National Selection pits the best of the UK’s core surgical trainees (sorry - that includes EEC countries as well) against each other in a process...
Gidon Ellis and Jonathan Makanjuola were both selected at National Selection in 2012 for Urological Higher Surgical Training. Both were ranked first in their respective...
What is the TUF Warrior programme? The Urology Foundation (TUF) Warrior programme is designed to support core trainees, clinical fellows and foundation doctors interested in...
The 2018 BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting in Liverpool delivered the first session for applicants unsuccessful in urology ST3 national selection. The session was organised and...
Background: the concept of trainee-led research Over the past five years a novel and exciting collaborative approach to delivering research has been developed in the...
I was fortunate enough to be able to take some time out of my training after ST5 to pursue an Out Of Programme Experience (OOPE)...
The 2016 terms and conditions of service (junior doctor contract) introduced the following clause: 11. Where a doctor is rostered to work on a non-resident...
Current exposure to urology in medical undergraduate curriculums is relatively sparse in comparison to the other surgical specialties with one study reporting just 42% of...
Is there a principle which could help address multiple challenges in surgical training? One which has potential to improve recruitment and retention of staff to...
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic I was a trust grade junior registrar, using this year at a district general hospital to gain experience, skills and...
2020 posed challenges to medical education like never seen before. In an effort to contain and slow the spread of coronavirus all UK medical schools...
When I was pregnant with my first child, I went to a talk on how to achieve work-life balance and avoid burnout. It was given...