ESGE Newsletter

ESGE Grant Programme 2008

Apply now for the ESGE Grant Programme 2008!

Each year the ESGE awards ten grants to fully trained endoscopists who wish to undertake further training in highly specialised endoscopic techniques at an officially recognised ESGE training centre. Each grant covers eight weeks, and includes travel expenses, accommodation (hotel or student housing) and a weekly allowance

ESGE Training Centres/Tutors
Austria, Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen, Linz. Rainer, Schöfl
Belgium, Hopital Erasme, Universitä Libre de Bruxelles. Jacques Deviére
Denmark, Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte. Peter Vilmann
Denmark, Aarhus Kommunehospital. Aksel Kruse
France, Institut Arnault Tzanck, St Laurent du Var. Jean-François Rey
France, Hopital Edouard Herriot, Lyon. Thierry Ponchon
Germany, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf. Horst Neuhaus
Great Britain, UCL Medical School, London. Stephen Pereira
Italy, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome. Guido Costamagna
Netherlands, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. Paul Fockens
Norway, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo. Lars Aabakken
Poland, Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice. Andrzej Nowak
United Kingdom, Perreira

Application Requirements
Grants are offered exclusively to ESGE Individual Members. Applicants must be trained endoscopists with respective medical degrees and training certificates. A letter of reference from the current employer or otherwise qualified person is required, as is a complete C.V. The official training language in the centre can be English or French, in accordance with the location of the training centre, and applicants are expected to have a high proficiency in one of these languages. Proof of language skills is requested, and telephone interviews will take place before final acceptance. Applicants must be below the age of 35 as of January 1, 2008 in order to apply.

Applications from the following countries are given priority: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.

Applications must be made through the ESGE Secretariat, preferably via the ESGE website (www.esge.com). Please include:

• completed application form

• certification that the applicant is qualified in diagnostic endoscopy

• reference from current employer

• a complete curriculum vitae

• documentation of proficiency in foreign language

Please note that hands-on training is not foreseen and is not offered by the ESGE host centers.

Selection and site allocation will be made by the ESGE Education Committee. However, the applicants are asked to list three training centres in the order of their preference. Some centres additionally offer EUS-Training. Applications must reach the ESGE Secretariat (address below) no later than July 1, 2007.

ESGE Individual membership is open to physicians (or trainees) with formal training in gastroenterology, surgery or internal medicine, who wish to benefit and also to contribute to the Society's purpose to promote good endoscopy.

This issue of Endoscopy contains an information brochure and application form for ESGE Individual Membership. If it is missing, please contact the ESGE Secretariat or go to the ESGE website for more information.

Upcoming Events

October 27 - 31, 2007
15. UEGW 2007 Paris
As in past years the ESGE will again be involved in the UEGW Postgraduate Course, and will stage several events in the ESGE Learning Area. The Final Announcement is out and early registration ongoing, check the UEGW site (www.uegw.org) for more details.

June 4 - 6, 2007
Advanced Course in Interventional GI Endoscopy Techniques
Course Directors: Dr. Dimitri Coumaros, Dr. Bernard Dallemagne, Pr. Jacques Marescaux
Strasbourg, France
Contact: Mrs. Nathalie Hampele
Ircad-eits - Hopitaux Universitaires
BP 426 -f- 67091 Strasbourg Cedex
[e-mail]

November 15 - 16, 2007
Live Demonstration Workshop 2007
Course Directors: Dr István Rácz, ESGE Co-Director Professor Rainer Schöfl
Petz Aladár County and Teaching Hospital Gyõr, Hungary
Contact: Dr. István Rácz
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)
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Mauerkircher Str. 29
81679 Munich
Germany
Phone: [phone]
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[e-mail] www.esge.com