The American College of Surgeons is offering international
scholarships to young surgeons from countries other than the United
States or Canada. Scholarships are available to visit clinical,
teaching, and research activities in the U.S. and Canada and to attend
and participate fully in the educational opportunities and activities of
the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
Location:
United States
Benefits
The
scholarships, in the amount of $10,000 each, provide the scholars with
an opportunity to visit clinical, teaching, and research activities in
the U.S. and Canada and to attend and participate fully in the
educational opportunities and activities of the American College of
Surgeons Clinical Congress. Assistance will be provided in arranging
visits, following the Clinical Congress, to various clinics and
universities of their choice.
Eligibilities
- Applicants must be graduates of schools of medicine who have completed their surgical training.
Applicants must be at least 35 years old, but under 50, on the date that the completed application is filed.
- Applicants must submit their applications from their intended
permanent location. Applications will be accepted for processing only
when the applicants have been in surgical practice, teaching, or
research for a minimum of one year at their intended permanent location,
following completion of all formal training (including fellowships and
scholarships).
- Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to teaching and/or
research in accordance with the standards of the applicant’s country.
- Early careerists are deemed more suitable than those who are serving in senior academic appointments.
- Applicants must submit a fully completed application form provided by the College on its website.
- The application and accompanying materials must be submitted in
English. Submission of a curriculum vitae only is not acceptable.
- Applicants must provide a list of all of their publications and must
submit, in addition, three complete publications (reprints or
manuscripts) of their choice from that list.
- Preference may be given to applicants who have not already experienced training or surgical fellowships in the U.S. or Canada.
- Applicants must submit independently prepared letters of
recommendation from three of their colleagues. One letter must be from
the chair of the department in which they hold an academic appointment
or a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons residing in their
country. The chair’s or the Fellow’s letter is to include a specific
statement detailing the nature and extent of the teaching and other
academic involvement of the applicant. Letters of recommendation should
be submitted by the person making the recommendation.
- The online application form is structured to assist the Scholarship
Selection Subcommittee and assists the applicant in submitting a
structured curriculum vitae.
- The International Guest Scholarships must be used in the year for which they are designated. They cannot be postponed.
- Applicants who are awarded scholarships will provide a full written
report of the experiences provided through the scholarships upon
completion of their tours.
- An unsuccessful applicant may reapply only twice and only by
completing and submitting a new application together with new supporting
documentation.
- Nationality: International applicants (other than the United States or Canada) can apply for these scholarships.
Eligible Regions: USA and Canada. For more please visit:http://bit.ly/2rlyPSJ
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