Core Surgical Training - Anatomy 4 - Head, Neck and Spine
Category: Training - Core Training - Anatomy/Physiology
Date: February 18th 2025 10:00am until 1:00pm
Location: School of Anatomy, 32 Southwell Street, Bristol BS2 8EJ BS2 8EJ
Anatomy 4 - Head, Neck and Spine
This session will be held on Tuesday 18th February 2025 and repeated on Tuesday 4th March 2025. Please only register to attend ONE session.
Participants
Compulsory for all CT1s & (CT2's if you did not attend a session last year).
Availability
Each module for anatomy and physiology is usually run twice to allow choice for attendance. Please only book one option for each module. Each module only has places for a maximum of 20 trainees.
Registration
Via the School of Surgery website.
Objective
Anatomy and Physiology teaching to support learning for ISCP curriculum and for MRCS examinations. Emphasis is given to continuing professional education rather than ‘coaching’ for the MRCS examinations.
Dates
Four anatomy modules and four physiology modules are delivered on Tuesdays and it is advised that CT1s ensure that they combine anatomy and physiology teaching sessions. Please note the times for teaching have now been changed. The Anatomy module now commences 10:00 to 1:00 p.m. . Physiology follows 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Organisation
Anatomy and physiology teaching are linked by dates. Doctors in Training are advised to apply to take study leave for the whole day where events are on the same date.
Preparation
Trainees are expected to read up and study on the module topics before attendance in order to gain maximal educational benefit from the teaching.
Anatomy venue location
University of Bristol Vesalius Clinical Training Centre, Southwell Street, Bristol BS2 8EJ
http://www.bris.ac.uk/maps/
Refreshments
Core trainees are advised to bring their own refreshments or to make their own arrangements for food and refreshments during the gap between anatomy and physiology modules. There are numerous cafes and sandwich shops in the vicinity that are easily accessible during the short walk from the physiology venue to the anatomy venues.
Travel
No car-parking arrangements are available at the University of Bristol and surrounding areas are for ‘residents-only’. There are NCP car parks available 10-15 minutes away by foot. Good bus and train links are available to Bristol and the University. Trainees are advised to plan their travel and if coming by car are advised to offer a lift to colleagues. http://www.bris.ac.uk/maps/directions/
Attendance outcomes
A record of attendance will be kept by the Deanery. Attendance details are provided to your Programme Directors and will be assessed at the yearly ARCPs. Trainees will be able to produce Self Service certificates for attendance at each module.
Trainee feedback
Trainees will be asked to provide anonymised feedback on each module. This is important for the School of Surgery to ensure that the standards of delivery and content of the teaching is maximized for Severn School of Surgery core trainees in the future.
Non-attendance
Failure to attend a module requires a trainee to complete an explanation form which is available on-line at the School website and is returnable to the school of surgery in-box, England.Sevsurgeryschool.sw@nhs.net.
Additional Information
For additional information, see the Anatomy & Physiology section of the website http://www.surgery.severndeanery.nhs.uk/about-us/surgical-specialties/core-training/anatomy-and-physiology
Queries
Any queries, please contact Susan House, Programme Lead or Rebecca Watson, Programme Co-ordinator at NHS England.