Overview
Three one-week shadowing visits with women leaders in cardiothoracic surgery at three of four European centres, covering clinical, strategic and leadership activities.
The programme
- Focus
- Leadership (cardiothoracic surgery)
- Training type
- Travelling Fellowship (society-funded clinical placement)
- Duration
- 3 weeks (three one-week visits)
- Start
- From January 2027
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (FFF) fellowship
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- EACTS member; female consultant surgeon with independent practice and demonstrated leadership potential; fluent English
- International applicants
- Open to female consultant surgeons who are EACTS members; no nationality restriction stated
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Application window 1 March – 1 May 2026 (2026/27 cycle closed)
- Application method
- Online application to the EACTS Francis Fontan Fund with letter of support, letter of interest, CV with publications and operative experience (documents in English, Word or PDF)
Funding
- Funding
- Bursary of €6,000