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The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) is a registered charity (No. 274841) which works to promote the highest standards in surgical training.

11/01/2026

📢 Calling all Medical Student surgical societies in the UK and ROI

💥 The ASiT “Battle of the Surgical Societies” (BotSS) is back for 2026 for !

💡 Do you have an event idea for your society, but need some support to bring it to life? Submit your proposal for a chance to win the prestigious BotSS title and a £500 event grant!

🏆 The top 5 surgical societies will present their ideas at the Conference in Manchester (6th-8th March) - don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your society’s brilliance

🗓️ Deadline: 26th January 2026

Let the battle begin!
LINK IN BIO

07/01/2026

🚨 Limited places available 🚨
Get interview-ready for ST3 Vascular Surgery with 1-to-1 virtual sessions from ASiT x Rouleaux Club.
📅 31 January 2026
📝 Registration opens today! https://asit.org/events/2026/preparing-for-st3-february-2026
💸 Free for ASiT members (refundable deposit)

23/12/2025

CST Interview?

💻 Online 1-Day Course
📅 Jan 17 | £140
⭐ 4.6★ Feedback | 35% Rebooked for more sessions
🔗 info@interview-art.com

17/12/2025

ST3 Plastics Interview?

🎯 Half-Day | 3:1 Mentor Ratio
🗣️ High-Volume Practice + Personalised Feedback
⭐ 4.7★ Feedback | 50% Rebooked
📩 info@interview-art.com

15/12/2025

📣 ADVOCACY WEEK | What’s Next?
Now We Want to Hear From You!

After a week of showcasing the work ASiT is driving on your behalf, it’s your turn to shape what comes next.

🔍 What are the top priorities for surgical trainees and medical students across the UK?
Your insights matter — and they will directly guide ASiT’s future advocacy and strategy.

🗳️ Take our short poll and tell us what you want to see change.
Your voice drives our mission.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/asitpriorities

12/12/2025

🤝 ADVOCACY WEEK | Day 5
Breaking Barriers in the Independent Sector

ASiT is actively working with the Confederation of British Surgeons (CBS) and BOTA and independent sector providers to tackle one of the most persistent challenges in surgical training: access to cases in the independent sector.

Together, we’re developing innovative, collaborative solutions to ease systemic barriers and ensure trainees in craft specialties can gain the operative experience they need.

This is partnership with purpose - driving practical change to unlock training opportunities across all sectors.

More to come.

11/12/2025

📈 ADVOCACY WEEK | Day 4
A Clear Path to Escalate Training Concerns

ASiT is working collaboratively with BOTA and the JCST CST Advisory Committee to develop a stepwise escalation framework for CST trainees.

This framework uses JCST Quality Indicators and ARCP requirements as benchmarks to guide trainees through a clear, appropriate escalation route when raising concerns about training quality, supervision, or rota-related issues.

Our goal is simple:
👉 To ensure trainees know how, when, and where to escalate concerns - and to make sure those concerns lead to action.

Clarity. Accountability. Better training environments.

10/12/2025

💷 ADVOCACY WEEK | Day 3
The True Investment in Surgical Training

Every surgical trainee represents a significant national investment.
In England alone, a host Trust receives:
• £13,933 per trainee in placement fees
• £30,856 in average salary contribution

When scaled to the UK’s estimated 7,471 surgical trainees, this amounts to an annual government investment of ~£334 million.

That’s £334 million of taxpayer funding intended for training.

But intention doesn’t equal impact.
We need greater accountability to ensure that the money allocated for training is actually used to deliver training. This is not simply a call for more funding; it’s a call to reappropriate existing budgets so they serve their true purpose.

It’s time to shift the narrative.
Training budgets must train.
Trainees and patients deserve nothing less.

09/12/2025

🔥 ADVOCACY WEEK | Day 2 🔥
Championing Change in Surgical Training

ASiT has been at the heart of the Medical Training Review (MTR) listening phase, contributing to every steering group and focus group to ensure the trainee voice was front and centre.

Thanks to sustained advocacy from ASiT and key surgical stakeholders, the MTR report now includes a specific recommendation that craft specialties must have access to the independent sector for training; a major step forward in protecting high-quality, hands-on surgical experience for trainees.

This is what collective advocacy can achieve.
And we’re just getting started.

Stay tuned all week as we spotlight more initiatives ASiT has championed for surgical trainees and medical students.

08/12/2025

🚨 STATE OF SURGICAL TRAINING REPORT - NOW LIVE 🚨
ASiT and the SSTOs are proud to launch a landmark report shining a spotlight on the most urgent issues facing surgical trainees and medical students today.

The message is clear. The challenges are real. And the need for change is now.
🔥 Key themes
• Access to training
• Quality of training
• Valuing our educators and trainers
Using the recommendations of the Medical Training Review Diagnostic Report as a framework, we set out targeted, actionable solutions to drive meaningful improvement across surgical training.
This is just the beginning.
💪 Stay tuned to our socials to see how ASiT is championing and delivering positive change for every surgical trainee and medical student.

28/11/2025

2️⃣ days left.
3️⃣0️⃣+ prizes and awards up for grabs.

This is how you start your Next Era. ⏳

Abstract submissions for : The Next Era close on 30 November.

Our biggest, boldest, best conference yet, led by the UK’s largest trainee-run surgical association 🔥

📍 Manchester • 6-8 March 2026
🤝 Proud to partner with Manchester ABID

Submit your abstract & find all the details:
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17/11/2025

A new era begins.
Today, we proudly unveil the new ASiT logo!!!
Launched in our 50th anniversary year, honouring five decades of championing surgical trainees while looking boldly to the future.

This isn’t just a redesign. It’s a statement.
A fresh identity for an organisation that has grown, evolved and led the way in advocating for excellence in surgical training, strengthening the trainee voice, driving research and innovation, and championing equity across the profession.

For 50 years, ASiT has stood for trainees.
Now, with a modern, dynamic look, we’re ready for the next 50!

Welcome to the new ASiT.
Trainee-led. Future-focused. Stronger than ever.

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35/43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A3PE

Telephone

+442079730300

Website

http://www.asit.org/

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