Session dates for ST5 and ST6 Trainees, 2026-27
- All sessions are 9am – 12pm (unless otherwise stated)
- Assessment sessions will be EITHER 8.30am - 12.30pm OR 1pm - 5pm
ST5 and ST6
- Group BR (Breast) – 9am - noon
- Group CR1 (Colorectal) – 9am - noon
- Group CR2 (Colorectal) – 9am - noon
- Group UGI1 (Upper GI/HPB) – 9am - noon
- Group UGI2 (Upper GI/HPB) – 9am - noon
- Group V1 (Vascular) – 9am - noon
- Group V2 (Vascular) - 9am - noon
- Group V3 (Vascular) – 9am - noon
- Group T (Transplant) - various timings
Group BR (Breast) – 9am - noon
- Wednesday 26 November 2025 - breast imaging and needle localisation/biopsy
- Friday 4 December 2026 - wide local excision and wire-guided surgery
- Thursday 21 January 2027 - lipomodelling and nipple reconstruction
- Friday 26 February 2027 - axillary lymph node clearance
- Tuesday 23 March 2027 - magnetic seed localisation
- Thursday 22 April 2027 - LICAP flap reconstruction
- Wednesday 19 May 2027 - mammoplasty
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- ASSESSMENT - TBC September 2027 (8.30am-12.30pm OR 1-5pm)
Please note that sessions are subject to change, and may take the form of webinars.
Group CR1 (Colorectal) – 9am - noon
- Friday 6 November 2026 - laparoscopic stapling and suturing
- Thursday 3 November 2026 - hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis
- Thursday 14 January 2027 - laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair
- Wednesday 10 February 2027 - rectal prolapse surgery (Delorme's procedure)
- Friday 12 March 2027 - laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
- Monday 12 April 2027 - ileoanal pouch formation
- Tuesday 18 May 2027 - haemorrhoid surgery and treatments
- May/June 2027 - GI trauma (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - GI trauma (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- TBC 2027 - proctological workshop (optional)
- ASSESSMENT - TBC September 2027 (8.30am-12.30pm)
Group CR2 (Colorectal) – 9am - noon
- Tuesday 10 November 2026 - laparoscopic stapling and suturing
- Friday 11 December 2026 - hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis
- Wednesday 20 January 2027 - laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair
- Tuesday 23 February 2027 - rectal prolapse surgery (Delorme's procedure)
- Thursday 18 March 2027 - laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
- Wednesday 21 April 2027 - ileoanal pouch formation
- Wednesday 12 May 2027 - haemorrhoid surgery and treatments
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- TBC 2027 - proctological workshop (optional)
- ASSESSMENT - TBC September 2027 (8.30am-12.30pm)
Group UGI1 (Upper GI/HPB) – 9am - noon
- Wednesday 4 November 2026 - laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer and laparoscopic suturing
- Tuesday 24 November 2026 - biliary bypass surgery
- Friday 15 January 2027 - oesophageal perforation repair
- Thursday 11 February 2027 - hand-sewn oesophagogastric anastomosis
- Wednesday 10 March 2027 - laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication
- Tuesday 13 April 2027 - laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
- Friday 14 May 2027 - pancreatic anastomoses
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- ASSESSMENT - TBC September 2027 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1pm-5pm)
Group UGI2 (Upper GI/HPB) – 9am - noon
- Thursday 12 November 2026 - laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer and laparoscopic suturing
- Wednesday 9 December 2026 - biliary bypass surgery
- Tuesday 19 January 2027 - oesophageal perforation repair
- Wednesday 24 February 2027 - hand-sewn oesophagogastric anastomosis
- Monday 15 March 2027 - laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication
- Friday 23 April 2027 - laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
- Thursday 20 May 2027 - pancreatic anastomoses
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- ASSESSMENT - TBC September 2027 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1pm-5pm)
Group V1 (Vascular) – 9am - noon
- Tuesday 3 November 2026 - femoral popliteal bypass
- Monday 30 November 2026 - open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Friday 22 January 2027 or Monday 25 January 2027 - EVAR workshop
- Tuesday 2 February 2027 - renal transplant workshop (9am-4pm, optional)
- Friday 12 February 2027 - carotid endarterectomy
- Thursday 11 March 2027 - femoro-peroneal anastomosis
- Tuesday 20 April 2027 - vascular access surgery
- Monday 17 May 2027 - EVAR skills
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- ASSESSMENT - TBC September 2027 (8.30am-12.30pm)
Group V2 (Vascular) - 9am - noon
- Monday 2 November 2026 - femoral popliteal bypass
- Wednesday 2 December 2026 - open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Friday 22 January 2027 or Monday 25 January 2027 - EVAR workshop
- Tuesday 2 February 2027 - renal transplant workshop (9am-4pm, optional)
- Thursday 25 February 2027 - carotid endarterectomy
- Tuesday 16 March 2027 - femoro-peroneal anastomosis
- Wednesday 14 April 2027 - vascular access surgery
- Friday 21 May 2027 - EVAR skills
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- ASSESSMENT - TBC September 2027 (8.30am-12.30pm)
Group V3 (Vascular) – 9am - noon
- Monday 16 November 2026 - femoral popliteal bypass
- Thursday 17 December 2026 - open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Friday 22 January 2027 or Monday 25 January 2027 - EVAR workshop
- Tuesday 2 February 2027 - renal transplant workshop (9am-4pm, optional)
- Monday 22 February 2027 - carotid endarterectomy
- Wednesday 17 March 2027 - femoro-peroneal anastomosis
- Thursday 15 April 2027 - vascular access surgery
- Tuesday 11 May 2027 - EVAR skills
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- ASSESSMENT - TBC September 2027 (8.30am-12.30pm)
Group T (Transplant) - various timings
- Tuesday 2 February 2027 - renal transplant workshop (9am-4pm)
- Wednesday 14 April 2027 - vascular access surgery (9am-12pm)
- Thursday 15 April 2027 - vascular access surgery (9am-12pm)
- Friday 14 May 2027 - pancreatic anastomoses (9am-12pm)
- Thursday 20 May 2027 - pancreatic anastomoses (9am-12pm)
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- May/June 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
- June/July 2027 - TBC (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
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