General Thoracic · Advanced Skills Fellowship
ESTS Robotic School Fellowship (Robotic Academy Fellowship)
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons · Rouen, France and European training centres · France, Europe
Programme overview
One-year ESTS programme, funded by an Intuitive Foundation grant, to train eight European thoracic surgeons in robotic thoracic surgery through e-learning, an intensive bootcamp, medical training in Rouen, visits to a European expert centre and a six-month mentored fellowship toward proctorship.
Programme faculty
Official ESTS page describes European expert-guided academy and Executive Director Dan Snowdon as administrator. The linked 3-page brochure was visually reviewed and lists faculty only as international ESTS experts, with no names or fixed clinical mentors.
Faculty-source review: 16 Oct 2026
Check the official programme source ↗Programme details
- Focus
- Robotic thoracic surgery
- Duration
- 1 year
- Eligibility
- ESTS member aged 40 or under; Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic Surgeons or national thoracic surgery board certificate (no trainees); completed Intuitive e-learning; robot access 2 days per month; agree to contribute to ESTS robotic database
- Required prior training
- Board-certified thoracic surgeon (no trainees)
- Funding
- Funded through a grant from the Intuitive Foundation (amount and covered costs not stated)
- Positions
- 8 fellows
- Application documents
- Short CV, case log, letter of intent, letter from head of department on robotic availability
- Official contact
- dsnowdon@ests.org.uk
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Language
- Not publicly listed
- Registration
- Not publicly listed
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- International applicants
- Not publicly listed — confirm with the programme
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant check
- Language
- Not publicly listed
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Registration
- Not publicly listed
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
For the last published cycle: email short CV, case log, letter of intent addressing the criteria and a head-of-department letter describing robot availability to the ESTS Executive Director (dsnowdon@ests.org.uk) by the deadline.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
ESTS page still advertises 'Applications open for 2025 Robotic Academy Fellowships' with deadline 17 November 2024; no later cycle is posted, so status is Closed until ESTS publishes a new call.