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Consultants who would like to provide a short-term training post for a trainee from outside the UK have been asked to get in touch with the RCSEd’s International Medical Graduate Sponsorship Scheme (IMGSS).
The IMGSS was introduced in 2007 to enable overseas surgical trainees to undergo sub-specialty training in the UK. With 90 such trainees currently in the UK, successful candidates are sponsored for UK GMC registration by the College and for tier-5 visa application through the AoMRC and UK Border Agency.
The process is initiated by a UK consultant surgeon willing to act as a sponsor and trainer for a period between six months and two years. The post must be at ST3 level or above and certified by the Postgraduate Dean as having educational merit without detriment to UK trainees and must be funded by the NHS or university in accordance with UK employment regulations.
The trainer must carry out regular educational meetings with the trainee and submit progress reports to the College. The GMC carries out annual audits of the scheme.
The overseas candidate must have the MRCS or an equivalent qualification and, where English is not their first language, IELTS with a mark of seven overall and seven in each of the four sections as a minimum. They must also be supported by their overseas trainers.
The RCSEd is currently the most active Surgical College in this process and the College would be grateful if consultants who could provide such a post would contact to help place trainees who have enquired about this scheme in suitable positions.
For further details, contact:
Celia Mackie
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19 February 2013 |
In January, the American College of Surgeons issued a revised position statement on firearm injuries. In the five-point statement, the ACS calls for legislation banning civilian access to assault weapons, large ammunition clips, and munitions designed for military and law enforcement agencies, as well as enhancing mandatory background checks for the purchase of firearms to include gun shows and auctions.
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19 February 2013 |
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The RCSEd is set to hold its President’s Meeting, which will take place in Edinburgh on Friday 8 March and will focus on surgical outcomes. In an interview with Surgeons’ News, keynote speaker for the event Dr John Birkmeyer has discussed the many challenges of making the best use of outcomes.
Speaking about the trend towards centralisation of complex care at specialist centres, Dr Birkmeyer said: “There’s no doubt that, for certain types of complex surgical care, particularly cancer care, centralising care to high-volume regional centres is associated with better outcomes.
“However, centralising is a blunt tool to the extent that the volume handled by the hospital or the surgeon simply works as a proxy for the true proficiency of the surgeon. Some of the data that I’ll be sharing at the March meeting will make it clear that the more direct measures of a surgeon’s skill have a much bigger effect on outcomes than the number of cases that they handle.” |
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19 February 2013 |
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 The College has held the first of two new courses in Delhi to prepare for the first diet of the MRCS OSCE examination to be held in India.
In December, a one-day training course was held for examiners as well as a two-day course for potential candidates for this examination. The emphasis was on the format and style of the examination rather than curriculum content, to ensure examiners and candidates alike were familiar with the new format.
A team of examiners will deliver the examination in Delhi on 4 and 5 March 2013, which is being hosted by our local convener and International Surgical Advisor, Professor Pawanindra Lal.
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19 February 2013 |
The RCSEd has pledged its support to NHS Change Day, on 13 March 2013. The day will mark the single largest improvement event in the NHS to date. The aim is to mobilise 65,000 NHS staff to take action voluntarily to demonstrate their commitment to improving patient care.
Pledges can be as simple as spending time with patients to ask for their feedback, altering the way a routine task is carried out or supporting campaigns such as Drink Matters or the Sepsis Six. It is hoped that NHS Change Day will act as a unifying opportunity for groups to overcome potential bureaucracies and inertias.
For more information or to pledge support, visit: www.changemodel.nhs.uk
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19 February 2013 |
On 6 February, Robert Francis QC published the report into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, making 290 recommendations for improvement.
In a statement, the RCSEd commented: “Now is the time for all of us who are involved in healthcare to acknowledge the multiple failings outlined in the publication and to work with our colleagues to safeguard patients' experience in the future.
“Excellence in the practice of surgery, together with patient safety and well-being, are at the very core of our College's activities and we shall be studying carefully those aspects of the Report to identify how we can support clinicians and the wider NHS going forward.” |
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