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II Calendar/Announcement / EJSO 40 (2014) I–II
Announcements
European Board of Surgery Qualification in GeneralCancer Surgery and Breast Cancer Surgery
The European Society of Surgical Oncology will organisean examination session in general cancer surgery inSeptember 2014 in Brussels (exact date to be announced)and an examination session in breast cancer surgery on1st November 2014 in conjunction with the ESSO 34 eBASO 2014 Congress in Liverpool.These examinations are organised in co-operation with theEuropean Board of Surgery of the UEMS (European Unionof Medical Specialists).The EBSQ Examination offers surgical oncologists the op-portunity to test their knowledge and verify their compe-tency. The EBSQ certificate attests that a surgicaloncologist possesses the knowledge, skills, and attitudesessential for an optimal treatment of cancer patients. Itoffers physicians the opportunity to test and assess theirlevel of knowledge.The deadline for the submission of applications is 31stMay. More information on the eligible criteria and theapplication procedure is available from the ESSO website(www.essoweb.org) and the European Board of Surgery(EBS) website (www.uemssurg.org). You can also contactthe ESSO Secretariat at þ32 2 5373106 or via e-mail [email protected].
ESSO Training Fellowships
The ESSO Education and Training Committee is pleased tooffer fellowships for young surgeons to visit a specialistcentre and develop their experience or be trained in newtechniques. The major fellowships are aimed for a
traineeship of 6 months and over whereas the standardfellowships are designed for a one-to-three month training.The deadline for application is 15th October 2014.For more information on the eligible criteria and the appli-cation procedure visit the ESSO website : www.essoweb.org Select Education/Training Fellowships.
Help the ESSO Education and Training Committeeexpand its database of training opportunities for youngsurgical oncologists
The ESSO Education and Training Committee (ETC) whichis responsible for granting the ESSO fellowships, is keen toassist young cancer surgeons in finding a hospital/ institute /cancer centre that responds to their specific training needsand that have available training opportunities.Hence, ESSO has started creating a registry of availablehost locations across Europe for a training fellowship.The ETC strongly believe that such a registry will help in-crease the mobility of young cancer surgeons across Europeand help many of them find the most suitable location fortheir training.With this objective in mind, the ETC would welcomereceiving expressions of interest for hosting a young surgi-cal fellow or information on fellowship opportunities inEurope.To this end, ESSO has developed a questionnaire for hostinstitutions that can be downloaded from the ESSO websiteat www.essoweb.org or requested from the ESSO Secre-tariat ([email protected]).With this information the ETC hopes to expand its databaseof available training opportunities in Europe for the benefitof young cancer surgeons eager to extend their practice.
