The Association of Surgeons in Training
Sunday 29 August 2010
Founded in 1976, ASiT is an educational charity working to promote excellence in surgical training across all nine surgical specialties. ASiT is independent of the Surgical Royal Colleges, and is run by trainees for trainees. Click here to find out how ASiT can benefit your surgical education and career.
ASiT Conference | Cardiff | Fri 23 - Sun 25 March 2012
Monday 26 March 2012
Sunny Cardiff's City Hall hosted our 2012 conference with almost 1,200 abstracts submitted and an attendance of almost 700 from the UK and abroad, both record highs for the ASiT Conference. Trainee prizes worth £3,500 were awarded and the winners can be seen by clicking here. The educational pre-conference courses, informative programme, and our famous Charity Gala Dinner were all hugely successful and we look forward to achieving similar success next year.
Are You Being Trained? ASiT National Training Survey
Tuesday 13 December 2011
SURVEY NOW OPEN. ASiT are running a major annual national survey for surgical trainees in all nine surgical specialties focusing on the quality of your training. Now that trainees are contributing financially towards the cost of their training there is a need for publicly available measures of national training quality.
ASiT Silver Scalpel Award: Excellence in Surgical Training
Thursday 22 December 2011
Over the past decade the ASiT Silver Scalpel Award, generously supported by Swann-Morton, has played a vital part in recognising trainers going the extra mile for their trainees, while at the same time promoting the highest standards of surgical training.
The Cost of Surgical Training
Sunday 13 February 2011
The last ten years have seen training costs increase dramatically while funding has been cut. ASiT has recently undertaken a survey of our members investigating the costs of surgical training. The results are troubling and have far-reaching implications for the medical profession, and for the future of the surgical workforce.
The Future of Surgical Training: ASiT Position Statement
Saturday 31 March 2012
ASiT have recently up-dated this wide-ranging document addressing the future of surgical training. Our objective is to succinctly present the views of surgical trainees in relation to changes required to improve training quality, and improve the standards of the end-product of surgical training – the Consultant Surgeon.
Trainee Representation at RCSEd
Friday 19 August 2011
RCSEd has withdrawn representation from ASiT and the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA). ASiT and other groups have no access to formally raise training issues and concerns. This is a serious and retrograde step in the history of representing our 2200 members and one we feel unable to support.
EWTD Guide for Surgical Trainees
Sunday 28 February 2010
The coming months will doubtless prove to be a difficult time for surgical trainees, with new rotas and working patterns adopted as the final stage of the European Working Time Directive is implemented. This practical guidance aims to clarify the issues involved and explains the individual opt-out.
ASiT Surgical Education and Training Scheme
Sunday 28 February 2010
ASiT Surgical Education and Training Scheme (ASSETS) offers training opportunities exclusively to ASiT members, usually in partnership with our sponsors. Our high quality, low cost courses focus on key skills in all surgical specialties.
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Recent news
- ICOSET 2012 16-05-2012
- RMBF - chosen charity for the 2012 ASiT Gala Dinner 27-04-2012
- All Wales Surgical Careers Conference 2012 20-04-2012
- RCS Eng / J&J Lister Essay Competition 17-04-2012
- ASGBI Liverpool 2012 10-04-2012
Latest articles
- The use of the title ‘Consultant Surgeon’ by non medical practitioners 10-01-2012
- Simulation in Surgical Training Statement 10-01-2012
- Regional variation in MRCS surgical exam results and performance 04-01-2012
- ASiT National Survey: Are You Being Trained? 13-12-2011
- Financial Matters for Surgeons in Training 29-07-2011
Hot topics
- Pre-surgical "Warm up" By: Mr J Loan | 2 comments
- fellowship in endocrine surgery By: Mr A Shafiq MBBS,FRCSEd,FRCSI | 1 comments
- Intercollegiate FRCS By: Alison McCoubrey | 1 comments
- ST3 2011 By: Mr A El Hadi MBBS , MRCS | 1 comments
- Advice regarding on-call arrangements for pregnant trainees By: Miss E Elsey MBChB MRCS | 3 comments
Featured courses
- MSc in Surgical Science and Practice - University of Oxford
- University of Kent - Surgical MSc Programmes - Jan 2012
- Manchester ASiT MRCS OSCE (Part B) course - March 2012
- Legal Aspects of Surgical Practice - Nov 2011 - London
- Intermediate Skills in ENT - Jan 2012 - London
- Anatomy Revision for FRCS (Tr & Ortho) - Dec 2011 - London
