ESP Educational Activities
Educational Activities of ESP
ESP is committed to providing on-site and on-line educational, training and scientific programmes as well as funding opportunities to ESP members, which will serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a pathologist (in training) uses to provide services for patients.
ESP, with the collaboration of ESP Key Opinion Leaders and Experts, has created an educational programme covering all subjects of Modern Pathology.
ESP Educational activities are addressed to Pathologists from all levels of experience, as well as Medical Professionals in the field of Pathology.
ESP offers both onsite and online educational activities throughout the year. The ESP Education Subcommittee supervises those activities and uses the gained experience for further improvement.
Available Formats
Virtual Education Series
- An e-learning resource designed by ESP experts to support and accommodate the needs of pathologists
- Comprises plenary presentations delivered by international faculty
- Generated for academic and diagnostic pathologists also for young pathologists and trainees wishing to update their knowledge
- Each course focuses on a specific pathology topic and aims to provide pathologists with a comprehensive overview and current understanding of the subject according to present guidelines, recommendations and standards of care
European School of Pathology (EScoP)
- Courses are practice-oriented (microscopic images, virtual)
- Senior trainee/junior consultant level
- Up to 150 participants to favour interaction
- Faculty is limited in number (4 lecturers for a 3-day course)
- Programmes are built in 1/2-day topic-oriented modules
- Self-evaluation
Masterclasses
- A 2-day interactive workshop/class devoted to a specific topic, which will be presented by world renowned tutors
- Number of participants is limited to 20 in total and CME accreditation will be offered to all
Other Courses
- Courses that focus on different topics in the field of pathology.
- typically organised jointly with a respective institute, which is a leading entity in the field
ESP Pathology Progress Test
(ESP PPT)
- Self-assessment test offered by the European Society of Pathology in close collaboration with the UEMS European Board of Pathology
- primarily intended for trainees, but (certified) pathologists are free to participate
ESP Academy – Training Future Generations of Pathologists
- Intensive workshop for young pathologists with or working towards a postgraduate research degree (MSc, PhD, etc.,)
- Advance scientific career of young pathologists & identify future leaders in the field
- Motivate for science career and engagement in ESP
- Strengthen science in ESP & foster scientific interaction
- Application required; specific criteria to be considered
Giordano Fellowship
- Provides financial support for young pathologists and residents in the final year of their specialisation
- Help young pathologists to get in-depth experience in in specialised areas of pathology in ESP Advanced Training Centres (ESP-ATCs) throughout Europe
- Awardees are to develop a personalised scientific and educational programme in close collaboration with the host ESP-ATC
- Application required; specific criteria to be considered
ESP Scholarship for the European Master Molecular Pathology (EMMP)
- Scholarship for attending the European Master in Molecular Pathology (EMMP), which is organised by the University Côte d’Azur in Nice, France, in collaboration with other academic institutes across Europe
- Application required; specific criteria to be considered
Virchows Archiv Best Paper Award for Young Investigators
- Awarded in collaboration with the official journal of ESP, “Virchows Archiv”
- Considering all papers by young investigators in a specific time frame
- Application required; specific criteria to be considered
