Non-Speciality Trainees

About

Vascular Surgery Non-Speciality trainees are ST3+ equivalent doctors training for entry onto the GMC Specialist Register in Vascular Surgery via the CESR route (Portfolio pathway).

Specialty specific guidance for Vascular Surgery

VORTEX

VORTEX (Vascular Online Resource for Training and Experience) is a new digital education platform where we will deliver high quality free online live teaching alongside providing the repository for vascular surgery education in the UK. The programme is run in conjunction with

PGVLE platform (West Midlands Deanery)
NHS England
Education and Training Committee of the VSGBI

It is open to all UK and Ireland vascular surgery trainees both those with a National Training Number and those who are SAS or Locally Employed Doctors.

A key aim of this online platform is to prepare trainees for the FRCS (Vasc) exam, and the format and delivery will align to the vascular surgery curriculum.

VORTEX offers bi-monthly teaching afternoons, held virtually on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month (3pm start / duration 1 – 1 ½ hrs).

Details of each session will be emailed out in good time as well as being advertised on @vascularwebinar.

ASPIRE Programme

The Vascular Society's ASPIRE Programme for Speciality Trainees will whenever able accomodate trainees in SAS or LED positions.

ASPIRE

ASPIRE Digital

Support during training

The Vascular Society supports all trainees, not just those holding a vascular National Training Number.

Please visit our SAS and LED support page here.

Other training courses and opportunities

Leadership

Trauma Management