JCST

The Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) is an advisory body to the four surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland for all matters related to postgraduate surgical training. It works closely with Postgraduate Deaneries and local offices, Schools of Surgery, organisations such as the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) and the British Orthopaedic Trainee Association (BOTA), and the Surgical Specialty Associations of the UK and Ireland... The JCST is the parent body for all ten surgical Specialty Advisory Committees (SACs), the Core Surgical Training Advisory Committee (CSTAC), the Training Interface Groups (TIGs) and the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP), and is reponsible for developing and maintaining standards across surgical training, in line with the General Medical Council's (GMC) regulatory framework. The JCST office enrols trainees at the start of their training, monitors their progress and makes recommendations to the GMC (and the Royal..

Also known as: Joint Committee for Specialist Training, Joint Committee on Surgical Training

Registration numbers: 212808 (W)

Primary location: London United Kingdom