The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) is a registered charity & educational organisation working to promote the highest standards in surgical training
ASiT and the Surgical Specialty Training Organisations have released a joint statement in response to a recently published in The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons England
What should be the
#priorities
in delivering surgical care?
Share with us your thoughts
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📢 New
#ASiT
Report on Physician Associate Impact on Surgical Training and Patient Care 🏥👩⚕️
🔍 Largest ever ASiT survey: 1,978 doctors across all surgical specialties in the UK.
🤝 Focus: Physician Associates (PAs) impact on surgical training and patient care
📈 73.8% worked…
Wanting to submit abstracts and come to
#ASiT2019
but worried about young ones? Fear not! Baby feeding rooms with live conference streams + crèche now confirmed! Simply email info
@asit
.org by 2nd Feb if you want to book in for the crèche!
@womeninsurgery
ASiT, the Trainee Surgical Speciality Associations’ &
@BMA_JuniorDocs
Joint Letter to Chairs of the Four Educational Bodies, regarding recent changes to Core Surgical Training Recruitment for 2022 – 2023:
Congratulations to new incoming President
@kingmartinj
! Thank you so much to
@LolaASiT
for your leadership, and all your efforts to support the Association and trainees nationally!
Thanks to all the Executive and Council for an incredible year!
📣In light of the NHS workforce plan, ASiT is addressing the PA expansion.
📊 We want YOUR input!
📝 Are you a surgical trainee, foundation doctor, or a locally employed doctor in surgery?
Take this survey on PAs' role & impact:
After the
@ASiTofficial
Council meeting yesterday, we are pleased to announce that
@_JoshBurke_
will be following in the footsteps of
@deirdren2
as the new ASiT President! Many congratulations also go to the rest of the new Executive Committee elected
#ASiT2020
Congrats to Damilola Jesuyajolu
@Dami_Jesuyajolu
for winning the oral presentation prize for his excellent review on improvised EVDs in Africa!
We’ll be emailing all winners (including poster prizes) so please keep a lookout for your inbox if you missed the closing address!
🚨🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT‼️
#TeamASiT
are delighted to be joined by newly appointed UK government ambassador for Mental Health and A&E doctor
@DrAlexGeorge
We’re so excited for the session
#excellinginadversity
First up we have the big one, el presidente!
Outgoing:
@_JoshBurke_
Incoming:
@LolaASiT
Massive thank you to Josh for all his hard work in the most difficult circumstances & welcome to our new President Lola!
🚨We have some exciting news!🚨
💥The ASiT international conference is going VIRTUAL💥
🗓️ 5-7th March 2021
All from the comfort of your own home 🏡
Stay tuned for more info from
#TeamASiT
#spreadtheword
We’re pleased to announce that ASiT’s Non-Financial Cost of Surgical Training report is now out 📝
🎯 With 459 respondents, this is the
#biggest
survey to date on the non-financial cost of surgical training in the UK, representing all surgical
#specialties
in all
#deaneries
…
Congratulations to our 2022 Swann-Morton Silver Scalpel winner
🏆 Professor Peter Brennan
@BrennanSurgeon
It was an honour to hear about your inspiring dedication to surgical trainees
Thanks to all nominees who continue to promote excellence in surgical training
#ASiT2022
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
We're proud to partner with
@ProximieAR
to support the education of surgical trainees.
This partnership will help to mitigate the effect of the pandemic on training by creating a curriculum of live surgery demonstrations, cadaveric masterclasses and more!
Congratulations to new incoming ASiT President
@SCheruvu01
Thank you so much to
@kingmartinj
for your leadership, and all your efforts to support the Association and trainees nationally!
Thanks to all the Executive and Council for an incredible year!
#ASiT2023
Surgeons and healthcare workers across the U.K. are faced daily with unsafe workloads, rota gaps and inadequate IT infrastructure.... what do you advise
@gmcuk
?
#BawaGarba
Coming soon‼️ In July 2020 we’ll be running an essential radiology for surgeons series with
@_the_SRT
.
See below for full details and keep 👀 peeled for sign up details
The person specifications for 2023 specialty recruitment are available here: Changes to note: core surgery introduction of MSRA for shortlisting; MDRS requirement for MRCS to be passed by offer date. For further info contact MDRS:
Wishing Prof Ellis a restful and long retirement. On behalf of the surgical community and
#TeamASiT
we thank you for the many years of service and dedication to surgery, teaching and training. A true role model
The great Harold Ellis is finally retiring aged 94. I doubt he ever took a formal teaching qualification but to me he was the best. I count myself lucky to have worked for him. Thoroughly decent, generous and kind
@RCSnews
@RCSEd
@rcpsglasgow
@ASiTofficial
@RouleauxClub
Following the news of her recent diagnosis and retirement from
@gmcuk
, we would like to offer our thoughts to Dame Clare Marx and her family. Dame Marx has been an exceptional visionary, leader and inspiration in the field of surgery and we extend our thanks from all at
#TeamASiT
Congratulations to all our shortlisted candidates for the 2021 ASiT Silver Scalpel Award!
