The International Career Development Exchange (ICDE) program provides support for up-and-coming, early career surgical oncologists with leadership potential to receive one-on-one mentoring and engagement with a distinguished senior SSO member.
SSO supports a participant from each of our Global Partner Societies, plus two SSO member participants from countries not connected to one of our Global Partners. Click here to see past participants in this exciting opportunity.
Applications for the 2025 ICDE program are now closed.
Notification letters will be sent to applicants in November 2024.
About the ICDE Program
Participants receive complimentary registration for the SSO annual meeting and the opportunity to participate in a minimum one-week clinical observership at a US-based SSO member’s institution.
Each participant is paired with an SSO Member Mentor with the goal that a long-term professional relationship will develop and continue over the course of the participant’s career. SSO staff will pair participants with their Member Mentor based on shared clinical interests, there is no expectation that the participant or Global Partner Society will need to arrange the institutional visit.
Selection Process/Key Dates for 2025
Date | Item |
August 12, 2024 | Applications open for 2 SSO-sponsored participants |
August 30, 2024 | Applications close for SSO-sponsored participants |
Sept-Oct, 2024 | International Committee reviews applications |
November 4, 2024 | Notification Letters sent to applicants (no later than) |
November 8, 2024 | Deadline for participants to complete online information survey |
November 2024 | SSO staff work to pair participants with their SSO Member Mentor/institutional host |
December 2024 & January 2025 | Participants work directly with institution/host to complete any documentation or other requirements for the visit |
January 31, 2025 | Deadline for participants to:
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March 26-29, 2025 | SSO 2025 |
March 31 – April 4, 2025 | Institutional visit |
June 2, 2025 | Post-activity summary report and survey due to SSO |
June 1, 2026 | 1-year post-activity summary report and survey due to SSO |
June 1, 2028 | 3-year post-activity summary report and survey due to SSO |
June 3, 2030 | 5-year post-activity summary report and survey due to SSO |
Please contact Andrea King, Director of Governance & Global Programs at andreaking@surgonc.org with any questions.