Glossary
AAC - Advisory Appointments Committee
ABS - Association of Breast Surgery
ACF - Academic Clinical Fellow
ACK - Applied Clinical Knowledge
ACL - Academic Clinical Lecturer
ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
ACPGBI - Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
ACS - Applied Clinical Skills
ACTACC - Association for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Critical Care
ACTSCP - Association of Cardiothoracic Surgical Care Practitioners
ADMST - Academic Department of Military Surgery & Trauma
AES - Assigned Educational Supervisor
AHSN - Academic Health Science Network
ALS - Advanced Life Support
ALSGBI - Association of Laproscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
AOA - Australian Orthopaedic Association
AoME - Academy of Medical Educators
AoMRC - Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
AoP - Assessment of Performance
AOQ - Acceptable Overseas Qualification
AOT - Association of Otolaryngologists in Training
APLS - Advanced Paediatric Life Support
APOS - Association of Professors of Orthopaedic Surgery
APS - Approved Practice Setting
ARCP - Annual Review of Competence Progression
ASGBI - Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
ASiT - Association of Surgeons in Training
ASME - Association for the Study of Medical Education
ASPC - Association of Surgeons in Primary Care
ASPiH - Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare
ASR - Annual Specialty Report
ATLS - Advanced Trauma and Life Support
ATP - Advanced Training Post
AUGIS - Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
BAAP - British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians
BAOMS - British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
BAPRAS - British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
BAPS - British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
BAAPS - British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
BAUS - British Association of Urological Surgeons
BESS - British Elbow & Shoulder Society
BMA - British Medical Association
BNOS - British Neuro-Oncology Society
BNTA - British Neurosurgical Trainees Association
BOA - British Orthopaedic Association
BODS - British Orthopaedic Directors Society
BOFAS - British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
BOMMS - British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society
BOTA - British Orthopaedic Trainees Association
BSCOS - British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery
BSOT - BAUS Section of Trainees
BSS - Basic Surgical Skills
BSSH - British Society for Surgery of the Hand
CAG - Curriculum Advisory Group
CAPA - Competence Assessment and Performance Appraisals
CBD - Case-based Discussion
CBE - Competency-based education
CBL - Case-based Learning
CCBST - Certificate of Completion of Basic Surgical Training
CCG - Clinical Commissioning Group
CCrISP - Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient
CCST - Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training
CCT - Certificate of Completion of Training
CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration
CESR (CP) - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (Combined Programme)
CEU - Clinical Effectiveness Unit
CEX - Clinical Evaluation Exercise
CfWI - Centre for Workforce Intelligence
CGDent - College of General Dentistry
CME - Continuing Medical Education
COPDEND - UK Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors
COPMeD - Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans of the United Kingdom
CoPSS - Confederation of Postgraduate Schools of Surgery
CPD - Continuing Professional Development
CQC - Care Quality Commission
CS - Clinical Supervisor
CSD - Certificate of Specialist Doctor
CST - Core Specialty Training
CSTAC - Core Surgical Training Advisory Committee
CSTC - Core Surgical Training Committee
CT - Core Training
DMS - Defence Medical Services
DoH - Department of Health
DO-HNS - Diploma in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
DOPS - Direct Observation of Procedural Skills
EA - External assessor
EACTS - European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
EANS - European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
EFORT - European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
e-lefENT - ENT e-learning platform
ENT - Oto(rhino)laryngology
ENT UK - British Association of Otorhinolaryngology
EO - Education Organiser
ESOT - European Society for Organ Transplantation
ESPN - European Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery
ESS - European Society of Surgery
ESTS - European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
ESVS - European Society for Vascular Surgery
EuroSCORE - European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation
EWTR - European Working Time Regulations
FACD - Foundation Achievement of Competence Document
FDS - Faculty of Dental Surgery
FESSH - Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
FRCS - Fellow(ship) of the Royal College of Surgeons
FSSA - Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations
FTSTA - Fixed-Term Specialty Training Appointment
FTTA - Fixed-Term Training Appointment
GBIHPBA - Great Britain and Ireland Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
GCP - Good Clinical Practice
GDC - General Dental Council
GMC - General Medical Council
GO - Global Objectives
GOSLE - Generic Operative Supervised Learning Event
GRACE - Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
HEE - Health Education England
HENCEL - Health Education North, Central and East London
HENWL - Health Education North West London
HESL - Health Education South London
HIEC - Health Innovation and Education Cluster
HoS - Head of School
HQIP - Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
HSST - Higher Specialist Scientific Training
