Master Program
Master in Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation: one year of practical training, supervised by internationally recognized mentors.
The Master program aims to train young surgeons from around the world in hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgery. To apply: 4 years of surgical residency and 2 years of postgraduate training in digestive surgery, that is 6 years of experience after obtaining a medical degree.
The Master year
Program
The training consists of three full-time internships of four months each, carried out in different specialized centers around the world, under the supervision of an internationally recognized mentor. During this year, the trainee surgeon has no clinical responsibilities.
- Weekly reports documenting all activities, validated monthly by the mentor, who provides an overall assessment at the end of the internship.
- Participation in publication work during each internship period.
- Writing of a dissertation, the subject of which is chosen with the mentors and is based on clinical cases from the centers attended.
Validation of the year
To validate the year, the trainee must:
- Obtain approval from each of his/her internship supervisors, with validation of each period. If an internship is not validated, another one must be completed - no candidate can take the final examination without having validated three internships.
- Participate in meetings and conferences during the year.
- Validate the « immersion week »: a week in a center where they have never worked, during which a mentor evaluates their surgical knowledge, their ability to diagnose a disease and their mastery of techniques.
- Pass the final exam, directed by several mentors: evaluation of internships, the immersion week, the dissertation, publications and scientific activities of the year.
Registration & fees
4 000 €Registration fees
This amount covers all the Institute's procedures to organize internship periods, administrative follow-up of the trainee and organization of the final exam.
- The three internships (4 months each) are unpaid and the final exam takes place in Paris: trainees assume the costs of daily living expenses and travel (varying according to the city and center).
- The Institute does not grant scholarships but can help search for them, and provide a letter of recommendation to accepted candidates. Candidates sponsored by their institution or their country are particularly appreciated.
- The procedures for finding an internship only begin once registration has been paid.
For internships in Europe, registration must be completed no later than three months before the start of training:
- 30 Novembersession starting 1st March
- 31 Marchsession starting 1st July
- July 31November 1st session
For other regions of the world, registration must be completed even earlier, due to visa procedures, which are much longer - an increasingly difficult challenge.
Master's 2nd year2nd year Optional
After the Master's year, a second year deepens the training, this time with clinical responsibility. Details below.
Training content
- The Master's 2nd year consists of a 12-month fellowship or two 6-month fellowships.
- Full-time positions with clinical responsibility, adapted to the trainee's needs: liver transplantation, laparoscopic surgery, pancreatic… These may be paid positions.
- Weekly reports specifying the level of responsibility, validated monthly by the supervising physician.
- Participation in publication work, and writing a dissertation based on clinical cases from the centers.
Access requirements
- Speak fluently the language of the country of practice (clinical responsibility = communication with patients).
- Find a position in one of the Institut's partner centers.
- Obtain recognition of one's diploma to be authorized to assume clinical responsibilities - a significant challenge.
- Obtain authorization to work legally in the country concerned.
- If proceeding directly after the Master's year, it is wise to plan a 6-month period between the two trainings.
Validation of the year
- Obtain approval from your supervisor(s) for the training year and your qualification in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.
- Actively participate in meetings and conferences.
- Pass the final examination, directed by several supervisors (training year, surgical knowledge, dissertation…).
Registration
- Registration fee: €4,000, covering organization procedures, administrative follow-up, and final examination.
- The training consists of one or two full-time internships and the final examination takes place in Paris: trainees bear the costs of daily living expenses and travel.
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