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19th June 2020 Alison Kinghorn (BMA Rep) So COVID-19 may have stopped us meeting in person but the work of the BMA in protecting its...

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27th Jan 2020 Alison Kinghorn (BMA Rep) Not only my first meeting as BMA Rep for BOTA but also my first time at BMA House in London....

JCST Meeting RCS Edinburgh, 24th October 2019 I had the privilege of representing BOTA at the recent JCST meeting conducted at the Royal...

IBSCE, Dublin5th July 2019 On the 5th July 2019 I represented BOTA at the Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations...

RCS England Learning and Assessment Meeting and RCS 13th June 2019 Royal College of Surgeons, England I had the opportunity to represent...

JCST Meeting 15th May 2019 Royal College of Surgeons, England I had the opportunity to attend the Joint Committee of Surgical Training...

ISCP Management Meeting 18th April 2019 I represented BOTA at the recent ISCP management meeting which raised some interesting points for...

JCST Meeting 18th January 2018 Summary of key points: Trainees can now log cases in elogbook through ISCP JCST is to publish selection...

Specialty Advisory Committee Meeting 9 October 2018 I attended the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting on the 9th of October 2018...

Report on Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations Date: 3 October 2018 I attended the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate...

BMA JDC Meeting December 2018 Back to the BMA Junior Doctors Committee (JDC). I have been away for a year and there was one massive...

TIG Fellowships Interface Training Oversight Group (ITOG) meeting report 7th November 2018 Royal College of Surgeons of England, London I...

Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London Tuesday 2nd October 2018 BOTA representative: Mr Matthew Brown The...

JCST Meeting10th October 2018Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, St Vincent Street, Glasgow BOTA representative: Mr...

Report on Intercollegiate Specialty Examination Board meeting 5 July 2018 I attended the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Trauma...

This was the first meeting of the BOA education committee that I have managed to attend in person since taking up the role of Education...

I attended the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting on the 21st of June 2018 as the BOTA representative. The following matters were...

Report on Specialty Advisory Committee meeting 6 February 2018 I attended the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting on the 6th of...

ICSEB Meeting15th March 2018 I attended the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery Board Meeting on the...

JCST Meeting9th May 2018RCS England, London Minutes from January 2018 and action points reviewed. Training in the Private Sector A draft...

IQA Meeting – Glasgow, UK Friday 13th April 2018 I had the opportunity to represent BOTA at the Intercollegiate Board of Surgical...

JCST Quality Assurance Committee12th March 2018RCS England, London ASiT, BOTA & JCST Morale Survey 2016-2017 The JCST trainee morale...

Friday 26th January 2018 Royal College of Surgeons, England I had the opportunity to attend the ICBSE committee meeting on behalf of BOTA...

Report on Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations meeting 17 January 2018 I attended the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate...

Intercollegiate Specialty Examination Board Meeting Report 1 December 2017 I attended the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Trauma...

7/8 Sept 2017 The 2017 Summer SCOT meeting also coincided with the 2nd annual STOTS Meeting and brought many of Scotland’s trainees and...

BOA Education & Revalidation Committee Royal College of Surgeons of England Wednesday 18th October 2017 Matthew Brown — As BOTA’s...

BMA JDC 23rd September 2017 This will likely be my last trip to the BMA Junior Doctors Committee. I have now been to a number of these...

BOA Offices, RCS, London 6th July 2017 I represented trainees at a review of eLogbook operative codes, index procedures and indicative...

The BOA Trauma Group met on the 6th June 2017 at the RCS Eng. It is advised that there will be a change in the numerical name of the...

Meeting at the BOA Trauma Group – 12/04/2017 On behalf of BOTA 12/04/2017, I attended the BOA Trauma Group Committee Meeting at the BOA...

As BOTA’s representative for education, I attend the BOA’s Education Committee, more formally known as the Education & Revalidation...

As SAC representative, I attended the SAC meeting on behalf of BOTA.  The SAC is the committee that decides on the requirements for us to...

This year’s Winter SCOT meeting saw the presentation of the inaugural ‘Silver Sgian-Dubh’ Award for best Scottish Orthopaedic Trainer of...

This week, I was privileged to attend the Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) at the Royal College of...

I attended the meeting of the JCIE at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on behalf of BOTA.  I would like to bring the following...

As BOTA’s representative for education, I attend the BOA’s Education Committee, more formally known as the Education & Revalidation...

BMA Junior Doctors Committee Meeting December 2016 I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas. The Christmas break has finally given me a...

As SAC representative, I attended the quarterly SAC meeting on behalf of BOTA.  The SAC is the committee that decides on the requirements...

I had the privilege of attending this meeting as my first as BOTA junior representative. It was firstly announced the committee would now...

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 10th November 2016 I was invited to attend the Standard setting meeting for the FRCS Part 1 that...

On the 18th November 2016, I attended the Royal College of Surgeons Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE)...

The Royal Society of Medicine, London, 2nd November 2016 I attended the above meeting on behalf of BOTA. The pertinent points relevant...

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 13th October 2016 I attended the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) meeting...

RCS Work Package 4: Improving Surgical Training Group The majority of this meeting was based in and around the rebranding, redeveloping...

JCST and JCST QA Meeting reports, October 2016 This month has seen meetings of both the JCST and JCST Quality Assurance groups. Below are...

The President of BOTA (Simon Fleming) attended this meeting and the hot topics were as follows Enhanced Visual Representation A new. Much...

The President of BOTA (Simon Fleming) attended this meeting and the hot topics were as follows UKITE The dates for UKITE in 2016 are the...

Meeting Report; BOA Council & Ed Board (29th June 2016) The President of BOTA (Simon Fleming) attended this meeting and the hot topics...