Core Surgery online teaching sessions
CST online teaching sessions covering curriculum topics are available to view via Bridge, Bridge link below:-
For National teaching time table, the link to register can be found in pdf document (see bottom of page). The sessions are held every 4th Thursday of the month and they are recorded and are available on the CSTHubUK Platform, https://pgvle.co.uk/course/view.php?id=215. Only every 4th Thursday afternoon is required off not the whole day, you would be expected at work in the morning, attendance is monitored. Any queries please contact Katherine Smith, katherine.smith14@nhs.net
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13th January 2026
30th January 2026
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ST3 Interview Preparation Course, core surgery - virtual online 09.00 - 13.00 This is a generic study day to help you get prepared for National Recruitment. With Presentations from previous interviewers and recently appointed StRs, followed by mock interview stations. If you would like to attend, then please register and book your place:- Course facilitator is Anita Balakrishnan, College Surgical Tutor, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust. Anita can be contacted via email, anita.balakrishnan@nhs.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MRCS Part B OSCE Revision Course - face to face 09.15 - 16.30 Free to East of England Core Surgery Trainees, please note a holding fee of £50 will be required upon booking (the payment is not taken unless you fail to provide 48 hours’ cancellation notice of non-attendance prior to the course), then your card will be charged. This course is available to East of England Core Surgery Trainees. Maximum of 16 delegates. This course is now full. The aim of this course is to prepare core surgical trainees for their MRCS Part B exam. This course will cover a range of topics which may include surgical skills, critical care and surgical pathology. There will be a morning and afternoon session with station rotations of various content. Venue: Simulation Suite, Centrum Building, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UG. Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Mr Vivek Gupta, East of England Core Surgical Training Education Lead Phone: 01603 286836 ext: 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk To book your place please complete registration application form via the following link:- This course is now full |
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TBC February 2026
TBC February 2026
4th March 2026
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRCS Part A Focus Course - online 09.00 - 17.00 This course is available to East of England Core Surgery Trainees. This session will focus on preparing you for MCQ examination. Content to include two examination papers to complete and answer discussions. Venue: virtual via Zoom Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Dr Vivek Gupta, East of England Core Surgical Training Education Lead Phone: 01603 286836 ext: 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk To book your place, please click on the following link:- TBC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core surgical trainee Anastomosis Workshop - face to face at Lister Education Centre, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 4AB 09.15 - 17.00 The day will consist of practical sessions to include basic surgical skills, tissue handling with porcine tissue and suture material choice and knot tying. All Anastomoses will be performed using porcine tissue in a ‘wet lab’ environment. Experienced faculty will provide personalised feedback. Dedicated handbook covering suturing a wide variety of techniques for different tissues. Please note that to confirm your place a £50.00 holding fee will be required upon booking (*not charged). *Should you fail to provide a minimum of 48 hour course cancellation notice, then the payment of £50.00 will be charged to your card. Maximum 10 delegates, to be allocated on a first come first serve basis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ General and vascular surgery mock interviews for core surgery - Virtual, half day 13.00 - 16.00 This course is available to East of England Core Surgery Trainees and is focussed towards General and Vascular candidates. The programme content includes clinical scenario, management scenario, portfolio and communication. Venue: virtual via Zoom Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Mr Kamal Aryal, East of England Training Programme Director for core surgery To book your place, please click on the following link:- TBC |
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8th May 2026 |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MRCS Part B OSCE Revision Course - face to face 09.15 - 16.30 Free to East of England Trainees, please note a holding fee of £50 will be required upon booking (the payment is not taken unless you fail to provide 48 hours’ cancellation notice of non-attendance prior to the course), then your card will be charged. This course is available to East of England Core Surgery Trainees. Maximum of 16 delegates. The aim of this course is to prepare core surgical trainees for their MRCS Part B exam. This course will cover a range of topics which may include surgical skills, critical care and surgical pathology. There will be a morning and afternoon session with station rotations of various content. Venue: Simulation Suite, Centrum Building, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UG. Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Dr Vivek Gupta, East of England Core Surgical Training Education Lead Phone: 01603 286836 ext 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk To book your place please complete registration application form via the following link:- https://pgme.nnuh.nhs.uk/training/courses/mrcs-part-b-osce-revision-course-may-8th-2026/ |
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19th June 2026
