Published: 4 October 2023
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is pleased to hear that the expansion of medical school places slated for 2025 is to be brought forward by a year.
College President Professor Rowan Parks commented:
The addition of 205 extra medical school places across five institutions next year is a welcome step towards addressing the long term issues of workforce capacity in the NHS.
Read more about the expansion .
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- It is one of the oldest surgical corporations in the world with a global membership of more than 33,000, including 15,000 members in the UK.
- ºìÐÓÊÓƵ also has a significant worldwide presence with members in over 140 countries.
- ºìÐÓÊÓƵ promotes the highest standards of surgical and dental practice through education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical and dental workforce.
- ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has six faculties: The Faculty of Dental Surgery, The Faculty of Surgical Trainers, The Faculty of Dental Trainers, The Faculty of Perioperative Care, The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care and The Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare.
- It is also home to the UK’s only Faculty of Surgical Trainers, open to all those with an interest in surgical training regardless of College affiliation.
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