Basic Surgical Skills Course

Overview

Basic Surgical Skills is a popular two-day intercollegiate course, designed for trainees anticipating a career in surgery and preparing for basic surgical examinations. The course is led by Dermot Murphy, Consultant Breast Surgeon.

Junior trainees are expected to perform a range of basic surgical skills prior to commencing specialty surgical training. These skills are tested at the MRCS Part B OSCE Examination, where trainees are assessed on their clinical and procedural skills.  

The Basic Surgical Skills course aims to teach safe operating techniques and stresses the importance of precautions for safe theatre practice. 

To support your training, all delegates enrolled on this course will automatically receive 30% off on  our MRCS Part B Preparation Course (2025 dates to be announced.)

Learn more about the day in the Basic Surgical Skills programme  

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, attendees should be able to: 

• Explain the principles of good theatre etiquette.  

• Understand correct surgical equipment handing. 

• Demonstrate appropriate gowning and gloving in line with recommended standards of practice.  

• Understand the variety of knots and how to tie them reliably. 

• Suture a range of tissue types.  

• Perform abscess draining and contaminated wound debridement. 

• Demonstrate basic techniques for small bowel, vascular and tendon anastomosis. 

• Understand a basic diathermic technique. 

• Perform ergonomic tissue management associated with minimal access surgery.  

 Basic Surgical Skills will be of interest to:  

• FY Trainees. 

• Surgical First Assistant Nurses. 

• Final Year Medical Students.

• Surgeons, both UK and international.

What our previous delegates have said:    

“Enjoyed the format of videos/discussions and then practical”

“A good introduction to the basic surgical skills that would be required across a range of surgical specialties”

“To a great extent, a very engaging learning experience”

 How to book your place 

• Select the green ‘Book Now’ button.  

•  Then, either log in to your account, or, if you’re new to the College, scroll down and select ‘Register’.  

• Follow the on-screen instructions.  

• We look forward to welcoming you to the Course!  

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