{"id":7479,"date":"2023-01-12T11:06:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=7479"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:06:58","slug":"2023-acs-cosecsa-women-scholarship-fcs-intake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/2023-acs-cosecsa-women-scholarship-fcs-intake\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 ACS-COSECSA Women Scholarship FCS Intake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Current data indicate that there are only 0.5 surgeons for every 100,000 people. Although women make up more than 50 percent of the population, they represent only 7 percent of the surgical work force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help address this problem, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) have developed a scholarship program to support women in surgical residency, help them complete their training, and encourage other women in medicine to consider surgery as a profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About This Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The program is open to junior female surgical trainees enrolling in the COSECSA surgical fellowship program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The usage of this award is to register into the fellowship program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scholarship will be administered by the COSECSA secretariat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants should include a personal statement indicating future goals, a current curriculum vitae, and a letter of support from their surgical training program director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Completed applications should be sent to the COSECSA Scholarship Committee at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosecsa.org\/scholarship-application-form\/\">https:\/\/www.cosecsa.org\/scholarship-application-form\/<\/a><\/strong>. Scholarship Reference Number to select on the application portal is&nbsp;<strong>ACS-COSECSA\/2023\/T1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applications are due no later than February 15, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This scholarship is supported by a generous donation from Pon Satitpunwaycha, MD, FACS, the American College of Surgeons Foundation, and the Hellman Grant through the Association of Women Surgeons Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Financial Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each scholarship is worth $500. The number of awards will depend on quality of applications and available funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apply by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosecsa.org\/scholarship-application-form\/\">Clicking Here<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0February 15, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current data indicate that there are only 0.5 surgeons for every 100,000 people. 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