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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.

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Introducing awards of Membership and Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH)

Published: 15 June 2023 | Tags:

The Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian is delighted to invite applications for the awards of Membership and Fellowship as they celebrate the launch of their second membership phase offering a prestigious and globally recognised award for remote, rural and humanitarian healthcare professionals. The deadline for first applications is 11 August 2023.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh signs new agreement with UCLan to give medical students cutting edge

Published: 13 June 2023 | Tags:

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The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will give students membership of a global community of medical experts

Press Statement: 19 healthcare leaders urge Government to strip GMC of power to appeal fitness to practise decisions

Published: 12 June 2023

A group of 19 healthcare organisations have united to urge the Government to deliver on its 2018 commitment to strip the General Medical Council (GMC) of its power to appeal Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) decisions before the end of this parliament, as an FOI request reveals the GMC has challenged 24 decisions since 2018. It is no…

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Announcing the RCSEd Toffeln Travelling Fellowship

Published: 8 June 2023

RCSEd has joined forces with Toffeln, a global provider of surgical and medical products, to offer trainees and early-career consultant surgeons an exciting new travelling fellowship opportunity. This programme provides a short-term surgical training experience that involves learning novel techniques or observing surgical practice in a centre of surgical excellence internationally or within the UK.

RCSEd and Bowel Cancer UK announce first Surgical Research Chair

Published: 5 May 2023

We're delighted to announce that we, along with Bowel Cancer UK, have jointly appointed Miss Farhat Din as Scotland's first-ever Colorectal Cancer Surgical Research Chair, in a move that will help drive forward vital research that could save the lives of thousands of people.