This webinar series aims to guide attendees through the application process for the surgical training. Over the course of 6 webinars we will cover different aspects of the surgical portfolio from audits to teaching and getting theatre experience, as well as postgraduate exams and interviews. This series is aimed at foundation doctors and senior medical students.

This session will focus on preparation for taking the MRCS Part A and MRSA examinations and will discuss the format of the CST interview and how best to prepare.

Participants who attend all 6 webinars in this series will be offered free Affiliate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Please see below for more details.

Aims

This session will focus on preparation for taking the MRCS Part A and MRSA examinations and will discuss the format of the CST interview and how best to prepare.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, attendees should have an understanding of:

• The format for MRCS Part A and MSRA and strategies for preparation
• The CST interview format and how to best prepare.

Panellists

Our panellists include:

• Tom Drake - Tom is currently a Core Surgical Trainee in Edinburgh and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute. His principal research interest is focussed around improving outcomes and experiences for patients with cancer. He loves collaborative research and believes working in teams is the best way to improve patient care!

• Aya Riad - Aya is a final year medical student at the University of Edinburgh and an incoming Academic Foundation Doctor at Imperial College London, focusing on Surgery & Innovation. She is an affiliate member of the RCSEd Trainees Committee, Student Lead of the STARSurg Research Collaborative and President of Academic Training in Undergraduate Medicine (ATRIUM) Edinburgh. She was the Convenor of the Medical Students Council and President of Edinburgh Student Surgical Society. Aya has a keen interest in academic surgery, particularly global and cancer surgery, and is passionate about increasing diversity in surgery and academia and the importance of mentorship, having founded the Edinburgh Surgical Mentorship Programme.

Free Affiliate Membership

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh would like to offer free Affiliate Membership to all participants who attend for the full 6 webinars in this series. Participants who attend all 6 sessions will receive an email within 2 weeks of the final webinar with details on how to access their free membership. If you have any questions, please email us on webinars@rcsed.ac.uk.

CPD

CPD will not be awarded for attendance at this event.