The Career Hub provides resources to navigate the journey into and through a surgical career. Designed for medical professionals at various stages of their surgical careers, the College provides a wealth of information, support, and opportunities tailored to each stage of the surgical path. Whether you're exploring options as a school pupil, seeking insights into surgical specialties as a medical student, or looking for mentorship and training resources as a trainee, valuable resouces are available to support professional development.
Member Benefits
Discover the membership benefits the College offers to medical professionals at various stages of their surgical careers.
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Welcome to SupportEd, the College’s support hub for individuals working in dental and surgical teams and for organisations involved in the development, delivery and regulation of surgical services. SupportEd will guide you through the various toolkits and support packages on offer from RCSEd.
SupportEd - Individuals
The College’s support hub for individuals working in dental and surgical teams. SupportEd will guide you through the various toolkits and support packages on offer from RCSEd.
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The College’s support hub for organisations involved in the development, delivery and regulation of surgical services. SupportEd will guide you through the various toolkits and support packages on offer from RCSEd.
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The Students career hub offers resources such as the Edinburgh Surgery Online, providing eLearning programmes for surgeons at various training stages, career advice for medical students through the Student Affiliate Network, and insights for school pupils interested in pursuing a career in surgery.
Edinburgh Surgery Online
Run in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, the Edinburgh Surgery Online suite of Postgraduate eLearning programmes offers a range of options for surgeons at various stages of their training.
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Career Advice for Medical Students
Considering a surgical specialty? Explore our guidance to help inform your decision beyond graduation.
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Career Advice for School Pupils
Explore our career advice tailored for school pupils interested in pursuing a future in surgery.
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The Trainees career hub offers a range of support and resources for surgical trainees. It includes representation through the Trainees' Committee, a platform for junior doctors via the Foundation Trainees Surgical Societies UK (FTSS-UK), and access to the Intercollegiate Surgical Logbook for tracking career progress. Additionally, the Surgical Education Research and Innovation Lab (SERI Lab) focuses on advancing surgical education, while the Consultation Skills that Matter for Surgeons (CoSMoS) programme provides specialised training. The Core Trainee Forum aims to enhance early-stage surgical training, and the Surgical Mentoring Scheme connects trainees with experienced mentors to support their professional growth.
Trainees' Committee
The Trainees’ Committee of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is dedicated to representing and advocating for trainees. It ensures that trainee perspectives are considered in all College activities.
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Foundation Trainees Surgical Societies UK (FTSS)
The Foundation Trainees Surgical Societies UK (FTSS-UK) offer a forum and a platform for all junior doctors considering training in and a career in surgery. It also offers insight in to transitioning on to core surgical training.
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Intercollegiate Surgical Logbook
The Intercollegiate Surgical Logbook is managed by RCSEd and is a collaborative project of all four surgical royal colleges. The logbook has strong links to the JCST and the specialty associations. It provides a lifetime service to surgeons of all grades and specialties, as well as a growing number of allied healthcare professionals and students.
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Surgical Education Research and Innovation Lab (SERI Lab)
In 2024, the College has launched a new group focused on surgical education research and innovation. The aim of the SERI Lab is to build a body of academic work to understand how best to equip tomorrow’s surgeons and teams to care for tomorrow's patients effectively, compassionately, excellently and safely, and to enjoy long and rewarding careers.
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Consultation Skills that Matter for Surgeons (CoSMoS)
A Four-Part, Modular Programme for Surgical Trainees.
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Core Trainee Forum
The Core Trainee Forum was established by core surgical trainees, with the mission to enhance surgical training for those at the beginning of their careers.
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Surgical Mentoring Scheme
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Surgical Mentoring Scheme connects surgical trainees seeking mentorship with a diverse group of trained surgical mentors from across the UK. This scheme is designed to help surgical trainees unravel their potential and support their professional development.
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Explore our Parental Leave Resources for Trainees, designed for those thinking about or have already started planning for a family. The RCSEd Trainees' Committee has created a guide to help you navigate essential paperwork and forms. This resource covers maternity leave, shared parental leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, and returning to work.
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Members & Fellows
The Members & Fellows career hub provides essential resources for surgical professionals, focusing on lifelong learning and development to enhance their skills and abilities. It offers guidance for returning to work after pregnancy, maternity, or paternity leave, as well as training options. Members can access invited reviews for expert advice to improve surgical performance and patient outcomes in Trusts and Health Boards. Additionally, opportunities for volunteering at the College not only enhance career development but also contribute to maintaining high standards in surgical and dental practice through education, training, and examinations.
Younger Fellows' Group
A network of younger consultants and senior trainees facilitating younger socialising, involvement in College life and delivering views on professional issues to Council through the Younger Fellows' Committee.
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Return to Work
Navigate your return to work with our comprehensive guidance on pregnancy, maternity and paternity leave, and training options.
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Lifelong Learning & Continuing Professional Development
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is committed to supporting its membership by providing guidance and resources for lifelong surgical professional development, including continuing professional development (CPD).
