Apply now to join the GPEC Programme

Call for applications are now open until 31 May 2023

Core programme activities:

• 2-year funded partnership with another international dermatology department
• $10,000 grant per partner to support mutual goals agreed within the partnership
• Minimum of one in-person visit per partner
• Minimum of one virtual training and information-sharing session per partner
• Baseline analysis at programme initiation per partner
• Monthly virtual meetings and ad-hoc email exchange between partners
• Appointment and training of a Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) lead per partner
• Attendance to our virtual success-sharing session
• Access to a central knowledge hub for digital resources and toolkit
• Plaque for participation at the end of the 2-year programme
• Optional additional modular activities can be added as agreed within the partnership

Before applying, please ensure you meet our standard eligibility criteria for the programme:

• You must be applying on behalf of a dermatology department within a hospital, academic institution, or national training institution (where dermatologists are training and becoming certified).
• Your department must be interested in a mutual partnership between 2 departments aimed at fostering education and care through mutual exchange and assistance.
• You must have good and reliable internet, and telecommunications access to ensure that virtual meetings and partnership liaison can be suitably maintained.
• You must be able to communicate in English (due to the international nature of this programme, we will not be able to guarantee preferred languages within the partnership pairings).
• You, selected faculty and 1-2 mid to senior residents must be willing and able to travel internationally to a partnered institute as part of the programme and allow sufficient time away from your institute for these visits.
• You must be able to and willing to host those from a partnered institute should they travel to visit your institute as part of the programme.
• You must be able to provide sufficient time to attend virtual training and information sharing sessions and complete a baseline analysis of your department as part of the programme.