Further congratulations to this years winner Miss Manjit Dhillon, what an achievement!!
#ASiT2021
#ExcellingInAdversity
A massive congratulations to everyone receiving their CST jobs today! We are delighted to welcome you onto the surgical journey! 🙂🎉🥳
For those who were unsuccessful, take some time out, be kind to yourself and don't be disheartened! 💪
ASiT Cost Of Surgical Training (COST) Survey Announcement!
We invite ALL doctors working in a surgical post in the UK and Ireland to participate!
Participating may change future landscape of training.
🔗 Link to the survey:
We stand with every trainee who has been subjected to discrimination, bias, harassment or any frankly unacceptable behaviour. We hear you and we support you. Thank you
@roux_group
for highlighting this again
#callitout
Some of the most appalling comments made to surgical trainees
#Roux2021
that are difficult to even comprehend yet sadly all true. Unacceptable does not begin to cover it, we need to change the narrative
#callitout
We're absolutely delighted to welcome
@DrAlexGeorge
to
#ASiT2021
for his Wellbeing Campfire
Wellbeing is such a huge part of everyone's professional lives and we're delighted to welcome the UK Ambassador for Mental Health in Dr Alex George
#ASiT2021
#ExcellingInAdversity
🚨 Joint statement to the published report on sexual misconduct in surgery from ASiT and Specialty Surgical Training Associations 🚨
Any form of sexual misconduct or harassment and normalisation of such behaviours is unacceptable
Full statement ⬇️
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Can we get a drumroll please?!
🥁🥁🥁
It is indeed that time of the year again!
ASiT is proud to present you our Swann-Morton
#SilverScalpel
2024 nominees! 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿
🔈Abstract submission now open!
We are delighted to announce that we have opened submissions for
#ASiT2023
annual conference
🔗
Deadline: 30/12/22 (midnight)
Submit your work now!
Excited to share
#50Faces
of Surgery Episode 8: Miss Nikola Henderson
@nik_henderson
, previous
@asgbi
Gold medalist, is a Consultant General & Colorectal surgeon, & surgery teaching lead for
@UoDmedicine
.
🖌Following a fantastic number of artistic and inspiring submissions, we are very pleased to announce the winners of ASiT Yearbook Competition🖌
📖Theme "Surgical Training: The Evolution"📖
🌟Cover page and Competition Winner - Zuzanna Nowinka🌟
Do you know an outstanding surgical trainer?
We are delighted to launch our 21st annual Silver Scalpel award, the Silver Suture award and, new for 2021/22, the Silver Scissors!
Read more below:
*Nominations close midnight on 15th November*
We are delighted to announce the format and venue of our 46th Annual International Surgical Conference,
#ASiT2022
!!! Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks and months. We can't wait to see you all there!!!🙂🎉
We were delighted to visit Miss Manjit Dhillon in Aberdeen to present her with the prestigious 2021
@ASiTofficial
Swann-Morton Silver Scalpel award!
So lovely to hear about her role as an inspiring surgical trainer and meet the trainees that nominated her
@NHSGrampian
🚨BREAKING🚨
Registration for our virtual
#ASiT2021
conference is now OPEN‼️
📆5-7th March 2021
>30 prizes, numerous breakout sessions to cater for students-senior registrars, abstracts published in
@BJSurgery
!
Don’t miss out, register below 👇🏻
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What. A. Weekend.
As we draw to a close it is only fitting we thank
@_JoshBurke_
for his awesome leadership this year in unprecedented circumstances. Additionally a huge thank you to
@_joshuaclements
for facilitating such an incredible conference!
👏👏
Check your inboxes‼️
Abstract results have been released for
#ASiT2021
#excellinginadversity
24 hours left to use the early bird rate (closes 30/01/21 at 2359)
Register NOW👇🏻👇🏻🚨🚨
🔗
Excited to share 50 Faces Episode 7: Miss Edwards is one of the 1st Asian female consultant transplant surgeons in the UK. Her work has been featured on platforms including the BMJ podcast and BBC Points West.
#50faces
#HereIAm
🎉 Calling all future surgeons! 🏥 Exciting news: ASiT Annual Conference locations revealed! 🌍
📅 2024: Bournemouth 🏖️ 🗓️ Date: March 7-10, 2024
Get ready for sun, sea, and surgical insights at
#ASiT2024
in the stunning coastal town of Bournemouth.
A big congratulations to everyone who has been offered an ST3 number this week.
For those still waiting to hear; good luck! 🍀 🤞🏼
For those who didn’t get the news they were hoping for; keep your head up, keep going & we are here to listen/help however we can.
We're looking for enthusiastic members to our council!
Details of all roles & responsibilities and how to apply, will be posted on our website this evening.
Please consider waiting until the weekend to contact us, once all details are listed online, if you have any questions.
