Five Days to Decide on a Professional Life: ESMO-ESO Course on Medical Oncology for Students
LUGANO, Switzerland and VALENCIA, Spain, July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is offering a medical oncology course for medical students in Valencia, Spain, in its latest venture to engage with the student community. The course aims to attract medical students to the medical oncology profession to ensure sufficient numbers to care for the rising numbers of cancer patients.
"There is greater demand on our profession due to increasing numbers of patients and, in particular, better therapeutic options," said ESMO president Rolf Stahel. "As the international society for medical oncology we want to develop a dialogue with the student community through a tailor-made course to broaden their knowledge and insight into the field. We hope this will stimulate a steady increase in the number of professionals dedicating their career to this disease," he said.
Nearly 300 medical students from all over the world applied to the 40-seat, five-day course organised by ESMO in collaboration with ESO. Featuring lectures by top academic and clinical experts, this educational event is a unique opportunity for fourth and fifth-year medical students to gain insight into the field before selecting their specialisation.
"I remember so vividly wanting to make a difference to the field when I chose medical oncology as my discipline," said Susana Banerjee, course co-chair, ESMO Young Oncologists Committee member. "Reaching medical students directly is the best way to ensure ESMO's aims are presented to them before they settle on a career path. This is all about improving patients' lives."
"Medical oncology is such an exciting field of cancer therapy," said Andrés Cervantes, course Chair. "Exceptional progress has been made possible by continuous discoveries at the clinical and basic research level: this has transformed cancer from a dreadful disease into a sometimes chronic disease that can be dealt with in numerous ways through an integrated approach to patients."
"Medical oncology is not a profession for everyone but the challenges and successes in this fast-evolving discipline are rewarding for those involved," Cervantes said.
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