Foundation Doctors

Become a Foundation Affiliate

Available to Foundation Doctors (FY1 and FY2) and for a fee of just £25 for a year, benefits include:

• Advance notice of relevant College events, priority booking and discounts on relevant courses; which include: Future Surgeons: Key Skills, Foundation Doctors' Seminar, Basic Surgical Skills, Future Surgeons: Principles of Anatomy and Student Research Symposium.
• Online discounts on medical textbooks with a number of book publishers’ including Oxford University Press, Elsevier and Wiley-Blackwell
• Quarterly Copies of the College’s award winning publication, Surgeons' News, with affiliate pages to which you can contribute
• A Certificate of Affiliation from the College President
• A College email address
• Regular newsletters
• Travel discounts and offers with STA Travel – if you would like further information on the discounts available please email outreach@rcsed.ac.uk
• Free help & advice on career progression, examinations, research and access to the College Regional Surgical Adviser in your area
• Networking events with senior surgeons in your area
• Free access to College library services and the College Museum - which houses one of the largest and most historic collections of surgical pathology material in the United Kingdom
• Advice and support on preparing for your MRCS exam
• A valuable addition to your CV!

If you are interested in becoming a Foundation Affiliate, please complete this application form and Affiliate Network Flyer. Alternatively you can contact the Outreach Section at outreach@rcsed.ac.uk, or 0131 688 9213 for more information.

Foundation Doctors Seminar: Guidance for the Aspiring Surgeon

Visit the RCSEd Course Booking Website to book this course.

To find the College’s Regional Surgical Adviser (RSA) in your area, visit the RSA website

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Basic Surgical Skills

A two day hands-on course to help participants develop further the core skills required as a surgical trainee. Please note, this course is NOT suitable for FY1s and attendees should be at FY2/ ST1 level.

Date of next course:

29 & 30 September 2011
10 & 11 November 2011
8 & 9 November 2011

Fee: £585 or £550 for RCSEd Foundation Affiliates

Course Convenor: Mr David M Smith

Course Information: The ethos of the Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills Course (BSSC) is to install core surgical skills at the very start of a surgeon's training by teaching the correct basic technique. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh runs ten Basic Surgical Skills Courses per year in our Surgical Skills Laboratory in the College. Their immense popularity in Edinburgh is due to successful local organisation, enthusiastic teaching Faculty and the advantages of a relaxed and congenial laboratory environment. The faculty itself is drawn from a specially selected group of surgeons, each with a wide range of knowledge and experience in teaching. The audio-visual facilities in the Surgical Skills Laboratory allow the tutors' demonstrations to be viewed on monitors around the room at each workstation making teaching and learning both easier and more enjoyable. The Basic Surgical Skills Course is a mandatory requirement for those taking the Collegiate MRCS Examination in Surgery in General. (Please note that this course is not mandatory for those candidates applying for the Intercollegiate MRCS (Surgery) Examination).

For more information or to book a place, visit ubis.rcsed.ac.uk/courses/book-a-course.aspx or e-mail education@rcsed.ac.uk.

Core Skills In Orthopaedic Surgery

A 3 day course involving practical skills sessions, interactive lectures and practical demonstrations in order to help the trainee develop competence in common procedures in the Emergency Department, outpatients and the operating theatre. Please note that this course is NOT suitable for FY1s and is aimed at FY2 level and above.

Date of next course: 2-4 November 2011

Fee: £725 or £675 for RCSEd Affiliates

Course Convenor: Mr Alastair Murray & Mr Tim White

For more information or to book a place, visit the RCSEd Course Booking Website or e-mail education@rcsed.ac.uk.

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In partnership with the University of Edinburgh, the Edinburgh Surgical Sciences Qualification is a progressive e-learning programme to be taken over 3 years offering a Diploma, Certificate and MSc in Surgical Sciences.

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