TRAINERS EZINE
 
Annual Trainer Survey
 

This year the training environment has been altered in a way no one ever imagined. The Annual Surgical Trainer survey is now open.

 

This year the 2020 survey is intended to give participants the opportunity to provide feedback to the College on the supports that have been put in place and how the College can continue to provide meaningful support to those delivering surgical training in a challenging situation.

 
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New Fully funded COVID Era POST – CSCST Fellowships July 2021
 

The challenges faced by the Irish health service in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID are unprecedented. 

 

The HSE Chief Clinical Officer has agreed, as a once off in this COVID era, to provide a number of fully funded post CSCST fellowships for the July 2021 – July 2022 training year.  The HSE has committed to supporting 8 Post CSCST Fellowships aligned to the RCSI for Surgery and Emergency Medicine.

 

 
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CPD update
 

Maintenance of Professional Competence

 

The Professional Competence Schemes are operated by the Training Bodies under an agreement with the Medical Council.  As trainers, we encourage you to advise NCHDs working with you to make sure they enrol in a Professional Competence Scheme and are recording their credits in their portfolio.  

 
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Trainers at Charter Day
Core Surgical Training Programme
 

The College annual Charter Day event in February will have a session on the morning of Thursday, 4 February 2021 dedicated to Surgical Trainers.

 
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Update on recruitment plans for 2021
 

As the Covid 19 restrictions are expected to continue into the new year, the ISPTC /RCSI has been working on strategies to ensure there will be no diminution of the high standards that the RCSI Surgical Training Programme recruitment and selection processes has developed.

 

 
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Update on exam process - MRCS
 

The exams department have worked strenuously over the past number of months to ensure that candidates would not be negatively affected by Covid 19 and have modified the exam process to ensure that those wishing to sit either part A or B of the MRCS would be facilitated.

 
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Global Surgery & RCSI: Sustainable Collaborations and Partnership!
RCSI COVID-19 Webinars
 

As part of our suite of resources, RCSI now hosting a weekly 1hour webinar series each Wednesday evening at 6pm. Which aims to update surgical teams on the latest developments and what it means for them.

 
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OTHER NEWS
 
Membership of Faculty of Surgical Trainers
 

The Faculty of Surgical Trainers was established in 2020 with the clear objective of recognising and celebrating the role of surgical trainers.

 
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Webinar schedule for the coming months
 

RCSI are hosting a regular, 40-minute webinar series which aims to update surgical teams on the latest developments and what this means for them. These webinars are free to attend. A list of upcoming events can be found here.

 
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Less Than Full Time Training
July 2021 Proposed Pilot
 

There are many factors that have impacted on the realm of Surgical Training over the past number of years including, the introduction of EWTD, team working, and graduate entry medicine has meant the age profile of those entering training has changed and the gender balance has altered with women accounting for almost 50% of new trainees in 2020.

 
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Accreditation of Fellowships
 

The transition from senior trainee to consultant can be a challenging step. Fellowships help bridge the gap by providing subspecialty training typically at a level higher than normally received under the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme.

 
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PGDip/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety
Applications Opening Soon
 

Please note online applications for our PG Diploma/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety will open soon.

 
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Court of Examiners - Interested in Becoming an Examiner
 

The remit of the Court of Examiner’s is to increase the profile of postgraduate surgical examining at RCSI and to make such examining activity more relevant and attractive to the College's surgical community in Ireland and overseas.

 
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In this issue
Dear Trainer, welcome to our second Trainers eZine
 
 
Annual Trainer Survey
 
 
New Fully funded COVID Era POST – CSCST Fellowships July 2021
 
 
CPD update
 
 
Trainers at Charter Day
 
 
Update on recruitment plans for 2021
 
 
Update on exam process - MRCS
 
 
Global Surgery & RCSI: Sustainable Collaborations and Partnership!
 
 
Membership of Faculty of Surgical Trainers
 
 
Webinar schedule for the coming months
 
 
Less Than Full Time Training
 
 
Accreditation of Fellowships
 
 
PGDip/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety
 
 
Court of Examiners - Interested in Becoming an Examiner
Contact Us
If you would like to contact the Faculty of Surgical Trainers please do so at surgicaltrainers@rcsi.ie