Fellowship outcomes and impact

In the last 60 years, UICC has awarded over 4200 fellowships to cancer professionals from over 140 different countries. During these years, the UICC Fellowships programme has served as a driving force for knowledge exchange, promoting technical skills training, and reinforcing capacities worldwide.

Over the past 10 years, 355 Fellows have been surveyed to evaluate the long-term impacts of their fellowship visits. On average, 97% of responders would recommend the fellowship experience to their colleagues, 85% have established last lasting contacts with their host supervisors while 75% considered that the fellowship visit has contributed positively to their professional growth.

Fellowship Timeline

Since the programme’s creation in 1962, there have been various different formats of fellowship visit, as described below, varying from visits of a couple of weeks up to a year’s duration. Two sub-programmes for Francophone Africa in 2017, (Bourses pour l’Afrique Francophone) and in 2024, for Latin America, (Beca para América Latina) have been translated into French and Spanish respectively in order to encourage more applications from these regions, and Virtual Fellowships were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic where Fellows are trained by experts via video calls.

Post-one-year fellowship survey

To ensure the Fellowship programme continues to meet high standards, Fellows’ experiences are captured through a survey one year after the completion of their fellowship visits to evaluate the long-term impact of the programme and to gauge the level of satisfaction from the Fellows so that improvements can be made.

2023 Results

In December 2023, 81 Fellows responded to a post-one year survey.

Click here to access data from previous surveys

Spotlight on Fellowship topics

The follow articles showcase how our fellows have contributed to key cancer control priority areas through their fellowship projects. 

Building geriatric oncology collaborations in North America

Dr Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, former UICC Young Leader, obtained a Technical Fellowship to visit Dr Shabbir Alibhai at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Older Adults with Cancer Clinic (OACC) in 2023 and build clinical and research collaborations across North American cancer institutions: Read more

Operation 1000 women : lessons learned from Kenya

Eveline Tata Mayaah from Humanity at Heart in Cameroon visited Kenya in 2019, and shares how upon her return to Cameroon she created a programme “Operation 1000 women”, aimed at raising awareness about cervical and breast cancer. Read more

How UICC is building capacity in Francophone Africa

Doctor Alinon from Togo shares his personal experience of his UICC fellowship visit in 2017 to Congo-Brazzaville with the aim of strengthening patient management and palliative care services in his country. Read more

Association of UICC Fellows

The Association of UICC Fellows (AUF) is a diverse network of 1575 members coming from 114 countries around the world. Members of the AUF are cancer professionals working in various fields, collectively covering the entire continuum of cancer care, including prevention, early detection, treatment and care, palliative care, and survivorship.

In 2024, more networking opportunities will be offered to its members to facilitate the sharing of best practices, collaboration, and ongoing professional development. These efforts aim to foster a vibrant community where members can leverage each other's expertise, collaborate on innovative projects, and collectively contribute to the global fight against cancer.