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We work with keen students to introduce you to clinical research opportunities and supervisors within the group. As well as research opportunities, we host Queen Mary students for internal elective placements as well as Special Study Modules.
The Bone and Joint Health team work alongside Barts Health Trust to deliver one of the most sought-after Foundation Programmes in London. Following competitive entry into the North Central and East London Foundation School, successful candidates will complete one of three Specialised Foundation Programme (Academic) positions available each year.
Staggered to start work within the Blizard institute for four months, each Fellow is offered supervision, mentorship, and academic training within the team. Fellows will each complete a research project investigating musculoskeletal health and build valuable academic networks and experience to set them on a future career as a clinician scientist. Fellows should expect their work to culminate in presentations at national or international meetings, and to publish their findings as either abstracts or papers in a range of medical journals.
MSc in Trauma Sciences Fellowship – The East London Club (ELC)
Trust Grade ST1/ST2 two-year rotation Trauma & Orthopaedic SURGERY
These posts provide ideal opportunities to enhance the portfolio of successful fellows and assist in the career progression of Senior House Officers (SHO) considering a career in Trauma and Orthopedics, as well as the chance to connect and work with consultants across all the Barts Health NHS Trust sites. The two-year rotation provides fellows with equivalent training and opportunities in order to fulfil the requirements for national ST3 selection.
At Barts Health NHS Trust, a two-year SHO rotation in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery is run in parallel to the MSc in Ortho Trauma Sciences at Queen Mary. Barts Health NHS Trust will fund fellows to complete the distance learning MSc. The Trust agrees to pay in full the MSc fees in exchange for a two-year commitment on the rotation. Typically, SHOs will rotate through three attachments in Orthopedics (Major Trauma, Elective surgery and District General Hospitals (DGH) and Teaching Units (TU)) and one attachment in another specialty, typically Plastics or General Surgery.
The rotation posts are not recognised for postgraduate training but will provide the same educational opportunities, and successful candidates are expected to fully participate in the well-established postgraduate training program to continue their personal and professional development. Most of our fellows are successful for the first time at both parts of the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examination.
The aim of the rotation is to provide successful fellows an opportunity to fulfil an equivalent training in preparation for Trauma and Orthopaedic ST3 interviews. Most of our ELC trainees apply for National ST3 selection.
The posts are advertised annually in late spring, in preparation for an October start. The rotation attracts an exceptionally high calibre of trainees from around the world and selection is via interview.
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Our integrated academic training programme is tailored to each individual as they progress through their training pathway. We include structured classroom and practical training in research design, delivery, manuscript preparation, and dissemination. The provision of training and mentoring is often structured around the preparation of appropriate grant applications and mentoring in leadership development.
We encourage Fellows and Lecturers to develop their own research interests,fully supported by our networks within and beyond the University. Weekly group meetings integrate all career stages from Specialised Foundation trainees through Fellows, Doctoral students, Lecturers, and Consultant colleagues -both academic and clinical. These meetings follow a timetable for teaching and mentoring, providing opportunities to present and refine research ideas.
Clinical training will be within the Percival Pott and Royal London rotations in northeast London allowing for clinical experience in some of the UK’s most prestigious hospitals. Fellows will participate in all aspects of clinical training, including on-call provision and scheduled clinical training opportunities.
We are privileged to host two of the premier higher specialist training programmes within London for Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery, The Royal London led by Mr Kash Aktar and the Percivall Pott led by Mr Prim Achan. Both programmes provide first-class orthopaedic trauma experience in the busiest Major Trauma Centre in the country, as well as subspecialty and elective orthopaedic experience across t Teaching hospitals and district general hospitals in north-east and central London.
The Percivall Pott training programme was formally established in 1969 and was one of the first in the country to be recognised by the Specialist Advisory Committee, preceding the advent of formal orthopaedic training programmes in the UK.
It is named after the famous 18th century surgeon from St Bartholomew’s Hospital and is the oldest of the four orthopaedic rotations in North East London.Hospitals in the rotation:
- The Royal London Hospital
- Newham University Hospital
- Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital
- Basildon University Hospital
- Great Ormond Street
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
- Queen’s Hospital, Romford
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore
- University College Hospital
- Whittington Hospital
- Royal London
A long tradition of orthopaedic surgery has existed at The Royal London
four Royal London registrars (Ali Noorani , Wai Weng Yoon, Nima Heidari , Nic Wardle) in 2007.
Hospitals in the rotation:
- The Royal London Hospital
- Newham University Hospital
- Whipps Cross University Hospital
- Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital
- Basildon Hospital
- Broomfield Hospital
- Homerton Hospital
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
- Queen’s Hospital, Romford
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore
- Southend Hospital
- barts Bone & Joint Health
A formal combined teaching programme is delivered for both programmes. All-day teaching occurs every four weeks on a Tuesday and comprises a mix of journal club, interactive talks from consultants and hands-on practical workshops focusing on surgical skills – sawbones, cadavers, and procedures as well as non-technical skills.
Education overview
Bone and Joint Health are pleased to offer a fully comprehensive suite of fellowship programmes for subspecialist training.