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<description>Register today – Online Information Session – RCSI Basic and Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate – September 2026 intake



Are you a Surgical NCHD in Ireland looking to take the next step in your career development?



RCSI is pleased to announce that will be holding an Online Information Session for our established Basic and Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate on Thursday, 16 July 2026 from 6pm. Many of our scholars have used both programmes to help advance their surgical careers and CVs, as a study aid for the MRCS examinations, and increase their competitiveness to apply into surgical training within Ireland.



Delivered by Ms Linda Keegan (BSPP/ISPP Course Lead), our upcoming online information session will provide:



An overview of both flexible Basic and Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice programmes (including a spotlight on modules)
A scholar’s perspective from alumni from each of our highly regarded certificates
An opportunity to pre-submit our ask questions during our live event at our designated Q&amp;A session
And fundamentally a clear picture on how either our Basic and Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice certificates can help your career development goals


To register your interest, please click here [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/1xmd0gimda/alkaa9tey9s/external?lang=en ].


For more information, please visit https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/events/event/2026/basic-and-intermediate-surgical-principles-and-practice-webinar [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/1xmd0gimda/1bay75xggnr/external?lang=en ]
or email surgerymarketing@rcsi.ie [ surgerymarketing@rcsi.ie ]



Kind regards,
RCSI Surgical Principles and Practice Team

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<nw:synopsis>&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&amp;gt;Register today &amp;ndash; Online Information Session &amp;ndash; RCSI Basic and Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate &amp;ndash; September 2026 intake&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;Are you a Surgical NCHD in Ireland looking to take the next step in your career development?&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;RCSI is pleased to announce that will be holding an Online Information Session for our established Basic and Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate on &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Thursday, 16 July 2026 from 6pm&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. Many of our scholars have used both programmes to help advance their surgical careers and CVs, as a study aid for the MRCS examinations, and increase their competitiveness to apply into surgical training within Ireland.&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;Delivered by Ms Linda Keegan (BSPP/ISPP Course Lead), our upcoming online information session will provide:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;ul style="list-style-type: disc;"&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;li style="color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;An overview of both flexible Basic and Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice programmes (including a spotlight on modules)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;li style="color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;A scholar&amp;rsquo;s perspective from alumni from each of our highly regarded certificates&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;li style="color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;An opportunity to pre-submit our ask questions during our live event at our designated&amp;nbsp;Q&amp;amp;A session &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;li style="color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;And fundamentally a clear picture on how either our Basic and Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice certificates can help your career development goals&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="color: #000000;"&amp;gt;To register your interest, please click&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/1xmd0gimda/alkaa9tey9s/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&amp;gt;here&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="color: #000000;"&amp;gt;For more information, please visit &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/1xmd0gimda/1bay75xggnr/external?lang=en"&amp;gt;https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/events/event/2026/basic-and-intermediate-surgical-principles-and-practice-webinar&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="color: #000000;"&amp;gt;or email&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href="mailto:surgerymarketing@rcsi.ie" rel="noreferrer noopener"&amp;gt;surgerymarketing@rcsi.ie&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;Kind regards,&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;RCSI Surgical Principles and Practice Team&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
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<title>Ms. Linda Keegan PA-IC, Surgical Education Specialist</title>
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<description>NCHDs who have previously completed the Basic Surgical Principles and Practice certificate are automatically eligible for this programme and will be given preference upon application.



This certificate, which is the next level from our established BSPP programme, is also open to experienced Surgical SHO’s of 2+ years and junior Registrars ready to take the next step in their career.

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<pubDate>05 Jun 2025 12:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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<category>More Information</category>
<nw:subtitle>RCSI Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate (ISPP)</nw:subtitle>
<nw:synopsis>&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;NCHDs who have previously completed the Basic Surgical Principles and Practice certificate are automatically eligible for this programme and will be given preference upon application. &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;This certificate, which is the next level from our established BSPP programme, is also open to experienced Surgical SHO&amp;rsquo;s of 2+ years and junior Registrars ready to take the next step in their career.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
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<title>September 2026 Intake Fees</title>
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<description>€2,240 – free for NCHDs

€990 is covered via the NCHD CPD funding, which RCSI can claim back from the HSE on behalf of NCHDs (if eligible and enrolled in CPD).
€1,250 – NCHDs can claim back the €1,250 directly from their hospitals through the Training Support Scheme (TSS), as the certificate is approved by HSE NDTP.
Alternatively, the balance (€1,250) can be paid by the NCHD (via 3 instalments).

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<pubDate>05 Jun 2025 12:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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<nw:subtitle>CPDSS Funding for NCHDs</nw:subtitle>
<nw:synopsis>&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; padding: 0px; color: #666666; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;euro;2,240 &amp;ndash; free for NCHDs&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;ul style="margin-left: 24px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-position: outside; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;" type="disc"&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;li style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 14.98px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;euro;990&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;is covered via the&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;NCHD CPD funding&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;, which RCSI can claim back from the HSE on behalf of NCHDs (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;if eligible and enrolled in CPD&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;).&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;li style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 14.98px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;euro;1,250&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; NCHDs can&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;claim back the &amp;euro;1,250&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;directly from their hospitals through the&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Training Support Scheme (TSS)&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;, as the certificate is approved by HSE NDTP.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; padding: 0px; color: #666666; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000;"&amp;gt;Alternatively, the balance (&amp;euro;1,250) can be paid by the NCHD (via&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;3 instalments&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;).&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
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