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Triennial & ICOSET Conference 2025

Early Bird rates are available until 20 February 2025. Tickets are limited - book early to avoid disappointment!

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FDS and AEEDC Exhibition 2025

The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery are proud to be collaborating and attending AEEDC in Dubai this February.

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CABC Trauma Course

RCSED's newly launched CABC Trauma is a hybrid course created to meet the training demands of a UK based Major Trauma Centre ‘Trauma Team’.

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Join RCSEd's Surgical Specialty Boards (SSBs)

Chair, new Members and Trainee Representatives roles available. Closing date: 28 February 2025.

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True Cut: Making Sense of Mistakes

Explore the possibility of mistakes in surgery and their impacts at this course, taking place on 9 May in Edinburgh.

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Events

The College offers a wide range of educational events for professionals, from medical students interested in surgery to surgical trainees and consultant specialists. Browse the wide range of College events, conferences, and symposia.

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Membership

Become part of RCSEd’s global network of 32,000+ healthcare professionals dedicated to surgical excellence. Gain prestigious accreditation, career support, and exclusive benefits. With membership levels tailored to each career stage, join us in advancing patient care and safety worldwide.

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Education & Exams

The College runs a large range of exams and courses for healthcare professionals, covering various surgical specialties and dentistry. These exams and courses are designed to assess and certify the knowledge, skills, and competence of candidates at different stages of their careers, from surgical trainees to consultant specialists.

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  • CABC Trauma (Birmingham)
  • Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing Course (Edinburgh)
  • MRCS Part B Surgical Anatomy Revision Day (Wade Programme) (Online)
  • Informed Consent: Sharing the Decision (ICONS) (Birmingham)
  • True Cut: Making Sense of Mistakes
  • Laparoscopic Skills in Emergency Surgery (Edinburgh)

Surgeons' Hall Museums

The award-winning Surgeons' Hall Museums are open from 10am-5pm, 7 days a week, with free entry for Fellows and Members of the College.

RCSEd News

  • Trainees' Committee Elections 2025

    The RCSEd is recruiting new members for the Trainees’ Committee from within the UK-based surgical trainee membership of the College. Up to five vacancies will be up for election in 2025.

  • RCSEd Fellows Celebrated in King's New Years Honours List

    His Majesty King Charles III has announced the recipients of the 2025 New Year Honours list, which includes Fellows from the RCSEd, acknowledging their remarkable contributions to medicine.

  • RCSEd welcomes PM's plan to end waiting list backlogs through millions more appointments

    We welcome the plans set out by the Prime Minister to tackle waiting lists, based on increasing patient appointments in community diagnostic centres (CDCs) as well as the plans to launch fourteen new and three expanded surgical centres in England by June.

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Patient Safety at RCSEd

Upholding patient safety and ensuring the highest standards of patient care are core values of the College, with our multidisciplinary patient safety group coordinating the College’s approach to this global health priority.

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Triennial and ICOSET Conference 2025

Register for the 2025 RCSEd Triennial and ICOSET Conference and save the conference dates in your diary.