General Surgery ST3 Interview Practice Day for core trainees - 1st March 2024

 ST7/ST8 Pre-Consultant Bootcamp - 25th-26th April 2024

OMFS TPD and new trainee Sim Fellow

The School is pleased to announce Mr Mark Singh as the new OMFS TPD for the south west. Mark is an OMFS consultant surgeon in Bristol and has been undertaking the interim role for the last 6 months. We wish to thank Ms Lynne Fryer, who has previously been the OMFS TPD for over 5 years, for all her hard work.

We wish to thank Rosie Simson for her role as Surgical Simulation Fellow, over the last year, in Severn Deanery. She has supported the School is the delivery of training during these difficult times over the last year and we wish her all the best in the rest of her training. We welcome Oli Brewster as the new Surgical Simulation Fellow for the next 12 months from this autumn, following his successful application and interview for the role.

Rob Longman

Head of School of Surgery

NHS England south west Workforce, Training and Education (Severn Deanery)

Subject: New MRCS Part B Exam Centre in Bristol

Applications are now being accepted for the new additional MRCS Part B examination centre in Bristol.

The first diet will be held on Wednesday 11 October 2023 at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol.

We are currently accepting applications for both the Bristol and Glasgow October 2023 examinations. Places will be allocated to both centres on a strictly first come, first served basis. The closing date for applications will be 21 July 2023.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website: https://rcpsg.ac.uk/college/speaking-up-for-the-profession/news-and-statements/royal-college-launches-bristol-exam-centre-for-surgical-trainees

Mr Mark Singh (consultant surgeon OMFS at UHBW) is the interim TPD for OMFS for the next 6 months.  

The Severn Deanery School of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr James Williamson as the new surgical College Tutor at Great Western Hospital in Swindon expectantly from July 2023.The School thanks Mr David Woods for his commitment and hard work in this role over the last 5 years.”

Many congratulations to Zoe Bakewell, core surgical trainee in Severn Deanery, who has won the 2023 ASiT Silver Scissors Award”.

“The Severn Deanery School of Surgery is please to announce the appointment of Mr Nitin Arvind as the new surgical College Tutor at North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust from December 2023.”

“The School of Surgery for Severn Deanery is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Mohamed Shalaby as the next Paediatric Surgery Training Programme Director for HEE south west. We welcome him to the School of Surgery form January 2023.

We wish to thank Mr Robin Garrett-Cox for his hard work and commitment to the Paediatric Surgery TPD role over the previous years and we wish him well for the future.”

“The Schools of Surgery for Peninsula and Severn Deaneries are pleased to announce the appointments of Debra Chong, Emma Horrocks and Lotte Hardman as the first Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Trainee Champions. We look forward to working with them in these important matters to support surgical training and trainees across the south west”.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Tim Beckitt as the next vascular surgery Training Programme Director for HEE south west (Peninsula and Severn Deanery). Tim is a consultant vascular surgeon at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. We welcome him to the both Schools of Surgery.

We wish to thank Mr Richard Bulbulia for his hard work and commitment to the vascular surgery TPD role over the last 3 years. Richard will be standing down later this autumn to concentrate on his academic and research interests and we wish him well for the future.”

The Severn Deanery School of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Andrew Tasker as the new Training Programme Director for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. He succeeds Mr Simon Thomas in April this year. The School wishes to thanks Mr Thomas for his hard and work dedication to the T&O training programme over the last 5 years, and leaves the programme rated number 1 in the UK’.

MRCS Exam Schedule 2022 - Update

The Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) and the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and in Ireland can now confirm the MRCS exam schedule for 2022 as below:

MRCS Part A

There will be two MRCS Part A exams in 2022, on the following dates:
- Tuesday 10 May 2022
- Tuesday 13 September 2022

From May 2022, the MRCS Part A exam will be in-person with a test centre approach. There will be test centres available to candidates both in the UK and Ireland, and internationally. ICBSE and the four Colleges will provide further information in early 2022 so that candidates are sufficiently prepared.

Any CT/ST1 candidates based in the United Kingdom or Ireland who have not already been able to apply for the May 2022 MRCS Part A exam will now be able to do so. The closing date for applications will be Friday 28 January. Candidates should check the website of the College with whom they would like to apply for details of how to apply.

MRCS Part B

There will be three MRCS Part B exams in the UK and Ireland in 2022, on the following dates:
- 5 – 20 February 2022
- 7 – 22 May 2022
- 1 – 16 October 2022

There will be an additional MRCS Part B exam run in July 2022 for only those CT/ST2 candidates in the UK or Ireland who pass the MRCS Part A in May 2022 to give these candidates the opportunity to complete the MRCS before the end of CT/ST2. Further details and exact dates of this additional MRCS Part B exam will be confirmed in early 2022.

There is a vacancy for a Surgical Simulation and Non Technical Skills Fellow which is open to all higher specialty trainees (ST3 and above)  within Severn School of Surgery.  The closing date is 31 May.  For details please use the link below.

https://www.severndeanery.nhs.uk/recruitment/vacancies/show/surgical-simulation-and-non-technical-skills-fellow-4

The School of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Louise Merker as the new Simulation and Non Technical Skills Trainee Fellow for the year from April 2019.