Basic Surgical Skills – RCS England
April 1 - April 2
Accelerate your surgical career in just two days. Gain essential hands-on techniques such as suturing, knot-tying, tissue handling, and instrument use, under expert guidance, as well as an understanding how these skills are employed in practice.
Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) will help you make the most of your time in theatre, prepare for your MRCS Part B exam, and move confidently towards your career goals.
Post-course learning materials will help you to practice and further develop your skills, as well as provide information and prompts for career-planning in light of the growing importance of robotics in surgical practice.
Why take this course?
Basic Surgical Skills will help you to:
- Get ahead in your Core Surgical Training interviews and MRCS Part B exams through suturing skills and associated knowledge that will set you apart
- Boost your confidence in theatre
- Align your skillset with the Basic Surgical Skills module in the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme’s Core Surgical Training Syllabus.
This course is worth 16 CPD points.