European School of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery (ESSTSS)
Objectives
Training Programme
Lasts 2 years and includes mandatory educational activities
Clinical training at least 2 of the 4 participating reference centers
- Direct participation in the execution of retroperitoneal sarcoma surgical procedures (at least 4 procedures at each center)
- Direct participation in the execution of limb and truncal STS surgical procedures (at least 10 procedures at each center).
- Direct participation in the execution of GIST surgical procedures (at least 2 procedures at each center)
- Participation and attendance to ad hoc multidisciplinary conferences (“tumor board”) for presentation, discussion, regarding patient selection and therapeutic decision-making (at least 3 meetings at each center)
- Presence in in-hospital postoperative follow up
Attendance to
- At least one CTOS Annual Meeting
- Esurge
- ESMO Sarcoma & GIST Conference
- At least one ESSO Congress, sarcoma track
Formulation and elaboration of 2 research projects
Application & Selection
Conditions and process
You can apply if you :
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Are an active surgical oncologist with a preferential interest in STS, seeking advanced, structured training in the field
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Are a surgical oncology fellow with a preferential interest in STS with opportunity of basic and clinical research
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Have completed a general surgery residency and basic surgical oncology training and/or show a continued dedication to surgical oncology in their clinical practice
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Have a medical license from one of the countries of the EU
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Are involved or have solid plans to get involved in an established or new sarcoma program
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Have a proficient level of English and/or of the language spoken in the visited centers
Fees & Educational Grants
Administration and mandatory courses registration fees
Administration fee for selected candidates
ESSO Members
Non-ESSO Members
ESSO Educational Grants for ESSTSS
The European Society of Surgical Oncology offers two educational grants of 1.000€ each to ESSO members who are attending or planning to attend the ESSTSS Training Programme.
The aim of these grants is to help participants to complete the mandatory clinical rotations included in the School programme.
50% of the educational grant willl be transferred once the candidate has started the first rotation; 50% will be transferred once the candidate has finished the programme
Applications that do not meet all criteria or applications from non-ESSO members will be automatically rejected.
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates whose application to join the Training Programme has been approved by the School Board but who have not yet started the program
- Candidates who have not joined the Training Programme yet but who are planning to apply for it
- Candidates should have already paid the administration fee
- The clinical training requirement must take place in one of the ESSTS referral centers (listed above).
- Candidates should be ESSO members at the time they submit their application
- The training should start within one year following notification of the grant
- Previous recipients of an ESSO educational grant are not eligible
Documents to be provided (in a single pdf document and only in English)
- If the candidate has already been accepted by the School : proof of acceptance from the institution where the clinical rotation is (or will be) carried out (including dates)
- If the candidate has not joined the School Training Programme yet : letter of motivation, letter of recommendation of the head of department and short CV (maximum 2 pages)
Additional requirements for selected candidates at the end of the programme
- Acknowledge the grant received from ESSO in the mandatory ESSTSS research requirement (congress presentation and/or published manuscript)
- Produce a complete report including pictures that ESSO can use in its Newsletter, website and social media