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quality Improvement, Research and Audit Study Day - East of England Core Surgical Mandatory Event Free to East of England Trainees All trainees are expected to produce an abstract poster to include title and list of authors. Please do submit more than one abstract poster, if you have more projects. Deadline for abstract submission is 15th May 2026, submit your abstract poster to lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk. Your abstract poster is to be submitted as a single powerpoint slide to include title and list of authors. Please submit an abstract poster such as that which you would prepare to take to the printers if exhibiting a poster at a scientific meeting. We ask for this format as it can give us an indication of your likely presentation skills and shows your ability to organise the key facts about the work you have done in an engaging format. It is also jolly good practice for preparing posters to take to scientific meetings. Please do submit more than one powerpoint slide, if you have more projects. The results of abstract poster submission will be issued on 27th May 2026. Top scoring abstracts will be invited to give a face to face oral podium presentation on Friday 19th June 2026 at Bob Champion building, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Rosalind Franklin Road, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UQ. For those of you whom abstract posters are successfully selected for face to face oral podium presentation, then you should prepare your oral presentation slides for 7 minutes with a further 3 minutes for questions. Remaining authors will be invited to display their abstract posters. Prizes will be awarded to the winning abstract poster presentations. This day is your opportunity to present your work on a regional stage. Event Lead: Dr Vivek Gupta, East of England Core Surgical Training Education Lead Administrator: Lisa Jackson Phone: 01603 286836 ext: 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk Venue: Bob Champion building, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Rosalind Franklin Road, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UQ. Please click on the following link to complete your registration application form:- TBC |
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06 - 07 August 2026
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CT1 Regional Induction - mandatory 08.00 - 17.30 Regional induction is mandatory for all CT1 core surgery trainees. Induction is a full two day event covering all aspects of the core surgical programme and the school of surgery structure. Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Dr Vivek Gupta, East of England Core Surgical Training Education Lead Phone: 01603 286836 ext 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk Venue: day 1 Roy Snelling Lecture Theatre, Bob Champion building, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Rosalind Franklin Road, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UQ. Venue day 2 Bob Champion building, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Rosalind Franklin Road, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UQ. Please click on the following link to complete your registration application form:- TBC |
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25th September 2026
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRCS Part B OSCE Revision Course - face to face 09.15 - 16.30 Free to East of England Trainees, please note a holding fee of £50 will be required upon booking (the payment is not taken unless you fail to provide 48 hours’ cancellation notice of non-attendance prior to the course), then your card will be charged. This course is available to East of England Core Surgery Trainees. Maximum of 16 delegates. The aim of this course is to prepare core surgical trainees for their MRCS Part B exam. This course will cover a range of topics which may include surgical skills, critical care and surgical pathology. There will be a morning and afternoon session with station rotations of various content. Venue: Simulation Suite, Centrum Building, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UG. Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Dr Vivek Gupta, East of England Core Surgical Training Education Lead Phone: 01603 286836 ext 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk To book your place please complete registration application form via the following link:- https://pgme.nnuh.nhs.uk/training/courses/mrcs-part-b-osce-revision-course-september-25th-2026/ |
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TBC October 2025
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRCS Part A Focus Course - online 9.00 - 16.00 This course is available to East of England Core Surgery Trainees. This session will focus on preparing you for MCQ examination. Content to include two examination papers to complete and answer discussions. Venue: virtual via Zoom Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Dr Vivek Gupta, East of England Core Surgical Training Education Lead Phone: 01603 286836 ext: 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk To book your place, please click on the following link:- TBC |
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TBC November 2026
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- East of England Trauma and Orthopaedic Course - face to face 08:30 - 17.00 Free to East of England Trainees, please note a holding fee of £50 will be required upon booking (the payment is not taken unless you fail to provide 48 hours’ cancellation notice of non-attendance prior to the course), then your card will be charged. Maximum capacity of 16 delegates. This is a full day event and will consist of various station rotations in the morning, topics to include:-
Followed by clinical examination of patients in the afternoon. Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Dr Vivek Gupta, East of England Core Surgical Training Education Lead Phone: 01603 286836 ext 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk Venue: Simulation Suite, Centrum Building, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UG. To book your place please complete registration application form via the following link:- TBC |
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4th December 2026
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laparoscopic Skills Course for Core Surgery Trainees - face to face 08.15 - 16.30 This course is only available to East of England Trainees core surgical trainees. (A £50.00 holding fee is required). Should you fail to provide a minimum of 48 hour course cancellation notice, then the payment of £50.00 will be charged to your card. Maximum capacity of 16 delegates. The course is “accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh” and RCSEd award a maximum of 6 CPD hours per day. The day will consist of practical sessions to include laparoscopic cholecystectomy and stapling and suturing in animal tissue. Organiser: Lisa Jackson on behalf of Mr Kamal Aryal, East of England Training Programme Director for core surgery Phone: 01603 286836 ext: 2836 Email: lisa.jackson@nnuh.nhs.uk Venue: Technical Skills Laboratory, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, James Watson Road, Norwich NR4 7UQ To book your place please complete registration application form via the following link:- TBC |
