External Courses
The External Courses page provides information about courses offered by external organisations.
Please note that if the College does not recognise or endorse the listed courses, it will be unable to answer any questions about them.
If you would like your course to appear on the External Courses webpage, please download the External Courses Form and return it via email to the Education team.
RCSEd Education Team
Submit your completed application form to the Education Team via the button below.
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Find details of courses offered by external organisations, including contact information for each course.
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RCSEd Accreditation
RCSEd Educational Quality Assurance Services
The College has a longstanding reputation for offering the highest standards of surgical education and training activity, both nationally and internationally. To maintain and enhance these standards, we offer two quality assurance services through RCSEd CPD approval and RCSEd Accreditation for external educational activities.
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RCSEd Accredited Educational Activities
Having your educational activity accredited by the College demonstrates that it meets the same rigorous internal quality assurance processes as those within the College’s educational portfolio.
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RCSEd Centre Accreditation
Having a centre accredited by the College demonstrates that it meets the same rigorous internal quality assurance processes as the teaching spaces within the College.
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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh will accredit various surgical educational activities of a sufficient quality and standing to allow educational providers and prospective students with a quality benchmark to demonstrate that an accredited activity meets the rigorous standards of the College.
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The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh will accredit courses and programmes of a sufficient quality and standing to allow educational providers and prospective students with a quality benchmark to demonstrate that an accredited activity meets the rigorous standards of the College.
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For any queries, please email the relevant department in the first instance:
- Courses: education@rcsed.ac.uk
- Accreditation: accreditation@rcsed.ac.uk