Preparing for a Career in Surgery 9th November 2024

Kickstart your surgical journey with one of the UK’s most popular surgical careers events! Explore every surgical specialty, gain invaluable insights, and discover what it takes to succeed. Connect and get personalised career advice through one-on-one sessions with surgical trainees to enhance your portfolio and address your burning questions. Don’t miss this chance to lay the foundation for your future surgical career!

Portfolio Clinic
Receive tailored one-on-one feedback on your CST portfolio from a surgical trainee or higher. In just 20 minutes, identify strengths and areas for improvement, and leave with a clear plan to elevate your application.

Time                  Session
08:45 - 09:00    Registration
09:00 - 09:05    Welcome address
09:05 - 09:30    Core Surgical Training (CST): How to Apply & What to Expect
09:30 - 09:50    Routes into Academic Surgery
09:50 - 10:10    Alternative Routes into Surgery
10:10 - 10:30    Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training 
10:30 - 10:50    Finance & Parenthood during Surgical Training
10:50 - 11:10    Surgical Training as an International Medical Graduate (IMG)
11:10 - 11:30    BREAK
11:30 - 11:50    Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Surgery
11:50 - 12:10    Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) Surgery
12:10 - 12:30    Colorectal Surgery 
12:30 - 12:50    Transplant Surgery
12:50 - 13:10    Paediatric Surgery 
13:10 - 13:30    LUNCH
13:30 - 13:50    Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
13:50 - 14:10    Plastic Surgery
14:10 - 14:30    Breast Surgery
14:30 - 14:50    Vascular Surgery
14:50 - 15:10    Urology
15:10 - 15:30    BREAK
15:30 - 15:50    Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Surgery
15:50 - 16:10    Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
16:10 - 16:30    Cardiothoracic Surgery
16:30 - 16:50    Neurosurgery
16:50 - 17:00    CLOSING