Fellowship Program for MBBS Doctors at Azim Premji Foundation
The fellowship program offered by the Azim Premji Foundation is a powerful opportunity for young MBBS doctors to work closely with vulnerable communities across India. This hands-on fellowship program is designed to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural, remote, and underserved regions while building strong clinical, community, and leadership skills. For doctors seeking meaningful MBBS doctor jobs with impact, this programme offers both learning and purpose.
About the Foundation
The Azim Premji Foundation Fellowship is a collaborative initiative by the Azim Premji Foundation along with 19 prestigious institutions across India. This fellowship program focuses on advancing health equity by placing committed MBBS doctors in rural, remote, and underserved urban communities. The Foundation works extensively to improve access, quality, and equity in healthcare and education across the country.
Fellowship Description
For those who choose to care for the most vulnerable, a unique opportunity to earn hands-on experience at hospitals located in some of the most remote, resource-scarce parts of India
About the Fellowship Program
A key issue in Health is the poor availability of health professionals working with vulnerable communities in rural and remote areas, as well as in underserved urban communities. This fellowship program offers young MBBS doctors the opportunity to learn the complexities of practising medicine while working for the most vulnerable in remote and resource-scarce geographies.
The Azim Premji Foundation fellowship will provide doctors with diverse opportunities and experiences, including:
- Work in reputed hospitals under the guidance of experienced mentors
- A fraternity of like-minded Fellows and doctors
- Travel to some of the most remote parts of the country
- An honorarium (apart from relocation and travel costs). More details here.
- Certification of completion
- A certificate programme in Foundations in Family Medicine, offered by CMC Vellore
- Possibility of joining CMC Vellore’s Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDFM) programme after completion of the fellowship program
- Participation in a placement process
Qualifications
- Fellows must be MBBS graduates who have completed their internship and any service obligation, preferably with state registration in place.
- Fellows must be MBBS graduates, up to 6 years post-qualification (from batches graduating between 2020 and 2025).
- Language: Proficiency in Hindi, English, and the regional language as per location
Key Elements of the Programme
- This will be a 12-month-long, site-centred fellowship program. The sites will be primary/secondary healthcare facilities in rural, remote, resource-scarce geographies or underserved urban communities with significant caseloads and a focus on community health.
- The programme will feature an anchor location where the Fellow will be posted for most of the year, along with a short exposure visit to another location.
- There will be online sessions for the certificate programme in Foundations in Family Medicine from CMC Vellore, in-person sessions at CMC Vellore, and experience-sharing and perspective-building sessions.
- A designated mentor will work with each Fellow. The Fellow and the mentor will identify areas for the Fellow to focus on and prepare a learning plan accordingly.
Timeline
- Last Date for Application: 15 March 2026
- Selection Process: February – March 2026
- Selection Announcement: 10 April 2026
- Programme Commencement: 25 May 2026
