Do you have the brains for neurosurgery? Join us to hear all about what a career in neurosurgery entails, as well as what you can do to make it into training!
With talks from Mr Tom Flannery and Mr Jun Lau
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THE PTHTO NEUROSURGICAL TRAININGBECOMINGA NEUROSURGEON ¡ Neurosurgery is a very consultant-led service ¡ The goal should be to get consultancy ¡ Consultancy requires CCT which in turn requires 1. Be fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practise (UK trainees) or be registered with the Medical Council in Ireland (Republic of Ireland trainees) 2. Have achieved level IV orV in all the CiPs 3. Have successfully passed the Intercollegiate Specialty Board examination in Neurosurgery 4. Have been awarded an outcome 6 at a finalARCP (gained all required competencies)4 ROUTESTO CCT 1. Academic Clinical fellow 2. National Neurosurgery ST1 Recruitment 3. National Neurosurgery ST2 Recruitment 4. CESRNA TIONAL NEUROSURGER Y ST1 & ST2 RECRUITMENT ST1 & 2 ST3-8 CCT ConsultancyACADEMIC CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPSACADEMIC CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPS -ACF ¡ APPLICATIONSALREADY OPEN! ¡ Register via Oriel ¡ Applicants will be ranked on their performance at theACF interviews ¡ Offers made will therefore be conditional upon meeting the required standard in the clinical interview ¡ TheACF applicants are only required to demonstrate that they are deemed appointable ¡ ACF lasts 3 years – aim is to do get funding for PhD by the end of 3 yearACADEMIC CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPS -ACF ¡ https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/nihr-academic-clinical-fellowships-allocated-posts-2021/25668 ¡ https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/nihr-academic-clinical-fellowships-medical-guidance-for-recruitment-and- appointment-2021/25736ACADEMIC INTERVIEW SHORTLISTINGACADEMIC INTERVIEW SHORTLISTINGACADEMIC INTERVIEW (GENERIC) ¡ ~30 minutes long ¡ Scored in 8 domains = total 69 ¡ Understanding of data ¡ Applicant provided with a generic dataset/publication (e.g.outcomes following an intervention) - this will be released to shortlisted applicants in advance of their virtual interview.The dataset/publication should be appropriate for assessment in 10 minutes and should be no longer than 2 sides ofA4 ¡ Ability to explain a dataset concisely to a scientific audience ¡ Ability to explain the result to a lay audience ¡ Evidence of academic achievements to date ¡ Knowledge of science/academic medicine related to the advertisedACF post ¡ Experience of research ¡ General/broad knowledge of other areas of science/academic medicine ¡ Balancing your clinical and academic responsibilitiesNEUROSURGICAL NA TIONAL SELECTIONST1 ELIGIBILITY Applicants must: ¡ Be eligible for full registration with,and hold a current licence to practise from,the GMC at intended start date ¡ Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences,in the three and a half years preceding the advertised post start date for the round of application,via one of the following methods; ¡ Current employment in a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme;or ¡ Having been awarded an FPCC (or FACD 5.2) from a UK affiliated foundation programme within the 3.5 years preceding the advertised post start date;or ¡ 12 months medical experience after full GMC registration (or equivalent post licensing experience),and evidence to commence specialty training in the form of a Certificate of Readiness to Enter SpecialtyTraining ¡ Be eligible to work in the UKST1 ELIGIBILITY ¡ 24 months’ or less clinical experience,of which no more than 12 months (maximum) experience in any combination of the following specialties;Neurosurgery,Neurology,Neuro-radiology and Neuro-intensive care ¡ (All experience above is by time of intended start date and excluding foundation modules) ¡ https://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/portals/1/Content/Person%20Specifications/Neurosurgery/NEUROSURGERY% 20-%20ST1%202021.pdfST2 ELIGIBILITY ¡ Be eligible for full registration with,and hold a current licence to practise from,the GMC at intended start date ¡ Have evidence of achievement of ST1 Neurosurgery competences as described in the Neurosurgery specialty curriculum.Acceptable evidence will take the form of; ¡ Current employment in a UK Neurosurgery training programme at the time of application and ST1 competences in a UK Neurosurgery training programme by time of appointment ¡ Evidence of achievement of ST1 competences at time of application.Acceptable evidence is only permitted via the standard Neurosurgery ST2Alternative Certificate of ST1 Competence ¡ Up to date and demonstrable advanced life support skills ¡ Be eligible to work in the UKTIMELINEAPPLICATION PROCESS ¡ MSRA exam + Oriel application (Portfolio) à shortlisting ¡ The Portfolio and MSRA score were combined with a 60:40 weighting ¡ Top 80 given an interviewMULTI-SPECIALTY RECRUITMENTASSESSMENT (MSRA) ¡ Computer-based assessment – run by PearsonVUE ¡ Professional Dilemmas = Situation JudgmentTest ¡ Clinical Problem Solving = Final exams (not neurosurgical focussedATALL)ORIELAPPLICATION ¡ Undergraduate research (that have not resulted in publication) ¡ Undergraduate prizes and awards ¡ Undergraduate clinical electives and attachments ¡ Higher degree (MD,PhD) ¡ Other degrees ad diplomasORIELAPPLICATION ¡ Postgraduate research (that have not resulted in publication) ¡ Postgraduate academic prizes and awards ¡ Postgraduate clinical courses ¡ Publications ¡ Presentations ¡ Clinical audit and service improvemen ¡ Organisational and leadership skills ¡ Practical and psychomotor skills ¡ TeachingINTERVIEW ¡ 8 stations ¡ 5 viva ¡ 3 practical ¡ Portfolio ¡ Suturing ¡ Clinical ¡ Microscope ¡ Management ¡ Biopsy ¡ Telephone ¡ Breaking bad newsCERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALIST REGISTRATION (CESR)CESR REQUIREMENTS ¡ The intercollegiate FRCS ¡ At least six years of neurosurgery,together with exposure to neurology,intensive care,A&E medicine and an allied surgical specialty ¡ A broad exposure to emergency and scheduled components of sub-specialties ¡ A minimum of 1,200 cases in your logbook,across the full range of neurosurgery,with a satisfactory spread of cases between assisting and acting as primary surgeon ¡ Evidence of competence in indicative procedures to the required levels.It is very important that your PBAs are as meaningful as possible and therefore they should show evidence of feedback and guidance.They should include comments from your assessors and,where appropriate,demonstrate reflection by you. ¡ Block entries of‘satisfactory’ are not acceptable ¡ Microsurgical operating should include critical areas,with at least 30 cases performed as primary surgeon across the range¡ Papers and Presentations ¡ Evidence of at least one peer-reviewed paper covering a laboratory experiment, a case series or systematic audit in addition to two verbal presentations (on different topics) given to national or international conferences ¡ Courses ¡ Leadership/Management in the NHS ¡ Training the Trainers ¡ Up-to-date ATLS or PALS ¡ Audit ¡ Completion of at least one full audit cycle as the principal auditor ¡ Structured references ¡ A minimum of six references, one of which is from your current clinical director¡ https://www.jcst.org/cesr/cesr-application-guidance/neurosurgery/QUESTIONS?