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Grand Finalists of the RCSEd & Medtronic 2023/2024 Surgical Skills Competition Announced!

Following two exciting heats that put competitors' knowledge and abilities to the test, we can now confirm the grand finalists of the RCSEd & Medtronic 2023/2024 Surgical Skills Competition! The competition, a co...
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Competition

The College

General

The Hunter Doig Medal - The Women Behind the Award

Surgeons' Hall Museums Curator Louise Wilkie highlights the remarkable surgeons behind the Hunter Doig medal, and the value of this esteemed award. In January, the College announced the opening of applications for th...
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Awards

The College

Dental

Dorothy Ann Geddes - A College Pioneer

Steven Kerr from the RCSEd Library & Archive looks back on the life and work of Dorothy Ann Geddes. Last week marked the anniversary of the admission of one of our most significant Dental Fellows, Dorothy Ann Ged...
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General

Integrating Academic Writing into day to day Practice as SAS/LED Doctors

 Academic writing and publishing is an extremely rewarding and satisfying aspect of clinical practice. However, most SAS/LED doctors don’t seem to know the ‘how and why’, or do not realise the importance of academic w...
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Dental

Dental Dean Update — Oral health influencers

Perhaps the time has come for our Faculty to engage with the social media influencer model of information for the future? We all seem to be surrounded by influencers, particularly on social media. When I was young, th...
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Dental

Improving Global Oral Health

On April 20, 2023, the World Health Organization's European branch (WHO/Europe) is poised to launch a significant milestone in healthcare – the new status report on oral health in the WHO European Region. This eagerly...
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Dental

Faculty of Dental Surgery

Dental

Dental Dean Update — What's in a Name?

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” You might wonder why this short article has the title "What's in a Name?". In the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, this famous l...
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Dental

Dental Dean's update

Faculty of Dental Surgery

General

Surgeons' News - Reflecting on 2023

2023 was a year of exciting developments for Surgeons' News, the College's quarterly membership publication. We launched the Surgeons' News Digital Hub in September, which offers our membership an enhanced experience...
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Surgeons' News

General

College Support of the National Hiatal Surgical Registry (NHSR)

The College is delighted to have given its support to the National Hiatal Surgical Registry (NHSR).  The purpose of the National Hiatal Surgical Registry (NHSR) is to provide surgeons an effective tool to be reflecti...
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General

A Year of Diploma Ceremonies

As we approach 2024, we reflect on the College's diploma ceremonies throughout the past year.  Diploma ceremonies are one of the most popular events in the College calendar. Each ceremony sees diplomates travel from...
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Diploma Ceremonies

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General

Upcoming Events at Surgeons' Hall Museums

Surgeons’ Hall Museums have recently launched their 2024 Winter events programme. Over the next few months, they will be hosting a variety of events, including a heart dissection workshop for adults; a series of lunch...
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Event

Surgeons Quarter

Faculties

Diploma in Immediate Medical Care: A Revision Guide

Angela Croucher, FPHC Member I sat the Diploma in Immediate Medical Care (DIMC but commonly shorted to Dip), in the summer of 2022. I found knowing where to begin revising quite a daunting process, so have put th...
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Faculties

Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care