Anatomy on tour: Postgraduate surgical training in a mobile teaching unit

Abstract

Candidates for postgraduate surgical exams now have to learn much of their anatomy de novo rather than simply revise what they learned as medical students. A number of short courses have developed that help candidates prepare for the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS). Unfortunately these courses tend to be centralised and trainees incur high travel and accommodation costs when attending them. Trainees are also absent from their hospitals for long periods, which can disrupt clinical services.