PGMDE Support Portal

School of Surgery (Core)

SITE 4

• Do I have to attend SITE, even if I have passed the MRCS/gained an ST3 job?
• How can I change the SITE date that I have been allocated?
• What should I do if I cannot attend any of the planned SITE dates?
• Can the SITE assessment be held on another date?

Matching 5

• I am an ACF. Am I obliged to participate in the matching process?
• Am I obliged to participate in the matching process if I am on a themed programme?
• How can I change the matching date that I have been allocated?
• What happens if I have been invited to matching interviews but cannot attend?
• Do I have to participate in the matching process if I am on maternity leave and on a generic programme?

Anatomy 1

• I have been granted an extension to CT2. As I have already completed one year of CT2 anatomy demonstrating and achieved the required 90 hours of attendance, do I need to attend again?

Rotations 1

• How can I swap my placement with a fellow core trainee?

ARCP 2

• Will I be expected to have completed all of the requirements by my ARCP in July, even though there are still three months of the training year remaining?
• How can I change the ARCP date/time that I have been allocated?

Communication and Leadership Courses 1

• How can I register for the communication (CT1) or leadership (CT2) course?

Attendance at Events 1

• My trust will not release me for a training event. What should I do?

Core Surgical Training Handbook 1

• Where can I obtain a copy of the handbook?

Academic Clinical Fellows 1

• I am an ACF. How can I arrange my academic time?

OOPs 1

• Can I go on OOP as a core surgical trainee?

HEKSS Core Surgery Price Day 2018 13

• How many abstracts can I submit?
• Can I and a colleague who worked on the same ‘abstract’ both submit the same work?
• Am I allowed to print my poster on landscape or portrait?
• If I am unable to attend the event may a colleague present in my place?
• If I have not been selected for presentation do I need to attend this day?
• Do I need to attend the interview skills/ST3 Preparation session in the afternoon of the prize day?
• Will I be reimbursed travel expenses for attending the Prize day?
• Will there be parking available at the venue?
• Is catering included for the day?
• Can I submit if my abstract has been accepted but not yet published?
• Can I submit an abstract if it has been presented at a conference, but not published?
• If I am unsure whether it is a podium abstract or a case report, how is it allocated?
• Which different categories are there?