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SUMMARY:Basic Science Research Skills in Surgery
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DESCRIPTION:Basic Science Research Skills in Surgery\nYour route into the Specialised Foundation Programme, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships and PhD funding\n\nDate: Friday 18 December 2026, 08:00–17:00\nVenue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre (NSTC), Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN (morning) and Newcastle University Medical School (afternoon; taxi transfer provided)\nFee: £90 trainees / £45 medical students\nCPD: 6 points (pending RCS England accreditation); certificate of attendance for all delegates\n\nCourse description\nBasic science research is one of the most powerful ways to stand out in surgical training, and one of the least well understood. This course shows you what a clinical academic career actually looks like and how to get there. Over one day you will hear how the Integrated Academic Training pathway fits around surgical training, get honest first-hand accounts from trainees who have recently secured SFP, ACF and PhD posts, learn how research funding really works, and see live demonstrations of both laboratory techniques and robotic-assisted knee replacement.\n\nThe course has been designed by Professor David Deehan and Professor Paul Banaszkiewicz with Mr Sami Anjum. Our conveners and faculty are internationally recognised in surgical research and education, have sat on NIHR ACF interview panels and PhD vivas, and have applied for every programme covered — so the advice on offer is the advice that actually gets you shortlisted.\n\nThe day covers\n\nAcademic pathways — SFP, ACF, MRes, OOPR fellowships and funded PhDs explained, with practical application tipsHear from trainees — SFP, ACF and PhD experience first-handFunding guidance — grants, fellowships, costings and how to structure a winning applicationExperimental concepts you need to know — gene analysis, protein expression and staining, with real-life examplesLive laboratory observations — small-group rotations through research laboratories at Newcastle University Medical SchoolRobotic surgery — discussion and live demonstration of robot-assisted total knee replacement, followed by a faculty Q&ALearning outcomes\nBy the end of the course, delegates will be able to:\n\ndescribe the NIHR Integrated Academic Training pathway and how SFP, ACF and PhD posts fit around clinical training;identify what a competitive SFP or ACF application looks like and plan their own portfolio and application accordingly;outline the main sources of research funding available to trainees and the structure of a grant application;explain the core laboratory techniques used in basic science surgical research and how they are applied to clinical questions;describe the principles of robotic-assisted arthroplasty and its place in surgical research.Audience\nMedical students, foundation doctors, core surgical trainees, SHOs and registrars in orthopaedics, ENT, general surgery, paediatric surgery and urology — and non-surgical trainees interested in the NIHR clinical academic training programme. No previous research experience is needed.\n\nPlaces\nNumbers are strictly limited by laboratory capacity, so early registration is recommended.\n\nBooking\nRegister online: https://nstcsurg.org/courses/basic-science-research-skills-in-surgery/?course=register&date=Friday%2018%20December%202026\n\nThe course flyer is attached. We would be very grateful if the Society would be willing to circulate the course to the membership, include it in your newsletter, post it on your social media channels and add it to your events calendar.\n\nFor course enquiries: basicscience.ortho@gmail.com\n\n
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LOCATION:Newcastle Surgical Training Centre (NSTC), Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN (morning) and Newcastle University Medical School (afternoon; taxi transfer provided)
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