ST training

The foundation programme started in August 2005 some doctors get a limited amount of neurosurgical experience during their foundation years. There is then competitive entry into an eight year neurosurgical training programme. Selection has been centralised for Scotland, England and Wales (Ireland remains seperate) and is hosted by the Yorkshire Deanery.

Basic Neuroscience training (ST1, ST2, ST3)

The exact content of this stage depends on the training programme. A typical training programme would include 2 years of neurosurgery and 1 year of four or six month blocks in related specialities including neurology, neurorehabilitation or neurophysiology, ENT, Plastics, neurointensive care or emergency medicine.

Intermediate Neurosurgery training (ST4, ST5)

Full time Neurosurgery

Final Neurosurgical training (ST6, subspecialty year, ST8)

Full time Neurosurgery
Subspeciality year will require prospective approval, may be taken at any time during final neurosurgical training and will frequently occur in a different training programme.
Final assessment for CCT

More details

Academic careers

Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training (JCST): http://www.jcst.org/

Modernising Medical Careers (MMC): http://www.mmc.nhs.uk

Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PMETB): http://www.pmetb.org.uk/

Intercollegiate Speciality Examination Board: http://www.intercollegiate.org.uk/

Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project: http://www.iscp.ac.uk