Detall de la convocatòria

Característiques

Característica
Característiques principals
The aim of the UICC ICRETT fellowships is to facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology, exchange knowledge and enhance skills in basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research cancer control and prevention and to acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return.

Since its inception in 1976, the ICRETT fellowships have contributed to the development of the professional capacity of over 2500 ICRETT Fellows from over 110 countries by facilitating appropriate person-to-person training in specific areas that are relevant to the cancer research, clinical management and other cancer control activities being conducted in the Fellows’ home countries.
Característiques principals
Objectives:
  • To facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology
  • To exchange knowledge and enhance skills in basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research cancer control and prevention
  • To acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return.

    Research plan:
  • Cancer prevention and control (including tobacco control)
  • Basic, applied and clinical cancer research
  • Epidemiology, cancer registration, public education and behavioural sciences

    Clinical training:
  • Surgery, radio- and chemotherapy, medical oncology, multidisciplinary cancer care
  • Clinical trials
  • Detection and diagnosis
  • Prevention-oriented projects are especially encouraged
    • Lloc de presentació
    El personal de l'IMIM i PSMAR que necessiteu més informació adreceu-vos a:
    Servei de Recerca. C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88. 08003-Barcelona. Tel.: 93.316.05.76.
    Marta López: mlopez4@imim.es Ext.: 1576
    Carol Barnwell: cbarnwell@imim.es Ext.1670
    Convocatòria (URL)
    http://www.uicc.org/programmes/geti/our-activities/technology-transfer
    Requisits
    Target candidates: Investigators (especially those performing implementation and translational research), clinicians and public health professionals working in the field of cancer.

    Eligibility criteria:
  • The applicant may be of any nationality and may reside in any country at the time of the application.
  • The applicant must hold a minimum of a Master’s degree. Qualified medical doctors may be considered in the absence of a higher degree if they hold or are within a year of holding board certification (or equivalent) in a cancer related specialty.
  • Registered nurses who have an RN qualification with documented experience of working with cancer patients.
  • Medical and PhD students are not eligible to apply, even if they already hold a Master’s degree.
  • To permit effective communication at the host institute, the candidate must have adequate fluency in a common language.
  • The candidate must also be on the staff payroll of a university, research laboratory or institute, hospital, oncology unit, registry or cancer society to where they will return at the end of a fellowship.
  • Candidates attached to commercial entities or associated to the tobacco industry are not eligible.
  • The applicant must be engaged in one of the listed areas of cancer. For more details in English or French on these areas, please go to the following website: https://www.icrpartnership.org/CSO.cf
    • Dotació
    Average value of US$ 3,400 (as monetary contribution towards the least expensive international travel and living costs)
    Durada
    Duration: 1 month
    Extension: Up to 2 months with funding secured by the Fellow from the home or host organization and at no cost to the UICC
    Documentació
    On-line application through proposalCENTRAL:
    https://proposalcentral.altum.com

    The application process is conducted online only. In addition, several documents are to be uploaded as appendix to the application form:
  • A Biosketch of the applicant (template provided online)
  • An Attestation on Headed Paper from Home Supervisor (template provided online)
  • Hand-Signed Host Attestation (template provided online)
  • Hand-Signed Letter of Invitation on Headed Paper from Host Supervisor
    • AVÍS IMPORTANT
    Applications are accepted at any time. Notification of results Generally within 60 days of registration

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