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The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) is a registered charity & educational organisation working to promote the highest standards in surgical training
London, UK
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    Feb 6
    ASiT x @TheRMBF Charity Gala Dinner 🖤 🎩 Black tie 📍 The Deansgate Hotel, Manchester 🗓️ Sat 7 March 2026 Proceeds from the #ASiT50 raffle will support The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund. Limited tickets. Book via the conference registration link: asit.org/conference/ove…
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    May 6, 2024
    ASiT and the Surgical Specialty Training Organisations have released a joint statement in response to a recently published in The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons England What should be the #priorities in delivering surgical care? Share with us your thoughts 🔗
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    Jan 28, 2022
    Excited to share #50Faces of Surgery Special Ep1 with the one & only @DGlaucomflecken youtu.be/EI_5p_4Zv6I #HereIAm @RCOphth @AMSANational @tiktok_us @RCSnews @RCSEd @RCSI_Irl @rcpsglasgow @DrVBShah @mijwalls @LilyLee9812 @NHSEnglandNMD @TheTraumaSurg #MedTwitter
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    Jan 1, 2024
    📢 New #ASiT Report on Physician Associate Impact on Surgical Training and Patient Care 🏥👩‍⚕️ 🔍 Largest ever ASiT survey: 1,978 doctors across all surgical specialties in the UK. 🤝 Focus: Physician Associates (PAs) impact on surgical training and patient care 📈 73.8% worked
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    Nov 22, 2024
    The Association of Surgeons in Training has written to @wesstreeting, @LaylaMoran and Professor Leng to formally request participation in the Independent Review of the role of Physician Associates and Anaesthetic Associates in the NHS. Having conducted the largest survey on PAs
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    May 10, 2024
    We thank @RCSnews for this clear statement, with safe surgical practice and trainees at its core SCPs have a well defined scope of practice: performing parts of a lap cholecystectomy with or without supervision has never been acceptable We are thankful for the reminder to
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    Apr 2, 2018
    Babies are very welcome @ASiTofficial conference next weekend. Please feel welcome to feed your baby anywhere at the conference. There will also be a baby feeding room available- just ask at registration for directions @womeninsurgery @SanfeyHilary1 @DrFBE @ailsybird
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    Apr 7, 2018
    The official 2018 Silver Scalpel award winner goes to the fantastic @svig2 - well deserved! #nurturingexcellence #ASiT2018
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    Oct 24, 2021
    Association statement on the current treatment of our GP colleagues. Please see below.
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    Jan 2, 2019
    Wanting to submit abstracts and come to #ASiT2019 but worried about young ones? Fear not! Baby feeding rooms with live conference streams + crèche now confirmed! Simply email [email protected] by 2nd Feb if you want to book in for the crèche! @womeninsurgery
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    Oct 7, 2022
    ASiT, the Trainee Surgical Speciality Associations’ & @BMA_JuniorDocs Joint Letter to Chairs of the Four Educational Bodies, regarding recent changes to Core Surgical Training Recruitment for 2022 – 2023: asit.org/resources/asit…
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    Mar 4, 2022
    Congratulations to new incoming President @kingmartinj! Thank you so much to @LolaASiT for your leadership, and all your efforts to support the Association and trainees nationally! Thanks to all the Executive and Council for an incredible year!
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    Feb 27, 2021
    Please see our statement regarding the all male panel at our recent regional “Widening Access to Surgery" event.
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    Oct 23, 2023
    📣In light of the NHS workforce plan, ASiT is addressing the PA expansion. 📊 We want YOUR input! 📝 Are you a surgical trainee, foundation doctor, or a locally employed doctor in surgery? Take this survey on PAs' role & impact: bit.ly/3Ft471H
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