SSO-ESSO International Career Development Exchange Programme
Forecasted
SSO-ESSO International Career Development Exchange Programme supports an early-career surgical oncologist through US observation, meeting attendance, and mentoring to benefit oncology in their home region.
Funder: European Society of Surgical Oncology
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 USD travel stipend, complimentary meeting registration, one-year SSO membership, and a five-day observership
Summary: Supports an early-career ESSO surgical oncologist through US clinical observation, meeting attendance, and long-term mentoring.
Key Information: Applicants must be ESSO members, aged 45 or younger, and live and work in Europe.
Description
The International Career Development Exchange Programme is a joint educational initiative of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) and the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO). It supports one emerging, early-career ESSO surgical oncologist with leadership potential through one-on-one mentoring with a distinguished senior SSO member, attendance at the SSO Annual Meeting, and a one-week clinical observership at the mentor’s US institution.
The programme aims to establish a professional relationship that continues throughout the participant’s career. It also emphasizes applying and sharing the knowledge gained to benefit the participant’s work and oncology in their home country or region. Applicants describe specific learning objectives and plans for dissemination through lectures, meetings, or other activities after returning home.
