 16, 2011. The hospital is
governed by a charitable trust - Tata Medical Centre Trust. It is an integrated Oncology facility
with well-trained professional staff and equipped with modern facilities and the most
contemporary medical equipment. The Hospital, with a capacity of 437 beds, serves all sections
of the society, with 75% of the infrastructure earmarked for subsidized treatment for the
underprivileged sections. It provides a wide spectrum of services from diagnosis and therapy to
rehabilitation and palliative support. The Institution’s objective is to excel in service, education
and research.

The Department of Cancer Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy aims to offer evidence based
protocolized cancer rehabilitation. The hospital has an excellent electronic medical records
(EMR) system making data analysis/retrieval easy. There is a dedicated Surgical, Medical and
Paediatric ICU, HDU and Surgical ward, General and private wards and Bone marrow transplant
unit.

**Training overview**:
course curriculum, and because of lack of exposure. TMC rehabilitation unit handles almost
every possible cancer patient requires rehabilitation.
Physiotherapist will get opportunities to learn Cancer Rehabilitation at its best from Tata
Medical Center. In addition they will also learn patient handling, communication,
professionalism, time management which will help them in future.
Fellowship will include extensive Academic and clinical exposure to the cancer rehabilitation in
ICU, wards and outpatient units.

**Selections of Fellow**: Through interview**

**Eligibility Criteria**:Minimum eligibility - Bachelors in Physiotherapy. MPT/PhD are also

welcome from recognised Institutions**

**Experience**: Fresher may also apply**

**Number of fellow required**:One (1)**

**Fellowship duration**:Minimum One year, and can be extendable up to 2 years**under

consideration**

**Clinical responsibilities**:
**Fellows to be always in touch with senior colleagues during patient assessment, decision**

**making, management ,home care guidelines and other in hospital non clinical issues.**

1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the

management of patients in your care.
2. To undertake an assessment of patients, using clinical reasoning skills and manual

assessment techniques to provide a physiotherapy diagnosis of their condition and provide
evidence based targeted management.

3. With appropriate support, to formulate prognosis and recommend best course of
intervention, developing discharge plans.

4. To evaluate a patients’ progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required,
developing reflective practice.

5. To be responsible for planning and prioritising your own patient case load
6. To take delegated responsibility from senior colleagues for managing and treating patients

with particular conditions within each rotation.
7. To participate actively in clinical present case presentations, classes, case discussions or

other academic meetings.
8. To determine the patients’ understanding of treatment proposals to ensure valid patient

consent. To understand and work within a legal framework with patients who lack the
capacity to consent to treatment.

9. Encourage patients and their caregivers in an active approach to regaining and maintaining
independence. This requires empathy, sensitivity and good interpersonal skills.

10. Be highly skilled in communicating with patients of all ages who have a range of physical
and psychological barriers to understanding.

11. To manage clinical risk within own patient case load.
12. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in

Hospital information System.
13. To attain competencies for the safe use of all equipment and techniques before use.

**Academic responsibilities: **

Case presentation 
Case discussion 
To involve in Research**

**System of evaluation of the trainees - Exit exam**:
At the end of the session an examination will be conducted and fellow should qualify to obtain
the fellowship award.