JCST Training Fee 2025/26
03 Feb 2025
The Presidents of the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland have agreed that the JCST fee should remain frozen at £260 for another year. You can read the Presidents' statement here.
Read moreNational Selection 2025
17 Jan 2025
National Selection 2025 *UPDATE: Please note that some of the specialties listed below now have sufficient interviewers - click the relevant link to check. Details on how to participate in 2025...
Read moreJCST office closure over the festive season
20 Dec 2024
The JCST office will be closed from 24 December to 1 January 2025. The helpdesk will closed at 2pm on 23 December 2024 - it will re-open at 9am on 2 January 2025. Happy festive season and all the...
Read moreSAC Chairs appointments
06 Dec 2024
We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Mr Charlie Hall to the SAC Chair role for Otolaryngology, and Miss Lynsey McHugh to the SAC Chair role for Urology. They will take over in the new...
Read moreNew SAC Chair
19 Nov 2024
Congratulations to Ian Sharp who will take over the role of OMFS SAC Chair at the start of the new year.
Read moreJCST QA Lead appointment
14 Nov 2024
We are pleased to announce that Brian Stewart has been appointed to the JCST QA Lead role and will take over from Nadeem Khwaja in January 2025.
Read moreJCST QA and Research Leads recruitment
24 Sep 2024
The JCST is looking to recruit a new QA Lead and a new Research Lead - further information is available here.
Read morePost Certification JCST Interface Group Fellowships 2025
16 Sep 2024
Applications will open from 18 October 2024, closing 02 December 2024 for posts commencing August 2025 in the following Interface Fellowships: Cleft Lip & Palate Surgery Hand Surgery Head...
Read moreGold Guide v10 published 2024
02 Sep 2024
COPMeD have published the 10th edition of the Gold Guide; this Reference Guide is for Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK and is applicable to all postgraduate doctors in training on taking...
Read moreISCP Surgical Director appointment
06 Aug 2024
We are pleased to announce that the Vice Presidents of the four surgical Royal Colleges have appointed Christopher Fowell as the new ISCP Surgical Director. Christopher will take over from Keith...
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