IGCS Fellowship Annual Report - Report - Page 6
P-6
A Global
Approach
to a Global Problem
Regional Capacity Building
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The IGCS Global Gynecologic Oncology
Fellowship began in 2017 as the Global
Curriculum and Mentorship Program. It
is a comprehensive two-year training
program designed to help regional teaching
institutions implement formal clinical
training in gynecologic oncology and raise
women’s cancer care expertise organically
to meet local needs specifically.
The Fellowship is a capacity-building
initiative, investing in the effectiveness
and future sustainability of each individual
training program. Rather than imposing
a standardized approach to training, our
program equips physicians with a basic
gynecologic oncology toolkit from which
they can then build their own programs to
address the specific women’s cancer care
needs at their institution and in their region.
Our international team of volunteer
mentors work with the local faculty and
fellows at each participating institution
to adapt the basic toolkit and build the
capacity to provide surgical and medical
care, participate in research, and provide
education related to gynecologic cancers.
Propelled by the volunteer mentors, regional
faculty and highly motivated fellows, this
program is rapidly gaining momentum.
Starting with just one training site in 2017,
the curriculum is now being utilized at
more than 20 locations with more requests
coming in every day. We know that our
model is working and that we must find
ways to grow sustainably to meet the
massive global need for women’s cancer
care expertise.
Global Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship || 2022 Impact Report || igcs.org
