Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC)
Paediatric surgery is one of nine surgical specialties recognised within the UK and Ireland, each with its own SAC. This plays a key role in the development of postgraduate surgical training in the UK and Ireland and works to ensure that the training programme covers all aspects essential to train someone to the level of a day one consultant.
Hierarchy
What Is The SAC Responsible For?
- The surgical curriculum in line with the GMC’s “Excellence by design: standards for postgraduate curricula and the Generic professional capabilities framework”.
- National selection and recruitment processes for core and specialty training entry.
- Quality management and quality improvement of specialty training through a network of SAC Liaison Members (LMs)
- Providing LMs at ARCP panels & appeals and at Specialty Training Committee (STC)
- Advising on overseas doctors’ applications for Specialist Register via the CESR route.
How Do I Join?
Vacancies are advertised regularly in the BAPS newsletter and on the JCST website. Normally members are expected to serve for about 3-5 years and are usually well-established consultants with experience of regional ARCPs etc.
Current Composition of SAC (Dec. 2020)
| Name | Representing | Liaison Region |
| Mr Hany Gabra | Chair | |
| Mr Alistair Dick | CESR Lead | |
| Mr A Aslam | Simulation Lead
National Selection Lead |
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| Mr A Dick | CESR Lead | |
| E logbook Lead | ||
| QA Lead | ||
| Mr Nigel Hall | Academic Lead | |
| Mr Alok Godse | ||
| Ms Fiona McAndrew |
Lead for National Selection
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| Ms A McCabe | ||
| Mr Stuart O’Toole | Bullying and Harassment Lead | |
| Ms Ashwini Joshi | ISCP/Curriculum Lead | |
| Trainee Representatives | ||
| Mr Christopher Driver | Chair of Exam Board for Paediatric Surgery | |
| Mr Sean Marven | BAPS President | |
| RCS Ireland Representative | ||
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