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Global Core Curriculum Task Force

The Global Core Curriculum (GCC) Task Force is a joint venture between ESMO and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The goal is to define a global outline that will serve to guide the training of medical oncologists worldwide. Implementation of the Recommendations for a Global Core Curriculum in Medical Oncology serves to ensure that all patients have an equal chance of receiving treatment from well-trained physicians.

Chair

Dr. Heine H. Hansen

Activities and responsibilities

  • Compiling collective knowledge and experience from international oncology experts
  • Creating guidelines for standardizing the training of medical oncologists
  • Encouraging continued education for professional excellence during a lifetime career of practice
  • Improving the care of cancer patients worldwide

Major achievements

2008 Second Baltic-Nordic Symposium
2007 First Baltic-Nordic Symposium
2006 Pilot implementation plan
2006 Presentation at UICC World Cancer Congress, Washington, D.C., USA
2005 Translation in eight (10) languages and international distribution
2004 Feature article in Lancet Oncology
2004 Presentation at World Conference for Cancer Organizations, Dublin, Ireland
2004 Recommendations for a Global Core Curriculum in Medical Oncology published in November issues of Annals of Oncology (EU) and Journal of Clinical Oncology (USA)
2003 GCC Task Force established

Committee Members

NAME COUNTRY FUNCTION
Heine H. Hansen Denmark Chair
Dean F Bajorin United States Committee Member
Hyman B. Muss United States Committee Member
Gunta Purkalne Latvia Committee Member
Dirk Schrijvers Belgium Committee Member
Rolf A. Stahel Switzerland Committee Member
Fabrice André France Reviewers
Eduardo L. Cazap Argentina Reviewers
Andreea Nanci United States Reviewers
Purvish M. Parikh India Reviewers
Nagahiro Saijo Japan Reviewers

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