Education & Events Programme 2017-18

Education & Events Programme 2017–2018 | 17 16 | Education & Events Programme 2017–2018 Support and development Careers support The Trainees & Members’ Committee aims to support students, trainees and SAS doctors in their career development. The following free events are open to all. Medical Careers Symposium Sat 7 October 2017 | #rcpeCareers17 This annual one-day symposium is for medical students, foundation doctors and ST1/2 doctors, and is held at the College in Edinburgh. Designed to help you choose the right career, topics include what is involved in the application and training process, a guide to postgraduate exams and alternative career pathways, an insight into workforce planning and top tips for finals and FY1. The event ends with the chance to meet the speakers. For more information, contact Orela Deane: o.deane@rcpe.ac.uk Top Tips on Life as an FY1 Tues 24 July 2018 | #rcpeTips This evening event takes place at the College in Edinburgh and is live-linked to over 50 hospitals across the UK. Timed for trainee doctors about to experience their first hospital shift, it consists of three short presentations with time for questions at the end of each talk. You can also ask questions via Twitter. For more information, contact Josie Kirk: j.kirk@rcpe.ac.uk Medical careers resource The College’s Trainees and Members’ Committee has published a series of online personal perspectives from doctors who have gone through training in the medical specialties. This resource is updated frequently as we aim to cover all medical specialties and subspecialties. Visit rcpe.ac.uk for further information. Preparing for MRCP(UK)? You’ll find the EMUs very useful (see page 8) – if you can’t attend the evening sessions you can search the Education Portal for topics of interest. You’ll also find the specialty modules and MCQs throughout the portal useful. To support you in preparation for PACES, we run a three-day preparation course in Edinburgh in partnership with NHS Lothian Clinical Skills & Assessment Centre, on which our Fellows teach (see page 13 for course dates). Fees apply. Visit our website for further details: rcpe.ac.uk/PACES Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Support for Recently Appointed Consultants Our Recently Appointed Consultants (RAC) Committee seeks to ensure that the College provides appropriate, practical support to those in their first 10 years as a consultant. For 2017–2018 there are various activities and events organised by the RAC Committee, including an evening meeting on Tuesday 7 November 2017 and an annual symposium on Friday 16 March 2018. See page 10 for further information. CPD Diary We run the CPD Diary primarily for physicians in the UK, in conjunction with RCP London and RCPS Glasgow. The diary can help you maintain a personal and validated record of your CPD activities on an annual basis. Over 20,000 doctors use the CPD Diary and have access to this unique resource of approved CPD activities. It is also accessible for international Fellows. See our website for details: rcpe.ac.uk/CPD We also approve events and distance learning modules for CPD purposes. These approved events, including those run by each of the three Colleges of Physicians, appear on the Federation’s online database, which is available through the CPD Diary.