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Join Elizabeth Lindsay (ST2 East of Scotland) for the upcoming on-demand teaching session on Orthopaedic Training in Scotland. This comprehensive session will provide background context, MBChB and Foundation Year opportunities, and demonstrate how to keep track of progress and show commitment to surgery. Attendees will gain valuable insight into the application process, as well as Elizabeth's publications, audit, and quality improvement. The session will also cover teaching opportunities, interviews, and essential websites. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from one of the most prestigious training programmes in Europe and secure your place now!
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ORTHOPAEDIC TRAINING IN SCOTLAND Elizabeth Lindsay (ST2 East of Scotland)INTRODUCTION ➤ Orthopaedic Training in Scotland ➤ Background ➤ MBChB Opportunities ➤ Foundation Year Opportunities ➤ Keeping track of progress ➤ Demonstrating commitment to surgery ➤ Publications ➤ Teaching ➤ InterviewsORTHOPAEDIC TRAINING IN SCOTLAND ➤ One of the most prestigious trainingprogrammes ➤ Outstandinginternationalreputation ➤ Run-throughtraining ➤ Apprenticeship ➤ Diverse range of opportunities ➤ Regionaland collaborativeteaching ➤ Each Deanery has links with universitiesACADEMIC BACKGROUND ➤ Post-graduate entry to Medicine in Aberdeen (2012) ➤ Graduated MBChB (2018) ➤ Foundation Year 1 - NHS Highland (2018-2019) ➤ Foundation Year 2 - NHS Grampian (2019-2020) ➤Ranked 10th (9 Jobs) ➤CST (T&O Yorkshire) offer declined ➤ Clinical Fellow - NHS Tayside (2020-2021) ➤CST (T&O Yorkshire) offer declined ➤Graduated MSc (2021) ➤ Clinical Teaching Fellow - NHS Tayside (2021 -2022) ➤50% WTE Clinical ➤Ranked 1st T&O ➤Radiology/ACCS/Core jobs declined ➤ Speciality Trainee - East of Scotland (2022-date)MBCHB OPPORTUNITIES ➤ Medical School Elective ➤Auckland City Hospital ➤8 week placement in T&O ➤Clinical experience and project ➤ Medical School Projects ➤Audit into Secondary Surveys in Paediatric Trauma ➤ Surgical Societies ➤ BOA, RCSEd AffiliateFOUNDATION YEAR OPPORTUNITIES ➤ FY1 Jobs ➤General Surgery ➤Trauma and Orthopaedics ➤General Medicine ➤ FY2 Jobs ➤Palliative Care ➤Emergency Medicine (8 months due to COVID) ➤ Taster Weeks ➤ MSc in Surgical Sciences (RCSEd) ➤ Presentations at BOA/EFORT/SCOTKEEPING TRACK OF PROGRESS ➤ Do not just box tick! ➤ Genuineenjoyment in worthwhileprojects ➤ Honest feedback from Consultantsand senior trainees ➤ Personal satisfaction of achievementsAPPLICATION PROCESS ➤ ORIEL ➤ Read all supporting documentation ➤Specialty specific applicant guidance ➤Person specification ➤Scoring sheet ➤ Gather all evidence ➤Save as PDFs with dates and titles ➤ Research the career in full ➤ Time management ➤ RefereesDEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT TO SURGERY ➤ eLogbook ➤257 cases, 195 as first assistant; 31 as named surgeon ➤You only need 10 as an assistant or to be performed under supervision!! ➤ Procedural skills ➤Surgical scrubbing, suturing and knot tying ➤Closed reduction of joints and fractures, hameatoma blocks, joint aspirations ➤ Manage acute referrals including poytrauma patients ➤ Training Courses Attended ➤AO Trauma - Basic Principles of Fracture Management ➤Advanced Trauma Life Support (RCSEng) ➤Basic Orthopaedic Procedural Skills (RCPSG) ➤Basic Surgical Skills (RCSEd) ➤Critical Care Course (NES) ➤Pre-hospital Care (NHS Highland)PUBLICATIONS, AUDIT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ➤ Publications ➤ Medical School Elective project (2020) ➤ COVIDSurg Collaborative Projects ➤ Published abstract ➤ Data collection ➤ Closed Loop Audit - Improving adherence to Secondary Surveys in NHS Grampian ➤ Ongoing QI - The impact of current MRI Availability on attaining emergency scans for suspected CES. ➤ PresentationsTEACHING ➤ Clinical Teaching Fellow and Honorary Clinical Lecturer ➤Worked alongside the Musculoskeletal Teaching Lead ➤Designed, organised and delivered Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal curriculum (University of Dundee) ➤Led Clinical Skills for Year 2 and Year 4 MBChB ➤Weekly teaching sessions on basic orthopaedic principles ➤ Junior Doctor Lead for Departmental FY Teaching and Mentorship ➤ Teaching session DUSS ➤ National teaching Foundation Trainee Surgical Society ➤ Bedside teaching and mentor for Interim FYsINTERVIEWS (2024 INFORMATION) ➤ Online interview (approximately 1 hour) ➤ Four stations ➤Handover (10 minutes) ➤Communication (10 minutes) ➤Clinical (10 minutes) ➤Presentation (3 minutes) and Commitment to Speciality (7 minutes) ➤ Appointments based on performance at interview and shortlisting ➤Shortlisting 15% ➤Presentation 5% ➤Handover 20% ➤Clinical 20% ➤Commitment to Speciality 20% ➤Communication 20%“LUKEWARM IS NO GOOD” ➤ OrthopaedicTrainingin Scotland is one of the most competitive jobs in Europe ➤ It is possible ➤ Take every opportunity ➤ People will help you if you ask ➤ Good luck!KEY WEBSITES ➤ https://www.scotmt.scot.nhs.uk/recruitment/specialty-recruitment/applicant-guides.aspx ➤ https://www.elogbook.org ➤ https://www.taysideorthopaedics.org
