International Fellowship Program

Who Can Apply

Health care professionals from outside the United States who have:

• Exhibited a profound interest in respiratory care.
• Expressed a long-term commitment to the advancement of respiratory care.
• Indicated a genuine interest in establishing respiratory care as an allied health profession.
• Demonstrated proficiency in written and conversational English.

Fellowship Itinerary

• One travel day to the United States.
• One rest day prior to beginning the Fellowship.
• Visits to two cities in the United States for a stay of approximately five to six days in each city. During the stay in each city, planned activities will include:
  • Observation of the practice of respiratory care in large and small hospitals.
  • Visits to formal educational programs of respiratory care at colleges and universities.
  • Visits to alternate care sites where respiratory care is being provided, such as home care organizations, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, hospices, specialty laboratories, etc.
• Attendance at AARC Congress.

Program Schedule

Nov. 23–Dec. 10, 2025

Award Includes

• Expenses incurred within the United States related to the planned site visits and the AARC International Respiratory Convention & Exhibition, which will include lodging, food allowance, and local ground transportation.
• Paid registration at AARC Congress.
• Fellowship is limited to twenty (20) days of lodging.
• Fellowship is limited to twenty (20) days of food allowance.

Selected Fellows Are Responsible for the Following Items

• All air travel expenses and arrangements to and from their country and within the United States.
• Health insurance coverage for hospitalization, laboratory tests, and physician’s charges that may be incurred due to illness or injury while in the United States.
• All personal travel and expenses such as visiting friends and sightseeing.
• We strongly recommend each applicant apply for their VISA and passport at the time you submit your application.

Vaccination Requirements for International Fellows

All international fellows accepted into the program are required to provide documentation of the following vaccinations prior to their program start date:

• Hepatitis B
• Influenza
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
• Varicella (Chickenpox)
• Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)
• COVID-19

In addition, some regions may recommend or require Tuberculosis (TB) screening or proof of BCG vaccination, depending on local disease prevalence. Please note that host institutions or city health regulations may require additional vaccinations, and fellows are expected to comply with these requirements as well.

By applying to the program, applicants agree to provide all required documentation upon acceptance. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of participation in the program. Thank you for your attention to this important matter, which ensures the health and safety of all participants and host institutions.

Fellowship Applications

Applications are accepted Jan. 1–April 1.

