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Eligibility criteria for Surgical Oncology candidates
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Each candidate must hold a current licence to practise as a general
surgeon at the time of the examination. |
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Each candidate must have received a certificate of specialist training from a European Union or associated country. |
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]A copy of the certificate of completion of training must be enclosed with the application |
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Each candidate must be able to demonstrate that he/she has worked for a minimum of two years in a designated oncology centre specialising in surgical oncology or a minimum of three years if this experience was not in a designated oncology centre |
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or has followed a surgical oncology clinical fellowship of one year, or a specialist training of one year working as a surgeon in a re-cognised oncology related field, or a surgical oncology research fellowship plus two years in a clinical surgical oncology setting |
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In addition to a completed application form and a curriculum vitae candidates will be required to submit a letter from their Head of Department supporting the application. |
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A log book of operative procedures in surgical oncology, including information on whether the candidate was First Assistant (A), Principal Surgeon assisted by Trainer (B) or Principal Surgeon not assisted by Trainer (C) must be included with this application. This list of operative procedures must be signed and stamped by the appropriate trainer. |
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