The International Relations Committee of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS) announces the availability
of the ACS Traveling Fellowship to Germany. The closing date for receipt of completed
applications and all supporting
documents is November 15, 2014. The successful applicant and an alternate will
be selected and notified by March 2015.
Purpose
The purpose of this fellowship is to
encourage international exchange of surgical
scientific information. The ACS Traveling
Fellow will visit Germany, and a German
Traveling Fellow will visit North America.
Basic Requirements
The scholarship is available to a Fellow
of the American College of Surgeons
in most of the surgical specialties who
meets the following requirements:
- Has a major interest and
accomplishment in basic science,
clinical/translational science, or health
services research related to surgery
- Holds a current full-time
academic appointment in
Canada or the United States
- Is under 50 years of age on the
date the application is filed
- Is enthusiastic and personable and possesses good communication skills
- Applicants with some German language skills are particularly encouraged
Activities
The Fellow is required to spend a
minimum of two weeks in Germany:
- To attend and participate in the annual
meeting of the German Surgical
Society, which will be held in Berlin (April 26–29, 2016)
- To attend the German ACS Chapter meeting during that congress
- To visit at least two medical centers
(other than the annual meeting city)
in Germany before or after the annual
meeting of the German Surgical Society to
lecture and to share clinical and scientific
expertise with the local surgeons
The academic and geographic aspects of the
itinerary will be finalized in consultation
and mutual agreement between the Fellow
and designated representatives of the
German Surgical Society and the German ACS
Chapter. The surgical centers to be visited
will depend to some extent on the special
interests and expertise of the Fellow and his
or her previously established professional
contacts with surgeons in Germany.
His or her spouse is welcome to accompany
the successful applicant. There will be
opportunities
for social interaction in
addition to professional activities.
Financial Support
The College will provide the sum of
$6,000 U.S. to the successful applicant,
who will also be exempted from
registration fees for the annual meeting
of the German Surgical Society.
He or she must meet all travel and living
expenses. Senior German Surgical Society
and ACS German Chapter representatives
will consult with the Fellow about the
centers to be visited in Germany, the local
arrangements for each center, and other
advice and recommendations about travel
schedules. The Fellow is to make his or her own travel arrangements in North
America, because doing so will allow him or her to take advantage of reduced fares and
travel packages for travel in Germany.
The ACS International
Relations Committee will select
the Fellow after review and evaluation of
the applications. A personal interview may
be requested prior to the final selection.
Download and complete the 2016 Traveling Fellowships Application. Please send applications
for this fellowship to kearly@facs.org.
INTERNATIONAL LIAISON SECTION
American College of Surgeons
633 N. Saint Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611-3211