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Guidance on Submitting your FST Application

Thank you for considering applying for Associate status, Membership or Fellowship of the Faculty
of Surgical Trainers at the RCSEd.

About the Faculty

The Faculty of Surgical Trainers has been set up by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The
Faculty is the first of its kind in the UK and is open to all those who have an active interest in surgical
training in the UK and internationally.

The purpose of the Faculty is to help support and develop surgeons in their role as surgical trainers.
It will work to increase the profile and recognition of surgical education and training and disseminate
the message that excellent surgical training means excellent and safe patient care.

It will also champion and promote training in non-technical skills, as well as traditional technical
skills, to further enhance patient safety; and provide a framework for the training and education of
surgical trainers.

How to join

Membership of the Faculty is open to all those in the UK and internationally with a minimum grade
of ST3 (or equivalent) who have an interest in surgical training, regardless of College affiliation. You
can join as an Associate, Member or Fellow of the Faculty.

Associate

Becoming an Associate of the Faculty demonstrates your interest in surgical training. To become
an Associate, you must submit a letter of support from an educational supervisor or comparable
professional, together with an educational 4-page CV, illustrating your interest/commitment to
the field of surgical training.

To join as an Associate, please submit:


• A completed FST Application Form
• A letter of support from an educational supervisor or comparable professional to the
Faculty office. This letter should detail your interest and involvement in surgical training
• A four-page educational CV

Dec2020
Member

To become a Member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers you must demonstrate a clear interest
and participation in surgical training and education. To be eligible to become a Member of the
Faculty you must demonstrate that you are an active and engaged surgical trainer. We will assess
your interest and participation in surgical training based on the three domains of Teaching &
Training Activity, Educational Leadership, and Scholarship & Research in Education. Examples of
educational activities from each domain are listed below. We would expect membership level
applicants to demonstrate activity in roughly five areas over the three domains.

To join as a Member, please submit:


• A completed FST Application Form
• A completed Summary of Evidence Form
• An educationally-based Curriculum Vitae – maximum four A4 pages in length

Fellow

Fellowship of the Faculty is our highest reward for individuals with a clear commitment to
excellence, and a high level of commitment in the field of surgical education and training. You
must be a fully trained surgeon to achieve Fellowship (i.e. Consultant or Associate Specialist/ Staff
Grade doctor). We expect Fellowship level applicants to demonstrate activity significantly over
and above the five areas of activity needed for membership level application. For Fellowship level
applications you must also provide two structured references confirming your commitment and
participation in surgical training and education.

To join as a Fellow, please submit:


• A completed FST Application Form
• A completed Summary of Evidence Form
• An educationally-based Curriculum Vitae – maximum four A4 pages in length
• Two supporting statements

Dec2020
Educational domains and examples of evidence

Teaching & Training Activity


 Assigned Educational Supervisor
 Completed a Training the Trainers Course
 Member of ARCP Panel - Annual Review
of Competency Progression is a process
to ascertain whether a trainee is making
satisfactory progression. The ARCP is
underpinned by appraisal, assessment
and annual planning
 Involvement in work placed based
assessment and feedback
 Regularly scheduled teaching activities
 College examiner (if not RCSEd please
state)

Educational Leadership

 Course supervisor or coordinator or convener or organiser


 Development of courses, teaching materials & assessment tools
 Training Programme Director
 Director of Medical Education
 Post-graduate Dean
 Membership of local education or training committee
 Membership of national/ international education or training committee
 Other formal responsible position in training or education
 Supervision of trainees’ higher degrees

Scholarship & Research in Education

 Post Graduate Cert or Diploma in Medical Education


 Masters degree or PhD in Medical Education
 Presentations in surgical training or education
 Publications in surgical training or education

Dec2020
About the Assessment Process
An Assessment Panel convenes approximately every 3 months, depending on the number of
applications. The panel consists of three assessors from the FST Faculty Governance Group (FGG).
Assessors working independently, will consider your application before the Assessment Panel meet
to make a joint decision. The Panel then makes a recommendation of:

 No award recommended on the basis of this application


 More information to be requested from applicant
 Associate award granted
 Membership award recommended
 Fellowship award recommended

Associate applications
Individuals that have an Associate application will be advised of the outcome in writing within 14
days of the Assessment Panel meeting.

Member and Fellowship applications


Successful applications for Member or Fellowship will be recommended by the Assessment Panel
to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Council for ratification via the Award Committee.
Membership and Fellowship level awards are normally conferred at one of the College Diploma
ceremonies. Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications shortly after
ratification by College Council.

Tips For The Application Process

A successful application depends on you providing the evidence on which your application is
assessed. This can be seen almost as a self-assessment exercise of your activity in the field of surgical
training. This exercise is then calibrated and validated by our assessors. Those assessing your
application will refer to the three educational domains that we have listed above to judge whether
you have demonstrated that you have the appropriate standard for Membership or Fellowship of
the Faculty.

Remember it will be useful if you can base your CV around your educational activity, ideally grouped
around the three domains outlined above. Submission of your standard CV may make it less likely
that the assessor will be able to accurately note all of your training activity. Also remember to set
out your achievements clearly – they cannot be inferred by the Assessment Panel, they must be
clearly set out in your application CV.

For more information please visit the Faculty’s website at https://fst.rcsed.ac.uk or contact the
Faculty on [email protected] or +44 (0) 131 527 1585.

Dec2020

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