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08 March 2013 |
 College Chaplain The Very Reverend Gilleasbuig Macmillan speaks with Aoife O’Sullivan about his role at one of Scotland’s oldest churches and its links with the RCSEd
In the left corner of St Giles Cathedral on Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, lies a plaque dedicated to The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, stating that “the first examinations for the ‘Surregianis Craft were held here in St Giles.’”
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20 February 2013 |
 Wyn Beasley recounts the life of Lieutenant-General Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO and seventh Governor-General of New Zealand
When Bernard Cyril Freyberg VC, first Baron Freyberg of Wellington, New Zealand and Munstead in the county of Surrey, died 50 years ago, Britain and New Zealand alike mourned the loss of an heroic figure. For his life had been divided between the two countries, and he had endured greatly in the service of each.
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06 December 2012 |
 Celia Mackie, International Medical Graduate Sponsorship Scheme Administrator, speaks to Aoife O’Sullivan on her key role in bringing international surgical trainees to the UK
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is currently the only Royal Surgical College actively providing sponsorship for international surgeons to come to the UK to train in a surgical specialty for a temporary period of time through its International Medical Graduate Sponsorship Scheme (IMGSS).
Successfully running for over 20 years, the IMGSS (previously known as the Overseas Doctors Training Scheme) is coordinated at RCSEd by Mrs Celia Mackie, who works daily at sponsoring international surgeons for registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and College support for their visa, through the UK Government’s Tier 5 Medical Trainee Initiative, which allows international medical trainees come to the UK for a period up to two years.
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11 September 2012 |
 RCSEd Surgical Examinations Manager, Sue Grant speaks to Aoife O’Sullivan about her role in driving and delivering the expanding examinations portfolio
A job in theatre isn’t for everyone; in fact many of the staff working at the RCSEd haven’t got this unique experience in their background, but prior to starting with the Edinburgh College, Surgical Examinations Manager, Sue Grant found herself relocated in Cambridge working for the NHS in a part-time nursing role.
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11 September 2012 |
 Wyn Beasley reviews the varied career of Sir James Hector, who dominated the scientific scene in colonial New Zealand
Born in Edinburgh on 16 March 1834, James Hector (pictured) was the son of Alexander Hector, conveyancer and Writer to the Signet, and his wife Margaret, née Macrosty. From school he went briefly to work in his father’s office, but his interest in natural science led him to qualify in medicine as a ‘career pathway’. He graduated MD in 1856, having combined extramural studies in geology, botany and zoology with his medical course.
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