Mr. George Garas St. Mary’s Hospital London
Career progression MBBS Foundation Programme Core Surgical Training Higher Surgical Training
Career progression: CT2 to ST3 Evidence of core competencies (ARCP) Exams: MRCS & DOHNS At least 24 months experience (incl. 12 months in ENT) Relevant courses Academic/Research Skills
ARCP Formal, structured & objective review Yearly ISCP-based
ISCP
WBAs: CbDs CEX DOPS Mini-PAT
ISCP Learning Agreements
ISCP: Evidence
elogbook Operations: STS STU Performed Assisted
Courses: RCS(Eng)
Courses: Generic ALS ALERT ATLS CCrISP Basic Surgical Skills Training the Trainers BEST
Courses: ST3 Interview ENT Tzar ST3 Interview Course & DOHNS course Lectures from very senior ENT Surgeons (incl. Professor Narula) Mock interview Personal 1-to-1 feedback
ENT Courses Introduction to ENT (RCSEng) The London ENT Radiology course (Northwick Park) Temporal bone course (numerous institutions) Operative skills in ENT Surgery (RCSEng) Difficult airway course (Northwick Park/RNTNE) Foundations of Otologic Surgery (Ear Institute, UCL) London Head & Neck Dissection course (St. George’s) FESS course (numerous institutions)
Conferences Royal Society section meetings ENT-UK annual conference Fundamentals of ENT (RCSEng) American Academy European Academy IFHNOS Royal Marsden Annual Head & Neck conference International MDT Thyroid & Parathyroid Meeting (RCSEng) ASiT annual conference South West ENT Academic Meeting (SWEAM) Conferences & courses advertised in ENT News
“Failure to prepare is preparing to fail” Best of luck! Thanks for listening