Previous Fellows

International Fellow	City	Country	Year of Fellowship
Mulla Nasirdeen		Ghana	2024
Khalid Alwadeai		Saudi Arabia	2024
Laura Rapela		Argentina	2024
Deyuan You		China	2024
Rioloida Diola		Philippines	2023
Moaaz Mohammed		Egypt	2023
Masami Sana		Japan	2023
Volodymyr Suskyii		Ukraine	2023
Dr. Venkat Reddy Palnati		India	2022
Roberto Cruz		Honduras	2022
Dorothy Honny		Ghana	2022
Ghada Saleh		Egypt	2022
Ivan G. Lee, Ed.D, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, RPSGT		Singapore	2022
Anmol Thorbole, MSc, RT		India	2022
Not Awarded			2021
Not Awarded			2020
Khalsa Al Siyabi, BSc, RT		Oman	2019
Yu-qi Liu, MD		China	2019
Amsa Mairami, MBBS, FMCPaed		Nigeria	2019
Yao Tian, Bachelor		China	2019
Julie Essiam		Ghana	2018
Liang Xu, MD	WuHan	China	2018
Neelum Singh, MGCS, MBCHB, BSC, Human Biology	Kumasi	Ghana	2018
Sangit L Kasaju, MD, MHA, FCCP	Kathmandu	Nepal	2018
Alfred Aidoo	Kumasi	GHANA	2017
Jinhao Tao	Shanghai	CHINA	2017
Martha Diaz	Bogotá	COLUMBIA	2017
Jingen Xia, MS, RRT	Beijing	CHINA	2016
Julita V. Toledo, RMT, RTRP, MPA	Manila	PHILIPPINES	2016
Marina Labor, MD, PhD	Osijek	CROATIA	2016
Hussain Khatam	Al Malikyia 1032	BAHRAIN	2015
Musa Muhtaroglu	Kumsal-Nicosia	CYPRUS	2015
Peifeng Xu	Hangzhou	CHINA	2015
Ramesh Unnikrishnan	Karnataka	INDIA	2015
Chulee Jones, PhD	Khon Kaen	THAILAND	2014
Nicolas Roux, PT	Buenos Aires	ARGENTINA	2014
Rania El-Farrash, MD	Cairo	EGYPT	2014
Yang Liu, MD	Shanghai	CHINA	2014
Ana Cristina Okada, PT	Sao Paulo	BRAZIL	2013
Daisuke Tsukahara, RN, MSN	Tokyo	JAPAN	2013
Lysbeth Roldan, RT	Medellin	COLOMBIA	2013
Mohamad El-Khatib, PhD, MD, FAARC	Beirut	LEBANON	2013
Mohammed Herrag, MD, PhD	Oujda	MOROCCO	2013
Anitha Nileshwar, MD	Udupi	INDIA	2012
Audrey Forson, MB ChB, FWACP, MSc	Accra	GHANA	2012
Job Joseph, MD	Limbe	HAITI	2012
Ling Liu, MD	Nanjing	CHINA	2012
Manling Liu, MD	Xian	CHINA	2012
Raul Castro Garcia, CRT	Guayaquil	ECUADOR	2012
Sanihe Ugurlu, MSci, PT	Istanbul	TURKEY	2012
Darko Kristovic, MD	Zegreb	CROATIA	2011
Edita Almonte, RRT, NPS	Alain	UAE	2011
Karel Roubik, PhD	Prague	CZECH REPUBLIC	2011
Malak Shaheen, MD	Cairo	EGYPT	2011
Shengyu Wang, MD	Xian	CHINA	2011
Valdone Miseviciene, MD, PhD	Kuanas	LITHUANIA	2011
Adil Al Otaibi, MSrc, RRT	Riyadh	SAUDI ARABIA	2010
Guillermo C.C, Nogales, MD	Lima	PERU	2010
Hui-Qing Ge, RT	Hangzhou	CHINA	2010
Micheline Gmeiner, MD	Graz	AUSTRIA	2010
Adriana Maria Davalos Goiriz, MD	Lambare	PARAGUAY	2009
Aliaksandr Makarevich, MD	Minsk	BELARUS	2009
Bolanle Adefuye, MD,MBBS	Sagamu	NIGERIA	2009
Keiko Hasegawa, MD	Yokosuka City	JAPAN	2009
Noel Tiburcio, RRT	Abu Dhabi	UAE	2009
Yuan, Yue-hua, RT	Hangzhou	CHINA	2009
Alberto Lopez Bascope, MD	Mexico City	MEXICO	2008
Fiona Ng, RN	Kowloon	HONG KONG	2008
Heidi Markussen, RN	Bergen	NORWAY	2008
