Competition Details - RCSEd and Medtronic Surgical Skills Competition 2023/2024

RCSEd and Medtronic Surgical Skills Competition 2023/2024

RCSEd & Medtronic National Student Surgical Skills Competition offers all medical students the chance to stretch their skills by competing against their peers from across the UK. The College and Medtronic have collaborated to create two brand new challenges in the form of an online quiz and a skills box which will be sent to the highest marking students from each medical school. All competition registrants will also receive complimentary affiliate membership with RCSEd.

How does it work?

Stage One:

Students register for the competition.

Stage Two:

Students will be sent details on how to compete in the first heat - an online quiz which will test your knowledge!

Stage Three:

The highest scoring students from each medical school from heat one will advance to heat two and be sent a ‘skills box’ containing both surgical equipment and synthetic organs. Students will then be given four weeks to practice a set of skills and upload a video of themselves demonstrating these skills to the best of their ability.  Full details will be included with the skills box.

Stage Four:

The highest scoring student from each medical school will progress to the final stage and be invited to Edinburgh to compete in our Grand Final.

So what are you waiting for?! Sign up for the RCSEd and Medtronic Surgical Skills Competition 2023/24 and learn some vital skills which will benefit you wherever your medical career takes you.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Medtronic are delighted to announce that the winner and runners up of the 2023 Surgical Skills Competition are:

Winner: Richard Huynh – from Newcastle University School of Medical Education  

Second Place: Daniel Davidson – Dundee School of Medicine 

Third Place: Chloe Anderton – University of Leeds School of Medicine

Third Place: Luke Mattey – Cardiff University School of Medicine

Sponsors

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