The association puts a special emphasis on personal further training and contacts and has therefore been awarding travel scholarships in the amount of 750 € since 1998. So far 15 stays in 9 countries could be supported. The scholarship is intended for a stay of at least three weeks in a dermatological institution and is intended to sensitize for the problems of dermatological care in many countries of the world, to deepen the dermatological and tropical medical knowledge and to lead in the long term to sustainable, personal and institutional relationships.
The travel scholarship is available to all members of the International Society of Dermatology in the Tropics e.V. who are at least in specialist training. The informal application has to be addressed to the association board. It must contain an invitation from the host.
The application should contain detailed information about the activities planned on site and, if applicable, scientific projects.
We would like to encourage the scholarship holders to seek their own contacts. However, the Executive Board will also try to help with mediation and contact initiation if requested.
A condition for the award of a scholarship is the binding acceptance of a written report on the scholarship holder's experience upon return. In addition, the scholarship holder is asked to submit a short report for the next general meeting and the symposium.
This year's scholarship of 1.000€ was awarded on 23.1.2019 by the board members Prof. Dr. Peter Elsner and Dr. Jörg Tittelbach to Dr. Herielly Msuya from the Regional Dermatology Training Centre am Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tansania. Dr. Msuya will spend three months training at the Dermatology Clinic of the University Hospital Jena and will build up a Patch Test Clinic at the RDTC after returning to Moshi.
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