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Mentor training workshops
We run workshops for small groups of established Fellows of the RCPE who will
be taking part in our mentoring scheme for recently appointed consultants.
Dates for 2015–2016 are:
Fri 4 September 2015
Tues 17 November 2015
Training days
The SE Scotland Region of the Scottish Deanery holds CMT and GIM training days
at the College, supported by our education team. We’re always glad to welcome
trainees into the College and we’re working on making content from the days
available online – see our website for details in 2016.
Prizes, Awards & Fellowships
Chiron Medal
Recognising excellence in teaching and training by a physician in the UK, the
Chiron Medal is awarded annually and the closing date is in August. The winner
will receive a medal and the opportunity to contribute an article to the
JRCPE
or
present at a relevant symposium.
John Munro Medal
For excellence in teachingby a trainee or SAS doctor, this is a newaward introduced
this year in memory of the late John Munro. It complements the Chiron Medal and
is for trainees and SAS doctors. The Munro Medal is awarded annually and the
closing date is in August. The winner will receive a medal and £500 cash.
RCPE/Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowships
To support a doctor in undertaking a short study tour or visit (typically 4–8
weeks) to a centre(s) of excellence or innovation to develop their own thinking
and enhance effectiveness when back in the UK. The travelling fellowship is
awarded annually and the closing date is in September.
Details of all awards at:
Senior Fellows Club events
Organised by our Senior Fellows Club, and open to all Fellows and Members,
the 2015–2016 programme includes lectures, exhibitions and outings. For more
information please visit our website.
Tues 1 March 2016
Fri 3 June 2016
Tues 27 September 2016
Mon 12 October 2015
John Buchan: AMan and His Landscape
Mr Alastair Learmont, Educator, Lawyer
& Historian
Mon 9 November 2015
Mistakes are Cool: A Musical Life
Professor Richard Michael
bem
,
Professor of Jazz Piano, University of St
Andrews
Mon 7 December 2015
W H Rivers andWar Poets at
Craiglockhart
Professor David Fergusson
fba
frse
,
University of Edinburgh
Mon 11 January 2016
Variety, Spice and Life:
Reflections on Becoming a Global
Surgeon and Advisor
Dr Evelyn Dykes
frcs
(
glas
,
edin
,
eng
)
Mon 8 February 2016
Journeys of Bonnie Prince Charlie
in Scotland
Professor Cairns Aitken
cbe
,
University of Edinburgh
Mon 7 March 2016
Arts, Crafts & Collectors Exhibition
Guest lunch
Mon 4 April 2016
The History of Russia
Lt. CommanderDairmidGunn
obe rn
(
rtd
)
,
Hon Vice-President, The Scotland–
Russia Forum
Mon 25 April 2016
Why and How AreWe Living Longer?
Professor Tom Kirkwood
cbe
fmedsci
,
Newcastle University
Tues 10 May 2016
(Joint Meeting
with surgical colleagues at RCSEd)
Cognitive Ageing: The Lothian Birth
Cohorts of 1921 and 1936
Professor Ian Deary
fba
frse
fmedsci
,
University of Edinburgh