Join
#TeamASiT
, BJS Editor
@evanscolorectal
& Matt Lee
@wannabehawkeye
for our upcoming webinar “How to write a successful abstract” for hints & tips to help with submitting your abstract to the
#ASiT2021
Virtual Conference! 📝💻
Register here 👉🏼
ASiT would like to formally announce the amazing
@deirdren2
as our new incoming president! We cannot wait to start working with you! Some incredible shoes to fill
@GemmaASiT
#ASiT2019
Congratulations to our finalists for the Silver Suture in 2021 and a massive congratulations to our joint winners Mr Umar Wali and Mr Tom Lewis
Massive well done from everyone at
#TeamASiT
#ASiT2021
#ExcellingInAdversity
🥁🥁🥁
Presenting our Swann-Morton
#SilverScalpel
2023 nominees!
Of the many inspiring nominations we received, these 6 stood out for their tireless
#dedication
to promoting excellence in
#surgicaltraining
🔪
P.S. Join us at
#ASiT2023
where we’ll announce the award winner 🏅
Are you based outside of the UK & Ireland?
We're doing what we can to support surgical trainees & their patients around the globe. We're offering FREE virtual registration to
#ASiT2022
to everyone based in a low-or-middle-income country.
#GlobalSurgery
#LMIC
Read more below:
🎁 Merry Festive Season from ASiT to all! 🎁
We are GIVING AWAY a free ticket to the ASIT Annual Conference 2023 in LIVERPOOL!
Follow the 4 simple steps below to stand a chance to win!
🧵 1/3
Being a surgical trainee is tough and being a parent shouldn’t make it tougher. We support surgical trainees who are parents and want to make it as easy as possible for all our members to attend
#ASiT2022
.
Our annual conference is parent & child friendly. 🧵1/4
We congratulate the Winner of the ASiT 2024 Silver Scalpel awards Mr Dilworth!
Tonight is the night we celebrate excellence of all nominees and trainers and thank them for their dedication and contribution to training the surgeons of tomorrow!
#ASiT2024
#TheTimeIsNow
!
This…
@ASiTofficial
are delighted to announce the release of The Future of Surgery: Technology Enhanced Surgical Training Report
@RCSnews
Download the Full Report
#FOSTEST2022
The best of luck to all those attending Core Surgical Training interviews over the next two weeks! Remain calm, focus, and show them you’re ready to start your surgical career!
#goodluck
Congratulations again as Richard Bamford
@richbamford81
, newly appointed Colorectal Consultant, is presented with the prestigious
@ASiTofficial
Silver Suture Award supported by the Faculty of Surgical Trainers
@RCSEdFST
at
@asgbi
It is with great sadness that the Association of Surgeons has learnt of the death of Mr Brian Rees, the 5th president of ASiT from 1980-1981.
Please see statement below:
It's been a busy few weeks for us here at ASiT. When busy, we all benefit from extra motivation & aspiration.What better way to seek inspiration than from our next
#50Faces
campaign video.
This week, we interview Miss Samantha Tross, the first black female orthopaedic surgeon.
We would like to introduce you all to the
@ASiTofficial
Executive Team 2023-2024!
Many exciting opportunities ahead!
Together as a team we will work towards our main aim - promoting excellence in surgical training for the benefit of trainees and patients.
#ASiT2023
#ASiT
‼️UKFPO FPAS CHANGES‼️
Have the Dec 2020
#UKFPO
#FPAS
changes impacted you?
@ASiT
+
@medstudentsec
+
@STARSurg
are conducting the 1st national survey gathering opinions on the recent
#FPAS
change: so the med student voice is heard!
📢Tell us your thoughts at
We’re delighted to announce our new medical student representative will be
@Johno_Hirniak
!
We’re always blown away by the standard of
#medicalstudents
applications. Keep an eye out for applications for our regional ambassador scheme opening soon!
The Silver Scalpel Nominees and Speeches at the
#ASiT2024
Conference
#TheTimeIsNow
to celebrate surgical training excellence!
Ms Hawys Lloyd-Hughes
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust
Mr James Brewer
Consultant Upper GI Surgeon
Chelsea and Westminster…
‼️THIS IS NOT A DRILL‼️
🌟The
#COVIDSTAR
collaborative project is now LIVE!🌟
Please help us to help you!
We need surgical trainees to complete this important online survey to help us advocate for you and your training going forward..
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It is with great pleasure that we can now announce shortlisted nominees for
#SilverScalpel2022
, our prestigious annual Silver Scalpel award sponsored by Swann Morton.
It is a joy to have received many nominations that in many ways epitomize excellence in surgical training.
On behalf of all surgical trainees across the country
@ASiTofficial
would like to say a huge thank you to teachers for all their hard work and for coming together to look after children of healthcare professionals over the coming weeks
#THANKYOU
#coronavirusUK
#COVID19
>5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ delegates 👥🌍
1️⃣4️⃣ pre-conference courses🔪
4️⃣ platforms 💻
1️⃣ international virtual conference for current and future surgical trainees 🎉
This is
#ASiT2021
#ExcellinginAdversity
#ASiT2023
debate
”This house believes that there is no longer incentives to enter traditional surgical training pathways”
Time to discuss!
#ReconnectAndInspire
Please find the publication of the initial qualitative impact of COVID-19 on surgical training in collaboration with our trainee speciality associations
Big thanks to all our collaborators!
Full paper 🔗