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WHO World Patient Safety Day 2023: Engaging Patients for Patient Safety

This year's theme for the World Health Organization's World Patient Safety Day (17 September) is Engaging Patients For Patient Safety, in recognition of the crucial role patients, families and caregivers play in the s...
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Giving Back

This year's theme for the World Health Organization's World Patient Safety Day (17 September) is Engaging Patients For Patient Safety, in recognition of the crucial role patients, families and caregivers play in the s...
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A September Diploma Ceremony

Friday 1 September saw 73 diplomates travel from across the globe - Australia, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirate...
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Diploma Ceremonies

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Sustainability in Surgery – Driving Change for a Greener Future

Katie Hurst, Sustainability Champion, discusses how small changes can help to create a greener future and ensure better healthcare for all. As a Member of RCSEd Council, Chair of the RCSEd Trainees’ Committee and a S...
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Let the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 Commence!

Did you know that the campus at the College will once again transform into one of the largest performing spaces for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? For the 14th year, Surgeons Quarter (SQ), the commercial arm of the C...
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The RCSEd MFDS — Q&A with Dr Shan Gandhi

The RCSEd Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) is an internationally recognised postgraduate qualification which marks a level of achievement above and beyond the primary dental qualification....
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The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery visit Sri Lanka, Bangalore and Chennai

 The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery visited Sri Lanka, Bangalore and Chennai at the end of June and early July, with the aim to continue to grow lasting relationships and deliver better dental care and education acro...
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The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Trainers Welcomes its new Fellow - Meet Dr Ahsan Sethi

Last month, the RCSEd Faculty of Dental Trainers welcomed its new Fellow, Dr Ahsan Sethi, who is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the Certificate/Masters in Health Professions Education at Qatar Univers...
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A Summer Diploma Ceremony

On Friday 30 June, the College welcomed 6 special awardees, 61 diplomates and their guests to Playfair Hall for a day of celebrations. We were delighted to have people from Bangladesh, China, Denmark, Egypt, Kenya, In...
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Diploma Ceremonies

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Education

Celebrating the Edinburgh Surgery Online Graduates!

The College was delighted to host a drinks reception on Saturday 8 July for the Edinburgh Surgery Online (ESO) MSc graduates of 2023 following their graduation ceremony at The University of Edinburgh. RCSEd and The U...
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The NHS at 75

Ms Clare McNaught, RCSEd Vice-President, reflects on 75 Years of the NHS. Today marks the 75th anniversary of the introduction of the NHS. The concept of providing a free, at the point of delivery health service to...
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RCSEd Wellbeing Week Poetry Competition - and the Winner is...

As part of this year's RCSEd Trainees' Committee Wellbeing Week on 22-26 May, we invited participants to take part in a poetry competition. Themes explored for this year's Wellbeing Week included neurodiversity, the a...
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