The Education and Training Committee (ETC) is responsible for the development and implementation of the educational strategy defined by ESSO Management Board. This strategy aims at supporting the society’s members in advancing the science and practice of surgical oncology for the benefit of cancer patients.
The Committee is composed of seven working groups:
- Breast Working Group
- Colorectal Working Group
- Upper GI Working Group
- Endocrine/Sarcoma/Melanoma Working Group
- HPB Working Group
- PSM Working Group
- Transversal Working Group
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
The elected candidates will:
- Contribute to the development, supervision and assessment of the Working Group’s educational initiatives
- Design and assess the educational programme for the sub-specialty (webinars, courses, etc) in line with the ESSO Core Curriculum, matching ESSO members’ educational needs, bringing in novelties and covering topics of the EBSQ Examinations in Surgical Oncology, along with the experts/speakers to be involved
- Facilitate sponsorship
- Update Curriculum section related to their sub-specialty
- Contribute to educational transversal activities as appropriate (research, inter-specialty or multidisciplinary)
- Participate actively in the Working Group meetings
TERM
The new members will be elected for a period of 2 years which may be renewed by the ESSO Board for 2 more years subject to satisfactory performance.
APPLICATION PROCESS
If you are an ESSO member, are clearly committed to education and training and wish to be directly involved in the development and implementation of the society’s educational activities, please complete the application by 19thApril 2026.
