General surgery
Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2010
Doctors wishing to undertake training in the specialty of General Surgery must first complete 2 years of Specialty Training in a Core Surgical Training (CST) programme. From ST3 onwards training is specific to General Surgery but the training to CCT requires the completion of both core and higher approved training.
The 2010 approved documentation for General Surgery incorporates all levels of specialty training from ST 1 to ST 7. Click the links below to access the Syllabus, combined Curriculum and Assessment System Blueprint and generic documentation for surgical disciplines.
Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System
Generic Documentation
Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2007
Specialty Curriculum
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Associated Assessment System
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No minor changes reported to the curriculum or assessment system for this specialty.