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Faculty Advisory Board Vacancies Open for Applications

1 May 2018

The Faculty of Surgical Trainers is currently seeking to appoint two Associates, two Members and two Fellows to the newly-formed Faculty Advisory Board. The duties of the Faculty Advisory Board are: Advising the FST on professional matters pertaining to surgical education and training. Advising on the development of standards and processes for…

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ICOSET 2019 Theme Announced!

9 March 2018

The theme of the 2019 ICOSET conference will be To Treat, To Teach, To Train: Exploring Professionalisation, Regulation and Excellence in Surgical Training. The conference will be held 21-22 March 2019 and will explore themes including: > Should all surgeons be trainers? > How much training do you need to be a trainer? > How do we insp…

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Funding Opportunities from the Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium (SMERC)

23 February 2018

The Faculty of Surgical Trainers is pleased to announce there are various funding opportunities available from the Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium (SMERC) including: Funding Opportunity Deadline Travelling Fellowship 15 March 2018 Open access costs funding 30 March 2018 Seed funding …

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New Trainer Area Now Available

20 February 2018

The General Medical Council (GMC) recognises the important role trainers play in providing high quality, safe education and training, as well as the support and resources needed to deliver these effectively. With this in mind, the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FST) has developed a new set of practical standards. Endorsed by the GMC, these standards…

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Updated Standards for Surgical Trainers Available

15 February 2018

The updated version of the Standards for Surgical Trainers document is now available online.  As surgeons, we are all aware of how important good surgical training is to the quality and safety of the care we can deliver for the benefit of our future patients. As trainers, we face significant challenges to maintaining the high quality of training a…

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System Disruptions: 19th August 2017

Due to essential systems maintenance and upgrades there will be interruptions to some on-line services on Saturday 19th of August.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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