ESMO-ESO Course on Medical Oncology for Medical Students

Co-chairs: T. Amaral, DE - A. Cervantes, ES - N. Pavlidis, GR

The ESMO-ESO five-day residential course is open to fourth and fifth-year medical students and will focus on medical oncology. The course will provide an insight into all aspects of medical oncology, enabling students to get a full picture of this challenging and interesting professional field before making the choice of their specialization. The condensed high-standard educational programme aims to motivate medical students to choose medical oncology as a career.

COURSE FORMAT

• Five-day residential course
• Open to fourth and fifth year medical students
• Interactive teaching and workshop
• Free online access to educational course material
• A final ‘test your knowledge’ exam
  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• To provide an insight into medical oncology, filling the gap in the medical student’s curriculum
• To present and discuss clinical cases with a multidisciplinary approach
• To start a dialogue with the student community through a tailor-made course enhancing and broadening medical students’ education and learning experience
  
  

MAIN TOPICS

• A practical approach to cancer diagnosis, staging, prognosis and therapy
• Principles of medical therapy for cancer
• Breast cancer
• Colorectal cancer
• Gastric cancer
• Lung cancer
• Melanoma and brain tumours
• Ovarian cancer
• Prostate cancer
• Renal cell carcinoma
• Testicular cancer

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The Course on Medical Oncology for Medical Students is an ESMO-ESO joint event

Special thanks to the following associations for their co-operation in the promotion of the course

COURSE SECRETARIAT
c/o ESMO Head Office
Education Department
Via Ginevra 4
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

E-mail: education1@esmo.org

VENUE
University of Valencia
Av. Blasco Ibanez, 13
46010 Valencia
Spain
Tel: +34 963 86 41 00

The university is situated nine kilometres from Valencia International Airport (also known as Manises Airport).
It comprises three campuses: Burjassot-Paterna, Tarongers and Blasco Ibáñez, where the medical college is located. The Blasco Ibanez campus can be reached by taking the underground train (line 3) and getting off at Facultats or by bus by taking the EMT buses marked 9, 10, 12, 29, 30, 31, 70, 71, 80, 81, 89, and 90.

TRAVEL AND TRAVEL GRANTS
Each student must arrange his/her own travel. ESMO will reimburse participants with a grant of 200 euros after the course.

INSURANCE
The organisers bear no responsibility for any untoward events in connection with, before, during and after the course. Participants are strongly advised to take out their own personal and travel coverage.

VISA LETTER
If you need a visa letter, please contact the ESMO Head Office at education1@esmo.org

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
A certificate of attendance will be provided to each student at the end of the course.
(Attendance of ALL course lectures/workshops is mandatory.)

BEST STUDENT AWARD
The participant with the highest score in the course exam will be offered the opportunity to participate in the ESMO 2022 congress (a 1000 euro grant will be offered), and to join the Congress Poster Walk for students.

FACULTY

• Giulia Baciarello, Milan, Italy
• Susana Banerjee, London, United Kingdom
• Ana Bosch, Lund, Sweden
• Giuseppe Curigliano, Milan, Italy
• Rafal Dziadziuszko, Gdansk, Poland
• Valentina Gambardella, Valencia, Spain
• Paloma Martin, Valencia, Spain
• Erika Martinelli, Naples, Italy
• Christoph Oing, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
• Fedro Peccatori, Milan, Italy
• Rolf Stahel, Bern, Switzerland

PARTICIPANT'S PROFILE

• Fourth and fifth year medical student
• Applicants must be ESMO members (undergraduate students benefit from free ESMO membership)
• Fluency in English
  
• Attendance for the entire duration of the course is mandatory

REGISTRATION

60 medical students will be selected on a competitive basis. All participants will receive free registration.

SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS

• All applications will be assessed by ESMO
• Students will be selected on a competitive basis
• Free registration to the courses and accommodation (including meals) is offered
• Each student will receive a travel grant. Travel is to be organised by the student (ESMO will provide the grant AFTER the course)

REQUIREMENTS

Participants are required to bring their own laptop, tablet or smartphone to the course to be able to access the course material electronically.

TO APPLY CLICK HERE.

Accommodation will be in a University of Valencia college. Free accommodation and meals will be offered to all selected participants.

PROGRAMME
The scientific programme is available here.