Advance your application to the ColoRobotica Training Pathway
By applying to the ColoRobotica Training Pathway, you’re not just advancing your career; you’re committing to a higher standard of patient care, embracing cutting-edge technology, and joining a network of professionals dedicated to surgical excellence. It’s an opportunity to shape the future of colorectal surgery and make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.
Your three-step application process
Embarking on this transformative journey involves a clear, three-step process designed to assess your readiness and fit for the programme:
Step 01: Verify your eligibility
Before moving forward, ensure you meet all our eligibility criteria. This foundational step confirms your readiness to embrace the programme’s challenges and opportunities fully.
See the eligibility criteria below
Step 02: Application submission
Take time to thoroughly review the application questions and gather all necessary information and documentation. Completing the application form with care is crucial; we recommend returning to it once you have everything prepared before applying.
Step 03: The interview
Following a review by our steering committee, successful applicants will proceed to an interview. This step is an opportunity for us to understand your aspirations and how the ColoRobotica Training Pathway can support your goals.
Ready to join us?
If you’re prepared to take this significant step towards enhancing your surgical practice, we invite you to review the eligibility below and complete the application form.
Step 01: Confirm your eligibility
Before you apply, please ensure you meet the following comprehensive eligibility criteria for the ColoRobotica Training Pathway:
- Location: You need to work as consultant surgeon in an institution located in geographical Europe.
- Volume of practice: You must have conducted more than 30 colorectal resections each year, including both benign
and malignant cases, in the three years preceding your application. - Access to equipment: You need access to at least one robotic platform at your institution during the programme.
- Basic training completion: Completing basic technology training as a console surgeon for the robotic platform (e.g., TR100, TR200 for da Vinci robots) is required.
- Simulation system access: You should have access to at least one robotic surgery simulation system during the programme.
- Continuing platform access: Continuing access to a robotic platform at your institution after completing the programme is necessary.
- Institutional support: Your institution must support all your needs for the training programme.
- Motivation and commitment: A high level of motivation to spend the necessary time and effort required to pass each training step within the recommended timeframe, including providing requested data and obtaining necessary permissions, is essential.
- Clinical outcomes: You must have achieved good clinical outcomes, as per standard practice evaluations, for at least twelve months prior to applying.
- Engagement in clinical audits: Regular engagement in clinical audits in line with regional (country) practice before, during, and after the programme is mandatory.
Step 02: Submit your application
If you meet the eligibility criteria and are eager to elevate your colorectal robotic surgery expertise through our structured training programme, we encourage you to review and diligently complete our application form.
