National Selection Pilots

Chris Munsch

Joint Committee on Surgical Training

National Selection

What are the potential benefits?

Reliability Validity Utility

National Selection

What are the potential drawbacks?

Loss of local engagement Ownership and administration of the

recruitment process – Deanery concerns Trainee/programme matching

National selection in:

Cardiothoracic Surgery Plastic Surgery Neurosurgery Urology (OMFS) (ENT)

Currently piloting:

General surgery: 4 deanery pilot Trauma and Orthopaedics: mixed economy

pilot