Basic Surgical Skills Course (Mar 26 - 27, 2026)

Basic Surgical Skills Course is organized by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) and will be held from Mar 26 - 27, 2026 at Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Description:
Basic Surgical Skills is a popular two-day intercollegiate course, designed for trainees anticipating a career in surgery and preparing for basic surgical examinations. The course is led by Dermot Murphy MB BCh BAO FRCSI FRCS (Gen Surgery) BMinistry, Consultant Breast Surgeon.

Junior trainees are expected to perform a range of basic surgical skills prior to commencing specialty surgical training. These skills are tested at the MRCS Part B OSCE Examination, where trainees are assessed on their clinical and procedural skills.  

The Basic Surgical Skills course aims to teach safe operating techniques and stresses the importance of precautions for safe theatre practice. 

Learning outcomes:
By the end of this course, attendees should be able to: 

• Explain the principles of good theatre etiquette.
• Understand correct surgical equipment handing.
• Demonstrate appropriate gowning and gloving in line with recommended standards of practice.
• Understand the variety of knots and how to tie them reliably.
• Suture a range of tissue types.
• Perform abscess draining and contaminated wound debridement.
• Demonstrate basic techniques for small bowel, vascular and tendon anastomosis.
• Understand a basic diathermic technique.