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Royal College of Anaesthetists - A Career in Anaesthesia event

Course/Event Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Course/Event Duration: 1 Day

Course/Event Description

The Royal College of Anaesthetists is holding an informal session for medical students & foundation year doctors who are considering a career in anaesthesia.

 

Anaesthetists form the largest single hospital medical specialty, and their skills are used in all aspects of patient care. Whilst the perioperative anaesthetic care of the surgical patient is the core of specialty work, many anaesthetists have a much wider scope of practice.

 

The career day will provide an insight into life as a trainee and consultant anaesthetist.

 

Sessions include:

  • life as an anaesthetic trainee
  • the training programme
  • recruitment and application process
  • pre-hospital emergency medicine
  • intensive care medicine
  • question and answer group sessions
  • the future of the specialty, skills required and life as a consultant.

Course/Event Venue: Online

This course is targeted at the following specialty Groupings:

  • Anaesthesia - Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Foundation Programme Board

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