Qixing Wang, RT	Shanghai	CHINA	2008
Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin, Ph.D, PT	Ile-Ife	NIGERIA	2008
Susana Alcabes Lindenfeld, MD	Lima	PERU	2008
Akira Tamaki, PhD, RPT, CRT	Kobe	JAPAN	2007
Alda Marques, PT	Aveiro	PORTUGAL	2007
Claudia Oliveira, PT	Lisboa	PORTUGAL	2007
Gabriela Ferreyra, PT, CRT	Turin	ITALY	2007
Jose Landeros, PT, CRT	Santiago	CHILE	2007
Mohan Thekkinkattil, MD	Coimbatore	INDIA	2007
Ronald Taylor, RT, CRT	Plymouth	ENGLAND	2007
Zujin Luo, RRT	Beijing	CHINA	2007
Anne Battisti, PT	Chezery Forens	FRANCE	2006
Chin-Jung Liu, MS, RRT	Taichung City	TAIWAN	2006
He Qingiun, RT	Chengdu	CHINA	2006
Pierre Bellemare, PT	Lausanne	SWITZERLAND	2006
Vijay Thansaekaraan, MD	Chennai-Tamil Nadu	INDIA	2006
Chuen-Ming Shih, MD	Taichung	TAIWAN	2005
Daniel Arellano, S, PT, CRT	Santiago	CHILE	2005
Devasahayam Christopher, MD	Vellore	INDIA	2005
Jie Li, RT	Beijing	CHINA	2005
Laura Garcia Prades, PT	Castellón	SPAIN	2005
Mohammed Al Ahmari, BSRC, MSc., RRT	Dhahran	SAUDI ARABIA	2005
Antonio Matias Esquinas, MD, PhD, FCCP	Murcia	SPAIN	2004
Horacio Luis Abbona, PT	Cordoba	ARGENTINA	2004
Laurence Vignaux, PT	Toulouse	FRANCE	2004
Lina Puckree, MD	Durban	SOUTH AFRICA	2004
Pimol Srisuparp, MD	Bangkok	THAILAND	2004
Dusica Jaric, MD	Sremska Kamenica	SERBIA	2003
Lidieth Yorleny Vargas Prado, MS, RRT	Cartago	COSTA RICA	2003
Shamurad Takhirov MD, PHD	Tashkent	UZBEKISTAN	2003
Valeria Berghe Schor PT	Sao Paulo	BRAZIL	2003
Vesna Novak Jankovic PhD, MD	Ljubljana	SLOVENIA	2003
Vikram Sarbhai, MD	New Delhi	INDIA	2003
Arvind Bhome, MD	Pune	INDIA	2002
Jun Araki, MD	Yamaguchi	JAPAN	2002
Kedar Toraskar, MD	Mumbai	INDIA	2002
Paulo Julio Moreira Caseiro, PhD, RT	Condeixa-a-Nova	PORTUGAL	2002
Ulrike Pachernigg, PT	Graz	AUSTRIA	2002
Alejandro Midley, PT	Buenos Aires	ARGENTINA	2001
Catherine Hassett, RN	South Yarra	AUSTRALIA	2001
Chia-Chen Chu, MS, SCRT	Taipei	TAIWAN	2001
Deniz Inal-Ince, Ph.D, PT	Ankara	TURKEY	2001
Hana Kattab, CRT, RN	Seeb	OMAN	2001
Kook-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD	Seoul	KOREA	2001
Luiz Gustavo de Moraes Ghion, PT	Sao Paulo	BRAZIL	2001
Yutaka Tokunaga, MD	Hiroshima	JAPAN	2001
Helen Yartseva, MD	St. Petersburg	RUSSIA	2000
Le Thi Tuyet Lan, MD, PhD	Ho Chi Minh City	VIETNAM	2000
Nik Abdullah Mohamad, MD	Kelantan	MALAYSIA	2000
Pamela Frigerio, PT	Cantu	ITALY	2000
Philippe Joud, PT	Lyon	FRANCE	2000
Rajesh Mane, MD	Belgaum	INDIA	2000
Kathryn Firth, RN	London	ENGLAND	1999
Liang Zongan, MD	Chengdu	CHINA	1999
Masahiro Shinozaki, MD	Wakayama	JAPAN	1999
S. M. Hossain Shahid, MD	Dhaka	BANGLADESH	1999
Sandhya Talekar, MD	Pune	INDIA	1999
Aaron Millrod, CRTT	Tel Aviv	ISRAEL	1998
Briseida Delgado, BS, MS, CRTT	Panama	REPUBLICA DE PANAMA	1998
Gerardo Ferrero, PT	Buenos Aires	ARGENTINA	1998
Maja Marija Potocnik, PT	Ljubljana	SLOVENIA	1998
