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Exchange Programmes

ESCMID's exchange programmes aim to facilitate knowledge exchange in Clinical Microbiology (CM) and Infectious Diseases (ID) through mentorship and observership. In bringing together a mix of international perspectives, goals, and skill sets, ESCMID fosters global advancement in CM/ID, offering a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth.

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And decide which best suits you!

 

Observership

Mentorship

Visiting professorship

Eligibility

ESCMID full members, Young Scientist Members (YSM), or members from low- or middle-income countries (LMIC)*

 

*depends on the type of observership

ESCMID full members, YSM, or ESCMID YSM

ESCMID full members, YSM, or ESCMID YSM*

 

*Must be an expert in CM, ID and/or Infection Control (IC) whose scientific contribution is internationally recognised or who recently introduced breakthrough innovations. 

Duration

Up to 1 month

1 – 2 years

Depending on individual needs

Location
  • ECC (anywhere inside or outside of your home country)
  • Onsite
  • EMC (anywhere inside or outside of your home country)
  • Onsite or remotely
  • Outside of your home country
  • Onsite

Goal
  • To facilitate your international training and collaboration
  • To discover clinical and laboratory practice 
  • To leverage improvement points in your home institute
  • To provide you with career and scientific guidance from a senior ESCMID member
  • To determine mentorship outcomes according to your needs as a mentee (e.g. career planning, scientific development, academic publishing, data analysis, collaboration)
  • As an expert, to be endorsed by ESCMID to give talks or provide advice to local institutions
  • As a local institution, to benefit from the valuable experience of an expert

Funding
  • Intra-European: up to 1.2K EUR (€)  (500 EUR travel + 70 EUR/day, up to 10 days)
  • Intercontinental: up to 2K EUR (€) (1.3K EUR travel + 70 EUR/day, up to 10 days)
  • Unfunded
  • 1K EUR (€) per year to cover remote interaction, visits to the EMC, attendance at ESCMID events and congresses, as well as article publication fees
  • Unfunded*

*Funds for covering part of travel costs may be considered for low- and lower-middle-income country (LMIC) institutions (according to the definition of the World Bank)