The impact of the Shape of Training report on academic training in surgery

Do you want to know more about careers in academic surgery?

The Academy of Medical Sciences is hosting a sub-session at the Society of Academic and Research Surgery (SARS) Annual Meeting in Durham.

The session, to be Chaired by Professor Dion Morton FRCS, will provide a forum to discuss the potential impact of the Shape of Training review on the academic surgical career path, and discuss opportunities and challenges for surgeons pursuing a research career in the UK.

Speakers are as follows:

'Academic training and mentoring in surgery' - Miss Lorna Marson, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Transplant Unit Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

'Perspectives on the Shape of Training review' - Professor Peter Hutchinson, Professor of Neurosurgery, NIHR Research Professor, University of Cambridge

This session is for those who have registered to attend the SARS event.