Surgical training network

The training network

The Network is particularly committed to ensuring:

• training up to specialty title in 4/5 years (100% activity).
• the operating catalog.
• rotation in intensive care.
• internal training cycles.
• regular assessment interviews.
• preparation for specialty examination.
• oral examination.
• opportunities for scientific research.

Admission

Physician assistants with current contracts in one of the Servizi di Chirurgia EOC are eligible to apply for the EOC Surgery Training Network. Applicants must have:

• earned a medical degree (Mebeko).
• Accumulated two years of experience in general visceral surgery.
• passed the basic surgical examination.
• acquired knowledge of at least a second national language (French or German) with certified B2 level.

The application must be accompanied by:

• letter of motivation.
• Letter of reference from an EOC chief or deputy chief.
• Full CV.

Applications must be submitted to the Coordinator within two months of the personal evaluation interviews.

The work of the Evaluation Committee and the selection of candidates is completed at the end of November.

The course in the EOC Surgical Training Network begins on January 1 of the following year.

To complement the EOC employment contract, a postgraduate training agreement in surgery will be signed.

Evaluation and selection

The EOC Surgical Training Network is headed by a coordinating group, which is responsible for selecting attending physicians who have applied to the EOC Surgical Training Network. The evaluation of candidates is carried out by a special evaluation committee.

The evaluation of the dossier (without the candidate) involves checking the completeness of documentation according to the admission criteria, including FMH certificates, and must take place within one month of the evaluation interviews.

The evaluation interviews have an approximate duration of 60 minutes for each candidate, 15 of which are devoted to evaluation without the candidate.

The candidate's participation in the training program is subject to a unanimous decision of the Evaluation Committee.

Duties of the doctor in training

The trainee physician agrees to comply with the training plan developed by the EOC Surgical Training Network. In particular:

• collaborates in internal training cycles (3-4 times/year).
• Is responsible for the physician candidates assigned to him/her.
• achieves the annual goals set.
• completes a scientific publication.
• Is willing to work at any hospital in the Network.
• appears for specialty examinations only after receiving the endorsement of the Network Coordination Group.

Achievement of educational objectives

The training objectives are specified according to the teaching plan and by its operation. They are based on Article 41 paragraph 3 of the ISFM Postgraduate Training Regulations.

The achievement of the training objectives is carried out through regular interviews with the Coordinator of the Postgraduate Training Network in Surgery EOC and the Training Referrals of the involved EOC surgery services. The interviews include:

• the initial evaluation.
• the mid-term evaluation.
• the final evaluation.
• if necessary, goal-oriented measures are defined.

Rotations

The rotation plan will be provided to the candidate at the beginning of the training. Changes during the course of the contract may occur to facilitate the completion of the training.

CONTACTS
Training network coordinator:
Dr. med. Marilù Guigli Poretti