VSSO, International Summer School on Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Vienna

International Summer School on Clinical and Experimental Oncology

Course Period: 8 July- 17 July, 2009
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2009
Payment Deadline: May 1, 2009
Notification of participants: June 2009
Number of participants: 40 international students
Course Language: English (no official certificate necessary)

Fees: 150 €

Requirements/Levels: Medical students in their final phase of Studies | Interested in Oncology and Cancer. For a more detailed Information regarding the application process please scroll down.

Each Student who attends the Vienna Summer School on Oncology has to present a Poster. The topics should deal with various aspects of Oncology and should furthermore include countryspecific details (e.g. Screening methods in Norway, etc.). The Posters will be presented within the so-called "Poster Sessions", followed by a general discussion about the Differences of the numerous Countries and their modalities in terms of Cancer Treatment.

Intention: The intent of this course is to bring together medical students from diverse countries to enable international medical and scientific training and to provide a basis for future cooperation of health professionals.

The main goal of the Summer School is helping students become familiar with critical issues in oncology-related basic research and clinical practice. A survey on the current view of the malignant transformation process and its various clinical manifestation will be presented.