Future Leaders Programme for Surgeons
The Future Leaders Programme (FLP) is open to general surgeons, ENT, urology, OMFS, breast, vascular, cardiothoracic, neuro, paediatric and plastic surgeons. The programme is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd). Funding is likely to be available from ASiT, ASPBGI, BAOMS, BSSH, BAPS, ENT UK, MDDUS, RCSEd, SBNS, Integra and the Vascular Society.
FLP is a 12-month blended learning programme supporting surgeons (ST8, SAS or in the first years of consultancy), from the specialities listed above, and dentists on the specialist list or working as an SAS grade, with the passion to be future leaders within their specialty and equip them with the advanced leadership skills needed to excel.
[Note: for the Trauma & Orthopaedic surgeons, please visit the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) website: BOA Future Leaders Programme].
Participants will complete an educational project which will provide the vehicle for learning and development of leadership skills.
Future Leaders Programme 2025 Applications
Applications for the 2025/2026 cohort are now closed. The deadline was Thursday, 29 May 2025.
For all other enquiries, please contact: Paul Rafferty via education@rcsed.ac.uk.
Resources
To aide your Future Leaders Programme applications, past participants have provided screencasts and information to guide you through the programme and share how it has benefited them.
Click on the names below to watch their screencasts.
Testimonials
Read the testimonials below from past participants who have completed the Future Leaders Programme.