1. The Core Surgical Training Chairs Forum (CSTC). Mr. Robert Gillies Co – Chair.

2. Who Are We? Miss Su-Anna Boddy Co-Chair. Mrs. Linda De Cossart and Professor Derek Alderson - Council. Professor Simon Gregory, Lead Dean, CST. Core Programme Directors. Ms Ruth Graham, Head of Regional Resources & Regional Coordinators.

3. Who Are We? Ms Sallie Nicholas, Head of JCST. Mr. Adrian Woodthorpe, Head of Assessment & Examinations. Ms. Maria Bussey, Assessment Development Manager. Mr. Jeremy Brooks-Martin, Professional Development Systems Project Manager. Patient Liaison Group Representative.

4. What Do We Do? ISCP Pilots and Core Training. JCST Sub-committees. Selection. ISCP and curriculum delivery. Education Update. Quality Assurance. Regional Coordinator Update.

5. What Do We Do? President. Mr. Chris Munsch, Chair JCST. Professor Mike Larvin, Education Dept. Mr. Mark Goodwin, Clinical lead for Surgery, e-learning for Healthcare (eLfH). Ms. Clare Wyn-Mackenzie, Opportunities in Surgery Project Manager.

6. Current Issues. EWTD. Recruitment - F2 / ST3. Centralised. JCST ‘Good Practice Toolkit’. Maria Bussey (mbussey@rcseng.ac.uk).mbussey@rcseng.ac.uk Is surgery an attractive career? Assessment. ARCP Good Practice Guidance. Curriculum. Length and Type of Core Training.

7. Summary. Cutting edge of developments. ‘SAC like’. Forum for all the key stakeholders. Potential to evolve further. Quality assurance. Thank you.