Global Curriculum

Gynecologic Oncology
Global Curriculum & Mentorship Program

The IGCS Gynecologic Oncology Global Curriculum & Mentorship Program, is a comprehensive two-year education and training program designed for regions around the world that do not currently have formal training in gynecologic oncology.

When physicians in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have access to specialty training, they are unequipped to treat the high volume of patients presenting with cancer and leaving women without the specialty care they need for the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer and other gynecologic malignancies. Given the rising rates of cancer in LMICs, there is a critical need to train and educate local physicians to address this epidemic.

The IGCS Global Curriculum and Mentorship Program matches individuals from higher resource settings (International Mentors) with partners in lower resource settings wishing to obtain formal gynecologic oncology training (twinning). The program is meant to serve as a capacity building initiative, investing in the effectiveness and future sustainability of each individual training program. Our team of volunteer mentors works with the local faculty and trainees at each participating institution to develop even greater capacity for clinical care, research and education related to gynecologic cancers.

For more information about the Global Curriculum and Mentorship Program, please contact Mary Eiken at mary.eiken@igcs.org.

Program Chairs

Program Elements:

• Each training site is paired with an International Mentor or Mentors, who is an IGCS member that has an existing relationship with the site.
• The Mentors are responsible for tracking the fellow’s progress by reviewing case logs, completing bi-annual In Training Evaluation Forms, and facilitating monthly quizzes and reading assignments.
• The Mentors will travel to the training site twice per year to provide hands-on surgical training and in-person education.
• The IGCS Fellows travel to Mentor’s institution for a 1-3 month observership
• The Fellows present cases to Mentors, colleagues and other IGCS members in a monthly virtual tumor board
• Fellow has completed the program, an oral structured clinical final examination will be administered on site by a member of the IGCS Global Curriculum Examination Committee. The Fellow will receive an IGCS Certificate of Completion after completing all program requirements and passing the examination.

2018-2019 Training Sites

Updates and News

Publications in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
April 03, 2019
Corners of the World

IGCS Fellows attend the 2018 Stop Cervical, Breast & Prostate Cancer in Africa Conference

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