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Professional Reviews
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh can offer Trusts, Health Boards and independent healthcare providers expert, independent and objective advice to address difficulties and help improve surgical performance and patient outcomes.
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Volunteering
Volunteering at the College is rewarding, supports career development, and has a critical role in upholding the highest surgical and dental practice standards through education, training, and examinations.
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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is dedicated to supporting international students and trainees in their training and professional development. We provide essential information on the options available to suitably qualified international medical graduates seeking to advance their careers and undertake a limited period of training in a surgical specialty within the UK.
International Postgraduate Deanery
The International Postgraduate Deanery (IPD) is dedicated to supporting International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in their training within the UK, as well as assisting NHS Trusts and Health Boards in the development of international doctors.
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Learning Resources
The RCSEd Learning Resources hub provides access to a variety of educational materials, including webinars, e-learning modules, podcasts, and videos.
Acland Anatomy
A membership benefit providing access to a high-quality online anatomy resource, featuring over 300 narrated videos of real specimens to enhance anatomical knowledge.
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SHINE Surgical Ward Round Toolkit
The Surgical Ward Round Toolkit, aimed at enhancing patient safety on surgical wards, was developed through a collaborative effort between the Patient Safety Board of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
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Lightning Learning
The Lightning Learning series of concise yet informative educational vignettes aim to deliver impactful learning in just 5 to 10 minutes. Whether you’re a trainee or an established specialist looking to refresh your knowledge or gain new clinical insights, Lightning Learning is designed with you in mind.
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The non-technical skills of surgeons (NOTSS) play a significant role in patient safety. RCSEd is at the epicentre of an initiative to build a taxonomy and training system and raise awareness of the importance of NOTSS. This demonstrates our commitment to patient safety and why we support the World Health Organisation’s World Patient Safety Day.
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Professional Volunteer Appointments
Professional Opportunities
Fnd details of professional opportunities which may be of interest to you and your career.
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Regional Surgical Ambassadors Vacancies
As the Regional Surgical Ambassadors (RSA) Network goes from strength to strength we are inviting applications from UK based Fellows to join the Network. We welcome interest from Fellows in all specialties and regions of the UK.
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Examiner Vacancies
Become an integral part of the College and contribute to the success of our exams by applying for our Examiner vacancies.
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Edinburgh Surgery Online Tutor Recruitment
The role of the Edinburgh Surgery Online tutor involves actively engaging with students on asynchronous discussion boards typically spanning a period of five weeks. Support for students normally requires the tutor to log into the website no more than 2-3 times a week, each session lasting less than an hour.
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At RCSEd we are proud to offer a range of funding opportunities to support our Members and Fellows in every stage of their careers, through our portfolio of research fellowships, travelling fellowships, grants and bursaries. Annually we provide over half a million pounds of funding to support our Affiliates, Members and Fellows in the UK and Internationally, in both research and the pursuit of education and training. We also work with over 100 organisations, donors, charities and education institutions across the globe to ensure that we consistently improve and build upon our portfolio and are able to provide the very best funding, recognition, training and educational opportunities.
Research Fellowships
The College disburses several training and research fellowships each year, both as sole funders and in partnership with outstanding organisations and donors. We are proud to support our members and fellows in achieving remarkable innovations in surgical and dental research.
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Travelling Fellowships
The College disburses several travelling fellowships each year, both as sole funders and in partnership with esteemed organisations and donors. We proudly support our members and fellows in developing skills from world-renowned experts, exploring diverse surgical environments, and enhancing their professional knowledge through educational visits.
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Grants
The College disburses a number of grants each year to fund research and education for our members and fellows. These grants provide seed funding for new research, support medical projects outside of research (e.g., digital education resource projects), and facilitate educational development.
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Scholarships
The College disburses two scholarships each year in collaboration with our generous donors.
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Bursaries
The College disburses a number of bursaries each year to fund undergraduate travel and celebrate significant occasions occurring both nationally and internationally.
Browse PortfolioIn addition to funding, at RCSEd we seek to celebrate and recognise the successes and contributions of our Members and Fellows through an extensive and prestigious portfolio of medals, lectureships, prizes, professorships and awards. Annually over 60 medals are awarded at College Diploma ceremonies and speciality events to commemorate examination success and significant contributions to surgery and dentistry.
Professorships
The College seeks to recognise and promote the extraordinary clinical and research contributions of our members and fellows through our portfolio of prestigious professorships.
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Lectureships
Lectureships offer the unique opportunity to present research or the development of new clinical methods at a prestigious event, either in collaboration with a specialty association or at an event hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh or one of our generous partners.
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Awards
The College seeks to celebrate the incredible contributions of our members and fellows through our portfolio of awards, which encapsulate the most prestigious of our recognition opportunities, many of which have long histories.
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Prizes
The College awards a number of prizes to celebrate exam and career success, often administered in collaboration with our exams teams, organisations such as COSECSA, and our own Office Bearers.
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Medals
The College awards a number of medals to members and fellows to celebrate their success. Medals are awarded through application, nomination, and most commonly, examination performance.
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