TY - JOUR T1 - Sister Society Meeting on Global Education Development and Collaboration: Meeting Report JF - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer JO - Int J Gynecol Cancer SP - 1186 LP - 1188 DO - 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000735 VL - 26 IS - 6 AU - Linus T. Chuang AU - Thomas C. Randall AU - Lynette Denny AU - Carolyn M. Johnston AU - Kathleen M. Schmeler AU - Allan L. Covens AU - David Cibula AU - Michael A. Bookman AU - Sudhir Rawal AU - Denny DePetrillo AU - Joo-Hyun Nam AU - Annekathryn Goodman AU - Raj Naik AU - Ranjit Manchanda AU - David K. Gaffney AU - William Small AU - Carien Creutzberg AU - Carole Rattray AU - Vesna Kesic AU - René Paraja AU - Mary Eiken AU - Kristin Belleson AU - Robert L. Coleman AU - Richard R. Barakat AU - Edward L. Trimble AU - Michael Quinn Y1 - 2016/07/01 UR - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/26/6/1186.abstract N2 - Objectives To identify common barriers to teaching and training and to identify strategies that would be useful in developing future training programs in gynecologic oncology in low- and middle- income countries.Methods There is a lack of overall strategy to meet the needs of education and training in gynecologic oncology in low- and middle- income countries, the leaderships of sister societies and global health volunteers met at the European Society of Gynecologic Oncology in October 23, 2015. The challenges of the training programs supported by gynecologic oncology societies, major universities and individual efforts were presented and discussed. Strategies to improve education and training were identified.Results Major challenges include language barriers, limited surgical equipment, inadequate internet access, lack of local support for sustainability in training programs, inadequate pathology and radiation oncology, finance and a global deficiency in identifying sites and personnel in partnering or developing training programs. The leaderships identified various key components including consultation with the local Ministry of Health, local educational institutions; inclusion of the program into existing local programs, a needs assessment, and the development of curriculum and regional centers of excellence.Conclusions Proper preparation of training sites and trainers, the development of global curriculum, the establishment of centers of excellence, and the ability to measure outcomes are important to improve education and training in gynecologic oncology in low- and middle- income countries. ER -