HST - Higher Specialty Training
IAPS - Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons
ICBSE - Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations
ICOSET - International Conference on Surgical Education & Training
IDT - Inter-Deanery Transfer
IMC - Irish Medical Council
IMED - International Medical Education Directory
ISB - Intercollegiate Specialty Boards
ISCP - Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme
ISFE - Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examinations
ISPTC - Irish Surgical Postgraduate Training Committee
JACTAG - Joint AoMRC, COPMeD and COGPeD Training Advisory Group
JAG - Joint Advisory Group
JBJS - Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JCHST* - Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training
JCIE - Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations
JCR - Joint Committee for Revalidation
JCST - Joint Committee on Surgical Training
JDC - Junior Doctors Committee
JNS - Journal of Neurosurgery
JRCPTB - Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board
JSCFE - Joint Surgical Colleges Fellowship Examination
JSCM - Joint Surgical Colleges Meeting
LA - Learning Agreement
LAS - Locum Appointment for Service
LAT - Local Area Team
LAT - Locum Appointment for Training
LEP - Local Education Provider
LETB - Local Education and Training Board
LTFT - Less than full-time
MADEL - Medical and Dental Education Levy
MAS - Minimal Access Surgery
MATTU - Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit
MCQ - Mulitple-choice question
MDT - Multi-Disciplinary Team
MDU - Medical Defence Union
Mini-CEX - Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise
Mini-PAT - Mini Peer Assessment Tool
MMC - Modernising Medical Careers
MOST - Military Operational Surgical Training
MPET - Multi-Professional Education and Training
MRCS - Member(ship) of the Royal College of Surgeons
MSC - Medical Schools Council
MSF - Multi-Source Feedback
MTC - Major Trauma Centre
MTC - Maximum Training Capacity
NAPDENT - National Association of Programme Directors in ENT
NCEPOD - National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death
NES - NHS Education for Scotland
NICE - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NIHR - National Institute for Health Research
NIJDC - Northern Ireland Junior Doctors Committee
NIMDTA - Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency
NOTSS - Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons
NTN - National Training Number
NUGITS - Northumbrian Upper Gastro-Intestinal Team of Surgeons
NVR - National Vascular Registry
OCAP - Orthopaedic Competence Assessment Project
OiS - Opportunities in Surgery
OMFS - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
OOH - Out of hours
OOP - Out of Programme
OOPC - Out of Programme Career Break
OOPE - Out of Programme Experience
OOPR - Out of Programme Research
OOPT - Out of Programme Training
OSCE - Objectively Structured Clinical Examination
OTAI - Orthopaedic Trauma Association of Ireland
PA - Programmed Activity
PALS - Patient Advice and Liaison Service
PALS - Paediatric Advanced Life Support
PAT - Peer Assessment Tool
PBA - Procedure-based assessment
PBL - Problem-based learning
PD* - Programme Director
PDP - Personal Development Plan
PEQ - Primary European Qualification
PHTLS - Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support Course
PLAB - Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board
PLASTA - Plastic Surgery Trainees Association
PLG - Patient Liaison Group
PMETB - Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board
PMQ - Primary medical qualification
PRHO - Pre-registration House Officer
PROMs - Patient Reported Outcome Measures
PYA - Penulitmate Year Assessment
QA - Quality Assurance
QI - Quality Indicator
RCEM - Royal College of Emergency Medicine
RCPSG - The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
RCSEd - The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
RCS England - The Royal College of Surgeons of England
RCSI - The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
RSA - Regional Surgical Advisor
RSPA - Regional Specialty Professional Advisor
RSTN - Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network
SAC - Specialty Advisory Committee
SAS - Staff, Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctor
SBNS - Society of British Neurological Surgeons
SCA - Structured Clinical Assessments
SCTS - Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland
SDOPS - Surgical Direct Observation of Procedural Skills in Surgery
SHA - Strategic Health Authorities
SHO - Senior House Officer
SIMS - Surgeons Information Management System
SJDC - Scottish Junior Doctors Committee
SLE - Supervised Learning Event
SPA - Supporting Professional Activity
SpR - Specialist Registrar
SSAOP - Supervised Structured Assessments of Operative Performance
SSET - Specialty Skills in Emergency Surgery and Trauma
SSHO - Senior SHO
SSTB - Surgical Specialty Training Board
ST - Specialty Training
STC - Specialty Training Committee
STEP - Surgical Training Education Programme
StR - Specialty Registrar
T&O - Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
TAIP - Training and Assessment in Practice
TIG - Training Interface Group
TOCS - Training Orthopaedic Clinical Supervisors
TOES - Training Orthopaedic Education Supervisors
TOLS - Training Orthopaedic Leaders
TOTS - Training Orthopaedic Trainers
TPD - Training Programme Director
TSC - Training Standards Committee
UEMS - European Union of Medical Specialists
UKFPO - UK Foundation Programme Office
UKITE - UK In-Training Examination
WAGE - Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
WBA - Workplace-based assessment
WCAT - Welsh Clinical Academic Track
WJDC - Welsh Junior Doctors Committee
WIMAT - Welsh Institute for Minimal Access Therapy
WPBA* - Workplace-based assessment
*historical denomination