Fellowship training for doctors and nurses inside Healthway's Level III A NICU — the only NNF-accredited unit of its kind in Goa.
About the programme
The NNF Fellowship at Healthway trains both doctors and nurses in newborn and neonatal intensive care, inside a working Level III A NICU, under National Neonatology Forum guidelines. Fellows manage a real patient load from day one — from routine newborn checks to ventilated extremely-low-birth-weight infants — under direct consultant supervision.
The goal is simple: by the end of the fellowship, trainees should be capable of independently leading and managing a NICU, delivering comprehensive neonatal care with confidence and expertise.
Seats & duration
Two tracks, four total seats a session
2
Doctor seats (Post MD / DNB / DCH)
MD / DNB: 1 year · DCH: 1.5 years
4
B.Sc / GNM Nursing seats
B.Sc: 1 year · GNM: 1.5 years
Intake
Admissions run twice a year
Two intake sessions run each year, each with a defined joining window.
Session 1
January Session
Join between 1st January – 31st March
Session 2
July Session
Join between 1st July – 30th September
Our NICU
Built up over eight years
2017
NICU establishedHealthway's neonatal intensive care unit began operations.
2021
Level II B accreditationFirst NNF accreditation milestone, recognising the unit's intermediate neonatal care capability.
2025
Level III A accreditation, 16 bedsUpgraded to NNF Level III A status — the second-highest tier of neonatal intensive care accreditation — with the unit expanded to 16 beds.
Equipment
6 × Invasive ventilators
4 × Bubble CPAP
1 × HFOV + Nitric Oxide
16-bed Level III A NICU
What the unit cares for
Complex, extremely preterm and surgical neonatal care
Care for babies as small as 500g and 24 weeks gestation
Complex neonatal surgeries, supported by a full-time paediatric surgeon and paediatric anaesthetist
ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) screening
BERA / OAE hearing screening
Neurodevelopmental supportive care within the NICU, plus long-term follow-up of NICU graduates
In-house X-ray, ultrasound and ECHO
Faculty
Our consultants
Dr. Virendra GaonkarHOD, Neonatology
Dr. Sanket NaikConsultant Neonatologist
Dr. Maneka FernandesConsultant Neonatologist
Dr. Swapnil UsgaonkarConsultant Paediatrician
Dr. Anita ModageConsultant Paediatric Neurologist
Dr. Vishal SawantPaediatric Surgeon
Dr. Bharti SawantPaediatric Anaesthetist
Dr. Ruby SinghPaediatric Intensivist
How to apply
Send your CV to the Academics Office
Interested candidates should email their CV at least one month before their intended joining date, to either the January (1 Jan–31 Mar) or July (1 Jul–30 Sep) session.
