APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED
Applications are currently being processed and logistics finalised, the ESCP Secretariat will be in touch in due course.
Welcome to this new European executive programme which allows junior colorectal surgeons to develop a network early in their career with specialised host centres, personnel and the alumni of this innovative programme.
This project aims to develop an executive colorectal programme for senior trainee/surgical registrars and junior consultants in coloproctology.
- The target participants are senior resident, colorectal fellows or junior consultants (first 5 years of practice)
- The learning objectives are colorectal education in cancer management, IBD, pelvic floor and proctology, creating a network of a young generation of surgeons
In groups of four, participants will visit eight centres in seven countries.
Number of places available: eight
Supported by

Host centres
- Mentors sans Frontières - Module 1: University Hospitals Humanitas, Milan, Italy - Mentor: Antonino Spinelli
- Dates: to be confirmed
- Mentors sans Frontières - Module 2: Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland - Mentor: Frédéric Ris
- Dates: to be confirmed
- Mentors sans Frontières - Module 3: University Hospitals of Leuven, Louvain, Belgium - Mentor: Andre D’Hoore
- Dates: to be confirmed
- Mentors sans Frontières - Module 4: University Hospitals Manchester, UK - Mentor: Laura Hancock
- Dates: to be confirmed
- Mentors sans Frontières - Module 5: University Hospitals of Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain - Mentor: Eloy Espin Basany
- Dates: to be confirmed
- Mentors sans Frontières - Module 6: AMC University Hospitals, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Mentor: Roel Hompes
- Dates: to be confirmed
- Mentors sans Frontières - Module 7: Clinique Tivoli, service de chirurgie colorectale et Bordeaux Colorectal Institute (BCI), Bordeaux, France - Mentor: Quentin Denost
- Dates: to be confirmed
- Mentors sans Frontières - Module 8: Hôpitaux Universitaires St Antoine, Paris, France - Mentor: Jérémie Le Fevre
- Dates: to be confirmed
Programme
The same programme will occur in every host centre.
Day 1
- 13:00 - 14:00 Visit of the Hospital and Medical Facilities
- 14:00 - 17:00 Live operating, visit of the OR
- 17:00 - 19:00 Lectures and discussion
Day 2
- 08:00 - 17:00 Live operating
Eligibility criteria
- Be a fully paid member of ESCP (i.e. full, trainee etc.) for a minimum of 12 months
- Be a senior trainee, senior surgical registrar or junior consultant within the first five years of your career
How to apply
Click on the link below to fill out the form on this website. You'll need to include a letter confirming your level of training or your position as a junior consultant, and a short CV.