BASO Trainees
BASO Trainees formerly known as Surgical Oncology Trainee Association (SOTA) is an association for surgical trainees. The association provides assistance during members' training and represents all branches of cancer surgery in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Benefits of becoming a member of
BASO Trainees (SOTA) include;
• Discounted fees to attend
the BASO Trainees Meetings, BASO ~ ACS Scientific Conference
and other BASO~ACS events.
• Opportunity to become a member of the BASO Trainees
committee.
• Access to the BASO Trainees Mentor and the
Clinical & Research Fellow Grant.
• Access to the BASO~ACS and the ESSO
Educational Portfolios, Fellowships and
Awards.
• Digital access to the BASO~ACS
online Journal the EJSO.
• Affiliate Membership
to the ESSO and the
EYSAC.
• 50% reduction in Full members Fee for the first two
years of the BASO~ACS Full Membership for any new member who have
been the BASO Trainees members for atleast two
years.
• Affiliate Membership to the ESSO and the
EYSAC.
• Claim tax relief on membership
subscription.
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Our trainees membership is now open to
Medical Students and
Foundation Year Trainees wishing to pursue
surgical training. We support our trainees with their surgical
career and help guiding surgical portfolio via our regional
representatives.
RECLAIMING YOUR TAX
BASO~The Association For Cancer Surgery is an HMRC approved
(List 3) professional body. If you are a UK
taxpayer, the fee you pay for your membership may be tax-deductible
(eligible for tax relief). We suggest that if you
wish to claim tax relief against your professional fees, it would
be best to contact your local HMRC office, noting to them that the
BASO~ The Association For Cancer Surgery is an approved (List 3)
professional body.

(Complete and
return the membership form with the Direct Debit Mandate to the
BASO Office)
A Byelaw has been passed to amend name
SOTA with immediate effect as BASO
Trainees and to introduce an Annual Subscription for
Membership for the Surgical Oncology Trainee Association (SOTA)
category of Membership in the amount of £50 per annum with effect
from 1 July 2016, click here to view the
byelaw