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 (consultant) membership Fee for
the first two years of the BASO~ACS Full Membership for any trainee
member who has completed CCT, provided they have been a BASO
Trainees member for atleast two
years.
•
Affiliate Membership to the ESSO and the
EYSAC.
• Claim tax relief on membership
subscription.
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Membership for Medical Students and Foundation Year
Trainees
Our trainees membership is now open to medical students
and FY 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.
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