The Faculty of Surgical Trainers has given its backing to a campaign from BOTA, calling for an end to bullying and undermining behaviour in clinical practice. Hammer it Out aims to create a more positive workplace culture and empower individuals to speak up if they experience or witness unacceptable behaviours. FST’s Surgical Director Mr Craig McI…
The FST has published its strategic plan for the next five years, setting out our vision for the Faculty and all that we wish to achieve by 2021. Central to the plan is to continue to champion the role of the surgical trainer and enhance the quality of training. But the Faculty has also set itself goals for research and innovation and to increase …
Alexander Phillips and David O’Regan have been appointed as deputy directors for FST. Alexander Phillips, a consultant oesophagogastric surgeon at the Northern Oesophagogastric Cancer unit in Newcastle, carried out his surgical training in the North East of England and Oxford deanery. He has a keen interest in surgical education, particularly educ…
Highlights from the 2016 FST conference 'Training by Numbers: Competency vs Time in Surgical Training' are now available along with a review of the event. The conference examined competency-based training in surgery, exploring concepts through state-of-the-art presentations from the world’s leading experts in surgical education and training, and th…
Interview feature With competency vs time on the agenda for this year's conference, FST speaks to Touch Surgery’s Andre Chow about what the ground-breaking application means for both trainees and trainers What is Touch Surgery?Essentially, it's a completely mobile-based platform that empowers and connects the global surgical community, allowing…
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