Named to honour the significant contributions, and to preserve the legacy of Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD and Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD, The Rothman-Ranawat Traveling Fellowship is open to four orthopaedic surgeons from North America (USA and Canada) and throughout the world. Once selected, the traveling fellows visit up to ten sites in North America. 

The host sites structure the fellows’ visits to include personal interactions, conferences, surgical observations, tours of research facilities and cadaver labs. 

The ultimate goal of the fellowship is to offer young surgeons an inspirational tour of state-of-the-art centres providing exemplary surgical care of the hip joint throughout North America.

Travel will take place in November-December of 2026, will continue for 4-5 weeks throughout the United States and Canada, and will culminate at CCJR® 2026 in Orlando, Florida.

Eligibility Criteria

Must be a British Hip Society member.

Must have FRCS (Tr&Orth) and be on the specialist register.

Must be within the first 10 years of consultant practice in the specialty of hip surgery (having completed a fellowship in arthroplasty, young adult and/or sports surgery).

Must have exhibited interest in clinical or laboratory research and able to demonstrate documented interest in advancing hip surgery through research as evidenced by publications and presentations.

Must be able to be away from home/practice on a 4-5-week tour in November-December 2026, and able to obtain an entry visa(s) for the United States and Canada. The Hip Society (US) will provide a letter of invitation upon request to selected Fellows.

Health Information / Requirements

Proof of acceptable vaccination will be required for, including but not limited to, Hepatitis B, flu, MMR, varicella, Tdap.  Proof of a negative TB test and/or a full chest Xray also may be required.  All candidates must be willing and able to obtain the necessary documentation ahead of travel.

Items Needed for Your Application

We recommend that you have these four items ready so you can complete the application as smoothly as possible.

1. An updated CV with details of your education, training, research and employment

2. A recent headshot in digital format

3. Two strong letters of recommendation from BHS members  

4. A well-written personal statement.

To apply

Please send the above four items to mal@britishhipsociety.com

Please do not apply through the US Hip Society (hipsoc.org) application form as this is for North American applicants only. We will not be able to accept these.

Application Process

Applications for a British Hip Society (BHS) sponsored place on the Rothman-Ranawat Fellowship 2026 are now CLOSED. 

Applications are invited for BHS members only and must be made directly to the BHS (see below for application details).

The deadline for applications for 2027 will be announced in due course.

This fellowship is a partnership of The Hip Society and British Hip Society and provides an exceptional exchange opportunity to two outstanding candidates from the United States and/or Canada and 2 candidates from the UK.  

Successful candidates will travel throughout the United Kingdom for a period of three to four weeks and will be hosted by world-renowned experts in adult hip reconstruction.  

The program will include opportunities for scientific exchange, operating theatre observations, close interaction with faculty, as well as social and cultural events.

Applicants should be members of the British Hip Society and be a Consultant or a post CCT fellow at the time of application. The applicants should confirm that they will be able to commit to attending the full period of the fellowship (weekends will be mostly free from academic and clinical activity, and fellows can return to family if they need to do so). 

Social and networking activities will be organised by the host centers for those who wish to join those – confirmation of plans will be required in advance.

For some inspiration and a sense of the fellowship, follow on X (formerly Twitter) #BHSAHSFellowship and read some quotes from the recent US fellows HERE

Application Requirements:

1) Covering letter with personal statement and explanation of what you will bring to the fellowship

2) Up to date copy of your CV

3)Two letters of reference from Consultant BHS members

Please send applications to: 

mal@britishhipsociety.com

secretary@britishhipsociety.com

DO NOT apply on the hipsociety.org website

The BHS offers a pecuniary grant for up to two surgeons per year to enable applicants to broaden their experience in hip surgery and develop their specialist interest. The grant will support the applicants’ travel and incurred expenses including for example childcare, and will be offered competitively to surgeons who are BHS members, post FRCS (Tr&Orth), and who may be a senior trainee or a consultant within their first seven years after appointment. 

Two grants of £2500 are available. 

Application Requirements:

1) Covering letter with a detailed Summary of your fellowship plans

2) Up to date copy of your CV

3)Two letters of reference from Consultant BHS members

Please send applications to: 

mal@britishhipsociety.com

secretary@britishhipsociety.com

The British Hip Society (BHS) and Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) are offering a full-time, 2-year research fellowship of up to £115k, to start by no later than August 2026. 

 The focus of this year’s BHS/ORUK Research Fellowship is to invite researchers to develop applications that are aligned with the missions of the society “to promote the very best care for patients with hip related conditions”. In particular, we welcome applications that address this year’s theme of ‘inequality of access to healthcare’ in hip surgery.

The successful candidate will be expected to register for study towards a higher degree (MD, PhD, DPhil or equivalent) from a UK University. This will require a leave of absence from clinical roles and / or training with agreement of employers or training programme directors. 

Application process:

The cycle for 2026 applications is now closed and future applications will be advertised in due course.

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The BHS is keen to encourage non-surgical colleagues to further their education by visiting other centers involved in hip surgery and therapy. Therefore, this year we are inviting medical students and physiotherapists who are BHS members to apply for this grant which will support travel and expenses.

Applications are now open for two grants of £750. 

To apply please send a copy of your proposed itinerary and a supporting letter to: 

mal@britishhipsociety.com and 

secretary@britishhipsociety.com

If your application is successful, we will require confirmation of acceptance from the center you are visiting. 

2025  –  Owen Diamond (Belfast)

2024  –  Mark Jenkinson (Glasgow)

2023  –  Al-Amin Kassam (Exeter)

2022  –  Jonathan Hutt (London)

2020  –  deferred to 2021- Peter Cnudde (Camarthen)

2020  –  Mr Peter Cnudde (Carmarthen)

2019  –  Mr Ben Burston (Oswestry)

2018  –  Mr Christopher Gooding (Cambridge)

2017  –  Mr Sujith Konan (London)

2016  –  Mr Matthew Wilson (Exeter)

2015  –  Mr Jason Webb (Bristol)

2014  –  Mr Nikhil Shah (Wrightington)

2013  –  Mr Henry Wynn-Jones (Wrightington)

2020  –  Not Appointed

2019  –  Dr Brian Fuller (Texas) travelled with Dr Wim Rijnen (Nijmegen) nominated by EHS

2018  –  Not Appointed

2016  –  Dr Joseph Schwab (Wisconsin) / Dr Michael Blankstein, (Vermont)

2014  –  Dr James Brown (Virginia) / Dr Joshua Carrothers (New Mexico)

2012  –  Dr Ryan Nunley (Washington/ Dr Sharat Kusuma (Columbus)

2010  –  Dr James Howard (Ontario) / Dr Hany Bedair (Boston)

2008  –  Dr Michael Dayton (Colorado) / Dr James Huddleston (California)

2006  –  Dr Amar Ranawat (New York) / Dr Mike Archibeck (New Mexico)

2004  –  Dr Keith Berendt (Ohio)/ Dr William Macauley (New York)

2015  –  Simon Jamieson (Middlesborough), Sujith Konan (London)

2013  –  Primod Achan (London), Sanjiv Patil (Glasgow)

2011  –  Mr Timothy Board (Wrightington) / Mr Vikas Khanduja (Cambridge)

2009  –  Mr Pramod Achan (London) / Mr Sanjiv Patil (Glasgow)

2007  –  Mr Mukesh Hemmady (Norwich) / Mr James Wimhurst (Norwich)

2005  –  Mr Dominic Meek (Edinburgh) / Mr Anil Gambhir (Wrightington)

2003  –  Mr Fares Haddad (London)/ Mr David Sochart (Manchester)