2025 CGSO Fellowship Interview Calendar
Please pay close attention to the format of each interview and the date(s) available for each program.
Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) Fellowships
The Society of Surgical Oncology is pleased to report that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors has approved the program requirements for Complex General Surgical Oncology. All fellowship programs based in the United States listed on the program list below are accredited by the ACGME. These programs are required to comply with the ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Complex General Surgical Oncology.
The Society of Surgical Oncology has approved all five Canadian programs, which are also accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Strict requirements, listed below, must be met to be an SSO-approved training program.
| New Case Minimums: The RC-Surgery of the ACGME has implemented new case number requirements, effective with surgeons who began CGSO fellowship training as of July 1, 2016. These surgeons will be required to have met the new case requirements by the time of their application to the CGSO QE. |
Surgical Oncology Training Program
The Society of Surgical Oncology is pleased to report that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors has approved the program requirements for Complex General Surgical Oncology. All fellowship programs based in the United States listed on the Program List below are accredited by the ACGME. These programs are required to comply with the ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Complex General Surgical Oncology.
The Society of Surgical Oncology has approved all three Canadian programs, which are also accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The strict requirements outlined below must be met to be an SSO-approved training program.
Complex General Surgical Oncology Curriculum
All approved Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship programs, must follow and base their program on the Complex General Surgical Oncology Curriculum.
2026 CGSO Fellowship Match (Positions Start August 2027)
- Applicants to the 2026 Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match will submit applications and supporting documents through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The SSO will not accept applications for the match. Applicants must request a Token from the ERAS Fellowships Documents Office (EFDO) prior to registering on MyERAS, beginning June 5, 2025.
| Request Token | Fellowship Tokens may be requested from Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) beginning June 6, 2025. A Residency Token will not allow you to apply for Fellowship programs. Click here to request a Token. |
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| Application Opens | MyERAS will open for fellowship applicants to register and begin working on their applications on November 12, 2025. MyERAS opens for programs to review applications on December 3, 2025. |
| Application Deadline | The deadline to submit your application via MyERAS is January 12, 2026. No exceptions will be made. |
| Interviews | Interviews will take place February 2, 2026 – May 29, 2026. For the 2026 CGSO Fellowship Program interview period, programs may elect to hold either virtual or in person interviews. There should be one declared approach at each institution, either virtual or in-person, and no hybrid combination of both approaches. However, each program can make exceptions to accommodate individuals with extenuating circumstances. Exceptions should not result in a hybrid approach where virtual interviews are taking place on the same day as in-person interviews. The SSO supports the autonomy of each program to choose the format that best meets their needs and the needs of their fellowship candidates. |
| Rank Order List Entry (via NRMP) | The Ranking Entry process will be conducted through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP®). Program candidates must register with the NRMP® (even if you have utilized the R3 system before). Please do this by going to Registration, Ranking, and Results® (R3®) system, using a unique email, username and password. Registration opens on March 11, 2026. Rank Order List Opens: April 15, 2026 Quota Deadline/Changes Due: May 20, 2026 Rank Order List Deadline: June 3, 2026 |
| Match Results Announced | June 17, 2026 via NRMP |
| Fellowship Start Date | August 1, 2027– Exceptions: University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, and McGill University start date is July 1. |
QUESTIONS regarding ERAS? Please contact ERAS at myeras@aamc.org or 202-862-6264.
QUESTIONS regarding NRMP? Please contact NRMP at support@nrmp.org or 202-400-2233.
For any other questions please contact the SSO at fellowship@surgonc.org
In December 2025, CGSO Fellowship applicants will be able to view the sign-up calendar to see what dates programs have reserved to conduct their interviews as part of the 2026 Match process. Interviews will take place February through May, 2026.
Prospective applicants should be aware that in 2026 each program can decide to conduct interviews either virtually or in-person. When the calendar is available, applicants should utilize the “list view” option to scroll through the full list of the dates and programs to see if a program will be conducting in-person or virtual interviews. A calendar view will also be available.
Please note that some programs may conduct interviews on only one date, whereas others may offer two dates for interviews.
Any Fellowship questions can be emailed to fellowship@surgonc.org
Below are some links that you may find helpful throughout the Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match process:
Events and Conferences
Fellows Institute
SSO’s virtual CGSO Board Exam Review Course
List of CGSO Fellowship Programs
Questions? Please contact fellowship@surgonc.org