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| 31 Aug 2026 | |
| Written by Paul Parker | |
| Branch News |
I was honoured to be appointed as the International Postgraduate Dean for the Royal College of Surgeon's International Postgraduate Deanery.
As a Birmingham based Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and a previous Trauma and Orthopaedic Lead within the Deanery, I intend to carry on the excellent work and legacy of my predecessor, Mr Stuart Clark. My links with our college are longstanding, going back to when I was first welcomed there in 1990 attaining the DipIMC RCSEd and then FRCSEd in 1991. FRCS(Tr&Orth) followed in 1997, and I upgraded my Dip IMC to FIMC RCSEd in 2001.
As a trainer and teacher, I also found my ten years as an FRCS Orth examiner and two years as an examiner assessor were very helpful in training. I have a lot of experience in adapting surgical training to the resource environment at hand due to my experience as a surgeon in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mali, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Syria, Central America and the Balkans.
The primary function of the Deanery is to facilitate training opportunities for surgeons in the ten surgical specialities. We are looking to support higher level surgical trainees to undertake temporary training placements in the UK; to quality assure their training; to offer mentorship and support; and of course, to evidence training achievements. We are proud to award our successful trainees with the College's MIPDEd (Membership of the International Postgraduate Deanery).
