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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Partners with the David Nott Foundation to Deliver Trauma Surgery Training

In a landmark collaboration aimed at addressing the critical shortage of skilled surgical care in conflict and disaster zones, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is teaming up with the David Nott Foundation (DNF) to later this year host their Hostile Environment Surgical Training UK (HEST-UK) course at the College in Edinburgh.

Royal Colleges Seek New ICBSE and JCST Chairs

The Presidents of the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and Ireland invite applications from surgeons with significant relevant experience for the roles of Chair of two key Intercollegiate Committees: ICBSE and JCST.

2024 Surgical Skills Competition Winners Announced!

The Surgical Skills Competition Grand Final took place at the College on Saturday 16 March. Students from 40 medical schools across the UK came together for a friendly competition to test their surgical skills.

Other RCSEd News

Press Release: RCSEd welcomes plans to address bullying in NHS

Published: 4 June 2019

Responding to NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Interim NHS People Plan, Professor Mike Griffin, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, said: “We are pleased to see that tackling bullying and harassment is included as one of the top priorities of this plan. RCSEd is campaigning to highlight this issue and is working with a wide r…

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Press Release: RCSEd Keeps Ahead of Times with Launch of New International Postgraduate Deanery

Published: 3 June 2019

RCSEd on 31 May 2019 welcomed College Council Members to Birmingham to launch the UK’s first International Postgraduate Deanery (IPD). The principle focus of the IPD is high quality training and patient safety. The College will use their global network and local expertise to give international medical graduates (IMGs) the chance to spend up to two…

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Press Release: Edinburgh Hospitality Funds Next Generation of Rwandan Surgeons

Published: 21 May 2019

Surgeons Quarter, an organisation that puts its profits into advancing surgical standards worldwide has partnered with the Rwandan Surgical Society (RSS) and Harvard University to put an end to the country’s surgical crisis. In Rwanda, there is an urgent need for more trained surgeons with just 150 specialist surgeons, physicians, anaesthetists an…

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Press Statement: The Confederation of Postgraduate Schools of Surgery in England issue statement regarding the Improving Surgical Training (IST) pilot

Published: 21 May 2019

The Confederation of Postgraduate Schools of Surgery in England issue statement regarding the Improving Surgical Training (IST) pilot - Read more

The Confederation of Postgraduate Schools of Surgery in England have issued this information regarding the Improving Surgical Training (IST) pilot.

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How to Pass the MRCS OSCE Exam from a Successful Candidate

Published: 17 May 2019

We caught up with Dr. Mohammad Ekhalsur Rahman, graduate from Mymensingh Medical College, Bangladesh, who passed the Edinburgh MRCS OSCE exam which was held in New Delhi in March this year.