Tamas Kormos PhD, MD	Budapest	HUNGARY	1998
Xiang Yu Zhang, MD, FCCP	Shanghai	PR CHINA	1998
Alexander Guber MD	Holon	ISRAEL	1997
Branislav Spisak, MD	Kosice	SLOVAK REPUBLIC	1997
Brigida Sanchez, RT	Caracas	VENEZUELA	1997
Dariusz Kaminski MD	Warsaw	POLAND	1997
Gustavo A. Olguin, PT, BS, CRT, MHA	Buenos Aires	ARGENTINA	1997
J. Teguh Wijaya, MD	Quezon City	PHILIPPINES	1997
Merab Mamatsashvili, MD, PhD	Tbilisi	GEORGIA	1997
Stefania Raschi, MD	Monza	ITALY	1997
Ying Min Ma, MD	Beijing	PR CHINA	1997
Ying-Huang Tsai, MD	Taipei	TAIWAN	1997
Ariel Garnero, PhD, RRT, CRT	Cordoba	ARGENTINA	1996
Elisabeth Fischer, MD	Vienna	AUSTRIA	1996
Elisabetta Zampogna, PT	Mozzate	ITALY	1996
Eva Tang Yee Ha	Hong Kong	CHINA	1996
Herminia Lopez Cifra, MD, MS	Manila	PHILIPPPINES	1996
Joseph M.Cacciottolo, MD	Rabat	MALTA	1996
Ljudmila Sakelsek -Jeras, MD	Ljubljana	SLOVENIA	1996
Sibel Sindim, PT	Istanbul	TURKEY	1996
Suninder Singh Arora, MD	New Delhi	INDIA	1996
Adriana de Carvalho, MD	Rio De Janeiro	BRAZIL	1995
Barbara Theissl, PT	Graz	AUSTRIA	1995
David Berlowitz, PT	West Heidelberg	AUSTRALIA	1995
Kamarudin Jaalam, MD	Kelantan	MALAYSIA	1995
Michael Laub, OR Tech	Copenhagen	DENMARK	1995
Sophie E. Niba, RT		CAMEROON-WEST AFRICA	1995
Dieter U Preiss, MD	Heitersheim	GERMANY	1994
Ditza Gross, PhD	Jerusalem	ISRAEL	1994
Dong-Soon Kim, MD	Seoul	KOREA	1994
Jesus Mora Espinas, RRT	Makati	PHILIPPINES	1994
Sule Sonmez, RN	Istanbul	TURKEY	1994
Toshihiko Koga, MD	Kurume	JAPAN	1994
Tudorache Voicu, MD	Timisoara	ROMANIA	1994
Adi Asokan bin Abdullah, RT	Kelantan	WEST MALAYSIA	1993
Brijendra Kumar Rao, MD	New Delhi	INDIA	1993
Cesar E Perez, RT	Barquisimeto - Edo Lara	VENEZUELA	1993
Henry Giovanni Lim Lopez, Jr., RT	Paranaque	PHILLIPPINES	1993
Kriangsak Jirapaet, MD	Bangkok	THAILAND	1993
Ludmila Borisenko, MD	St Petersburg	RUSSIA	1993
Sinji Fukazawa, RPT, CE	Saitamaken	JAPAN	1993
Airton Stingelin Crespo, MD, FCCP	Rio De Janeiro	BRAZIL	1992
Janez Remskar, MD	Kranj	SLOVENIA	1992
Miroslaw Tobiasz, MD	Warsaw	POLAND	1992
Nørregaard Ole, MD	Arhus	DENMARK	1992
Shengwen Chen, MD	Montana	SWITZERLAND	1992
Sumalee Kiatboonsri, MD	Bangkok	THAILAND	1992
Thomas A Larkin	Dublin	IRELAND	1992
Vijai Kumar, MD	Hyderabad	INDIA	1992
José Portugal-Vivanco, MD	Lima	PERU	1991
Juan Luis Stril Kremper, MD	Mexico City	MEXICO	1991
Päivi Irmeli Mattila, PT	Ruutana	FINLAND	1991
Vadim S. Schelkunov, MD	Leningrad	RUSSIA	1991
Winston M. Manimtim, MD	Manila	PHILIPPINES	1991
C.J. DeVries	Groningen	HOLLAND	1990
Lawrence Moon, Med Assist.	Kuala Lampur	MALAYSIA	1990
Ling-Ling Chiang, RRT	Taipei	TAIWAN	1990
Marjeta Pikelj	Ljubljana	YUGOSLAVIA	1990
Radhika Dhanpal, MD	Bangalore	INDIA	1990
Tetsuo Miyagawa, PhD, RRT, RPT, RCET	Tokyo	JAPAN	1990

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