After the tremendous success of the SR club in 2011, we can now confirm the first date for 2012! The SR club will be travelling north to Newcastle on the 18th-19th May. The idea is for trainees on the cusp of Consultant-dom (ST 4/5+) to get together to receive some instruction on the finer points of the transition. Words of wisdom and practical advice from our bosses about how to get jobs, where to get them and what to think about when you get there.
Alcohol may be consumed and go-karts may be raced. Food will be eaten. A formal programme will follow.We have been successful in the past raising sponsorship to offset the accommodation, food and event costs as much as possible.So, please put the date in your diary and let the organisers know if you can make it:
Stephen Metcalfe s.metcalfe@doctors.org.uk
Chris Cowie cjacowie@aol.com
The Imperial College FRCS (SN) Exam Course is scheduled for 17th / 18th March 2012 to be held on the 10th Floor, East Wing, in Charing Cross Hospital
Course fee: £ 400.00
This is mainly a preparation for the clinical component of the Exam; thus we would encourage candidates who have passed the written Exam to apply
Check out www.neurovascular.co.uk the new website for the British Neurovascular Group
The following people were successfully awarded money from the recent call for submissions to the Codman Fund:
Daniel Holsgrove – neurovascular fellowship, Utrecht
Kumar Abhinav – research fellowship, Pittsburgh
Anuj Bahl – neuro-oncology fellowship, Melbourne
Ramesh Kumar – neuro-oncology fellowship, Montpellier
Ivan Timofeev – trauma fellowship Melbourne
Mark Hughes – charitable work, Neurofoundation Unit in Kathmandu
Alireza Shoakazemi – Chicago Neurosurgery review course
Anthony Jesurasa – European Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery Course
Harith Akram – EANS neurosurgical trainee course
Jega Jothy Kandasamy – neurosurgical fellowship
Dear Surgical Trainee,
The ASiT national surgical trainee survey is still open and running. Relevant to all nine surgical specialties, this survey focuses on the quality of your training. Now that trainees are directly contributing financially towards the cost of their training there is a need for publicly available measures of national training quality:
● Opportunities and quality of operating theatre based training.
● Ward round and out-patient clinic based training.
● Supervision and support from trainers.
● Access to regional training support e.g. teaching and simulation.
● Attending operating theatre and other learning opportunities in your own time.
Please click here to take the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ASiT_training_survey
It takes less than 5 minutes to complete. Your response really counts!
The results will be released publicly to trainees, allowing comparison of training experiences between specialties and regions. Please note that your individual responses will remain anonymous. NB: If the survey link directs you straight to the SurveyMonkey homepage instead, then someone at your computer IP address has already completed the survey.
Sincerely,
Association of Surgeons in Training
35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE
Mobile: +44 (0)7801 480594 | Office: +44 (0)2079 730302
Secretary: LauraAndrews@asgbi.org.uk
http://www.asit.org
Due to logistical reasons the SOTA meeting scheduled on 28th February 2012 has been postponed.
The new date for the meeting is Sunday 18th November 2012 , which is the day before the BASO ~ ACS Scientific conference.
The meeting will be held at the Royal College of Surgeons from 2pm, further details regarding the programme will follow shortly.
Trainees that attend the SOTA Meeting will also be offered a 10% discount on the 2 day registration fee for the BASO ~ ACS Scientific conference.
For further information contact Jackie Spencer-Smith (jackiespencersmith@baso.org.uk)
