CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH ONCOLOGY AT KING�S COLLEGE LONDON, UK

Clinical Research Fellowship in Breast Surgery at King�s College London, UK

Study Subject(s):Breast Surgery
Course Level:Research
Scholarship Provider: King�s College London
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: -The Fellow is expected to spend a majority of his/her time in this area of research and will work closely with breast histopathology, surgical colleagues, radiologists and medical physicists.

• The Fellow will be expected to register for an MPhil and consider upgrading to an MD or a PhD at King�s College London.


• International applications will be considered for this position.


•  Recruit breast cancer patients into the SentiMAG trial


•  Compare sentinel node detection rate of SentiMag with the combined technique.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: The main objective of this post is to evaluate a handheld magnetometor (SentiMag) for sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer. This device is CE-marked and 2 initial trials (pahse I/II) have been completed at University College Hospital and Guy�s Hospital. The SentiMAG trial is a phase II/II trial that is about to be launched.There may also be the option of some clinical duties in outpatients and theatre. The post holder will participate in undergraduate teaching.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 05-Sep-2011

Further Scholarships 2012 Information and Application

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex=10656