Speciality Training in Vascular Surgery
About
Vascular surgery Speciality Trainees (STs) are appointed via a competitive process into ST3.
Training years are from ST3-ST8 (6 years).
An Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) will need to be met ito progress through training.
Training ultimately leads to the award of Certificate of Completion of Training.
VORTEX, 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.
The Vascular Society runs annual training for Speciality Trainees. The VORTEX platform, alongside this website, will act as the repository for pre- and post-course material related to each of the core 6 residential ASPIRE courses. The aim is to try and take as much of the didactic lecture programme from each of the courses onto the VORTEX platform.
This allows ASPIRE courses to focus on hands on simulation training.
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ASPIRE 3
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Introduction to Vascular Surgical Training
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Leeds - 26th/27th Sept 2024
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ASPIRE 4
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Exposures in the upper and lower limb
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Cambridge (Miss D Hildenbrand) - 23rd–26th Sept 2024
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ASPIRE 5
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Advanced Surgical Training
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Birmingham (Miss A Murray) - May 2025
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ASPIRE 6
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Advanced Operative Techniques
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Newcastle (Miss C Dawkins) - May 2025
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ASPIRE 7
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Preparation for FRCS (Vascular)
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Cardiff (Mr H Davies & Mr L Meechan) - March 2025
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ASPIRE 8
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Preparation for Consultant Practice
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Manchester (Miss K Sritharan) - April 2025
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ACCESS
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VASBI Renal access course
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Coventry - 16th-17th Sept 2024
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Joint Committee on Surgical Training
The Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) is an advisory body to the four surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland for all matters related to surgical training and works closely with the Surgical Specialty Associations in the UK and Ireland.
The JCST is the parent body for
- Ten surgical Specialty Advisory Committees (SACs)
- Core Surgical Training Advisory Committee (CSTAC)
- Training Interface Groups (TIGs)
- Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP)
Vascular Surgery SAC Members
Vascular Training Programme Directors
Major Trauma TIG Members
ISCP
The ISCP aims to present the curriculum clearly and transparently, enabling trainees to record their achievements as they progress through training so that the public can have confidence that the surgeons who treat them are qualified, trained and competent.
Vascular Surgery Curriculum
ISCP Logbook
Other training courses and opportunities
Leadership
Trauma Management