created 01 December 2016
                        2015 began with chairing my first JCST meeting. I knew what to expect, having been a member of the committee for 5 years. Chairing a 30 strong committee for over 5 hours was an interesting...
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                        created 01 December 2016
                        Where I’m coming from…
A few months ago, I took up the role of QA Lead for the JCST. Coming from the Irish system, I start with a different perspective from many UK colleagues. There is strength in...
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                        created 01 December 2016
                        The Joint Committee on Surgical Training is the intercollegiate meeting of representatives of training bodies of all surgical specialties. They develop the website which we all use for recording...
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                        created 01 December 2016
                        It is late on a Friday night and I am returning home on the train from an Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) council meeting in London. One of the items on tonight’s agenda was a debate...
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                        created 01 December 2016
                        Many changes have taken place in surgical training since 2007; those in selection have perhaps been the most far reaching. Thought, hard work and organisation have resulted in structured, fair and...
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