For more information for current and prospective Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Programs, please use the links below. The Breast Surgical Oncology (BSO) Training Committee reviews and approves breast surgical oncology fellowship training programs annually and accepts new PID applications up to January 15 each year. Strict requirements must be met to be an approved training program. If you are planning to submit a new PID application, please email fellowship@surgonc.org before downloading and completing the application.
Strict requirements must be met to be an approved training program. All prospective programs should review the Governing Documents, including the Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program Requirements, the Breast Surgical Oncology Curriculum and Minimum Training Requirements, and the Breast Surgical Oncology Policies and Procedures (please note the Program Director and Associate Program Director Policy). Your program must be prepared to address how they will meet these requirements at the time of application. Breast Surgical Oncology (BSO) Training Committee reviews and approves breast oncology fellowship training programs annually and accepts new PID applications up to January 15 of each year. For more information on how to apply to become an approved training program and approval timelines, please review the information below.
For application deadline dates and notification timeline, please click here.
As of December 16, 2019, the fee for processing applications for programs seeking initial approval will be a non-refundable $2,000 fee and an invoice will be generated and sent once the PID is received. The PID will not be reviewed until the application fee has been paid.
Please be aware that this fee is not the site visit and annual program fee. This is a secondary fee that will be assessed at the time of program approval and site visit.
The PID application is available here.
Note: If you are planning to submit a new PID application, please email fellowship@surgonc.org indicating your intent to apply before downloading and completing the application.
Once the PID is complete, please email it to fellowship@surgonc.org. You will receive an email confirmation within 2-3 business days.
National Matching Services, Inc (NMS) has been contracted to facilitate the Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match. You can access instructions, resources, and other documents here: https://natmatch.com/ssobreast/
| Applicant Registration Opens | December 16, 2024 |
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| Application Deadline | January 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern – No exceptions will be made |
| Interview Notifications | Begins February 3, 2025 |
| Interviews | Interviews will take place February 27 to June 27, 2025 |
| Rank Order List Entry | Rank Order List Opens: June 9, 2025 Rank Order List Deadline: July 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern |
| Match Results Announced | July 14, 2025 |
| Fellowship Start Date | August 1, 2026 |
Fellowship applicants will soon be able to view the sign-up calendar to see what dates programs have reserved to conduct their interviews as part of the 2025 Match process. Interviews will take place between February 27 and June 27, 2025. Prospective applicants should be aware that programs will be conducting interviews either in-person or virtually as noted on the sign-up calendar. Applicants should utilize the “list view” option to scroll through the full list of the dates and programs to see if a program will be conducting in-person or virtual interviews.
Please note that some programs may conduct interviews on only one date, whereas others may offer two dates for interviews.
As per the approved Match Timeline, programs must wait until February 3, 2025, to notify any candidates they wish to interview. Interviews may be conducted either in-person or virtually in 2025.
Any Fellowship Programs needing assistance with their reserved dates should contact fellowship@surgonc.org.
Please go directly to the Operative Data Collection System (ACGME) here.
The Breast Surgical Oncology (BSO) Training Committee provides oversight of the Breast Oncology Fellowship Programs; however, the case op log database is managed by the ACGME. If there are any questions related to the case log system, please contact the ACGME support center at ADS@acgme.org.