The Young Oncologists Committee (YOC) provides opportunities to strengthen young oncologists’ skills, knowledge and expertise, while providing a platform for networking with other medical oncologists and oncology professionals.
This is done primarily by creating and implementing educational and scientific programmes relevant to YOs in their daily practice and/or research activities. YOC activities are open to all young medical oncologist members of ESMO.
Activities and responsibilities
- Integrating the activities of the YOC into those of ESMO with the objective of developing Europe's oncology leaders of the future
- Developing YO Sessions at the Annual ESMO Congresses (both in Europe and Asia) and at ESMO tumor-specific meetings
- Informing the ESMO Executive Board about career development issues and challenges YOs are faced with and providing a YO perspective on new project developed by ESMO
- Enhancing YOs expertise for future practice and career development
- Promoting opportunities for research activities
- Creating a global YO network where common issues can be shared and debated
Structure
- Chair appointed by the Executive Board on consultation with the outgoing Chair
- Committee members are ESMO young oncologists, i.e. oncologists younger than 40 years of age
Chair
- Matteo Lambertini, Italy
Committee Members
- Ana Tecic Vuger, Croatia
- Angelika Starzer, Austria
- Deniz Can Güven, Türkiye
- Elene Mariamidze, Georgia
- Emre Kocakavuk, Germany
- Hongcheng Zhu, China
- Liz Connolly, Australia
- Maria Kfoury, France
- Myrto Moutafi, Greece
- Pablo Mandò, Argentina
- Pawel Sobczuk, Poland
- Rille Pihlak, United Kingdom
- Rodrigo Sánchez-Bayona, Spain
Mentor
- Andrés Cervantes, Spain
Last update: January 2024