An article by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh Foreword by David J O'Regan, Director of The Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FST) and Lolade Giwa, President of the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) All training doctors need to be applauded for their response to the COVID-19 crisis. We acknowledge the impact on surgical training and the concerns ex…
The Faculty of Surgical Trainers is proud to welcome its first Fellow from Indonesia, Dr Sukri Rahman. In addition to its many members in the United Kingdom, the FST has a global platform of over 100 Associates, Members and Fellows in 25 countries around the world. Promoting the highest standards in surgical training is a global objective and the F…
I have been reflecting on the comments made by a trainee who was waxing lyrical about their experience. Once a week the trainee travelled with the consultant in their car to a peripheral clinic and back. This afforded them literally and figuratively time to chat. I then recalled one of the nominees for the Silver Scalpel Award who worked in the Hig…
“Walpole has no intellect. A mere surgeon. A wonderful operator but, after all, what is operating? . . . . Manual labour.” ― George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma I am prompted to write this blog following the Faculty of Surgical Trainers webinar on 19th January 2021 – ‘What makes a good trainer? – the trainee view’. We were exploring the trai…
One of my favourite speakers was Sir Ken Robinson. This YouTube video of his TED talk especially resonated – ‘How to escape education’s death valley’. He talks about the USA’s No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. He asserts that we have an education system that seeks conformity not diversity. I reflect on Sir Ken’s presentation and the lambasting he …
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