Quality Assurance of Surgical Training The General Medical Council (GMC) has overall responsibility for setting and regulating standards for medical education and training in the UK. It is the...

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JCST Trainer Survey The JCST Trainer Survey was developed by the JCST QA Group and introduced in 2019 to explore topics of particular importance to surgical trainers. The survey follows two pilot...

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JCST Trainee Survey The JCST trainee survey was developed in conjunction with the Schools of Surgery and was introduced in 2011. Its key purpose is to measure the achievement of the JCST Quality...

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UK Trainees The Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) is an intercollegiate body which works on behalf of all four Colleges in the UK and Ireland to support surgical training throughout...

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Applications at a Glance The tables below show the documents or processes to be submitted or followed as a StR to the JCST/SAC: Core / LAT / FTSTA Placements Enrolment with your SAC OOP...

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) For further information about JCST and its activities, please visit the about us page or read our Terms of Reference. When was the fee introduced and why? Who...

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Counting Previous Training There are certain circumstances in which it may be possible for you to have previous training recognised towards your certification, especially if: It was undertaken...

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Out of Programme Training (OOPT) You can apply for time you spend out of programme on fellowships, both in the UK and overseas, to count towards training. There are restrictions on the amount of...

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Out of Programme Research (OOPR) The GMC has stated that only specialties which include research in their curriculum can count periods of research towards training. The table below lists the...

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