We aim to equip professionals with the skills needed to deliver the highest quality of care and actively work towards harmonised training in SO. EYSAC has been created with the aim to help junior surgeons play an active role in the future of surgical oncology. The Club has multiple missions, including:
- To facilitate networking between young surgeons interested in surgical oncology
- To assist junior surgeons in dealing with (academic) surgical oncology
- To improve surgical oncology training throughout Europe
- To facilitiate active transfer of knowledge and young surgeons between institutes
- To provide feedback from educational events
- To develop new avenues for surgical oncology
Areas of which EYSAC is involved in and members can benefit from:
1) The ESSO Core Curriculum is intended to act as a guide for the requisite level of knowledge both for the practice of surgical oncology but also for the European Board of Surgery Qualification (EBSQ exams) in surgical oncology.
2) There are specifically designed courses for surgeons in training and junior surgeons as part of the ESSO educational portfolio.
3) Clinical and research fellowship grant opportunities to broaden your experience in surgical oncology. Also available are congress travel grants to participate in the ESSO Congress.
4) ESSO has created a registry of possible host Hospitals / Institutes / Cancer Centres for fellowship opportunities. Please note the listed opportunities are not guaranteed but are to provide possible assistance in finding training fellowship opportunities.
5) Tailored sessions for young surgical oncologists during the ESSO Congress
6) The networking opportunites of EYSAC include the dedicated LinkedIn and Facebook group, a Twitter account and the ESSO membership directory (ESSO Community) EYSAC also has links with the young chapters of other European and national cancer organisations who we jointly orgaise social events with.
7) ESSO has been investing generously in many educational events, and would like to see EYSAC involved in subsequent evaluation. Education evaluation will include publication of fellowship reports, pre and post course evaluation, and participation to the EYSAC Annual Survey concerning quality of life and education expectation among surgical oncology residents and fellows. To be part of the ESSO Young Surgeons Alumni Club (EYSAC) and to help meet it's goals and mission become and EYSAC member today! Benefits of being an EYSAC member include:
Networking and scientific collaborations
Priority for attending the ESSO/EYSAC educational events and social activities
Access to discussions and postings on the ESSO/ EYSAC website, and Linkedin group
Participation and chairing opportunities during EYSAC sessions of ESSO conferences
EYSAC online newsletter with postings for job opportunities
How can you become part of EYSAC? No membership fee is required to join the Club, but ESSO membership is mandatory. If you are already a member of ESSO join us now via the EYSAC Linkedin or Facebook group
If you are not already a member of ESSO and wish to become a member of EYSAC please complete the Membership application on www.essoweb.org
