EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN TRAUMA AND ORTHOPEDICS IN SE THAMES REGION

In preparation for the introduction of the specialist registrar grade the specialist advisory committee (SAC) in orthopaedics developed a si x-year structured training programme leading to the award of the Certi ficate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST). A team comprising the regional adviser in orthopaedics, the two regional programme direc tors and an associate dean of postgraduate medicine visited all the de partments of orthopaedics in the South East Thames Region in order to evaluate the training opportunities they provided. This paper describe s the methodology used during these visits, the lessons learned and th e conclusions drawn.