Editorial
Specialty secondments for accident and emergency registrars
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Did you know that accident and emergency (A&E) registrars have as many as five three month secondments to other specialties during their training? These secondments involve the specialist registrar (SpR) joining a specialty related to A&E in a supernumerary capacity. The aim of the secondments is for the trainee to learn how related specialties manage their acute problems. This article outlines the background of why A&E SpRs have secondments and some ideas on how they can be used to full advantage.
A&E has a five year registrar training programme. The minimum entry requirements are to have passed MRCP, FRCS (there is an A&E version of the fellowship), or final anaesthetic examinations and have at least six months' A&E experience. Currently A&E registrars are equally drawn from medicine and surgery. Towards the end of the programme trainees are required to sit an exit examination.
A&E is a broad specialty and its
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