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Article 14 Applications in Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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Article 14 enables doctors who wish to join the Specialist Register who have not followed a full PMETB approved Certificate of completion of Training (CCT) programme to apply under Article 14 of The General and Specialist Medical Practice Order for a Certificate confirming Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) ie enables them to join the specialist register. Read more ... |
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Trainees' Posts to Increase in 2009 |
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The report of the national selection for ST3 posts in cardiothoracic surgery, which was held in March, has received praise from the Department of Health and MMC. We have the approval to continue with national selection. Next year we will appoint 16 trainees. This will include Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Read more ... |
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Cardiothoracic Surgery as a subspecialty has been through a difficult period not only in United Kingdom but also in many Western Countries. There has been uncertainty amongst trainees regarding their future in the field and budding cardiothoracic surgeons have been somewhat deterred from entering the specialty. Various measures were taken and also due to changes in the cardiology field and lung cancer treatment the future of cardiothoracic training is again looking brighter. Read more ... |
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