Scottish Medical Training

GMC Reference: SES/470

Why choose this programme
The South East of Scotland is an attractive area with good housing and schools. It has excellent rail, road and air links.

Specialty Information
The South East of Scotland Ophthalmology program is a 7 year run through training offering experience in all aspects
of Ophthalmology as defined in the Royal College of Ophthalmologists curriculum www.rcophth.ac.uk. The program
is located at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh and trainees cover all hospitals in Edinburgh. There
are rotations to St Johns Hospital, West Lothian and to Dunfermline & Kirkcaldy Hospitals in Fife.
There are 12 ST posts and most placements are of a 6 month duration. There are excellent facilities for surgery including a wet lab. After the early years of Ophthalmology trainees will have a more specialty orientated training. The
more senior trainees are expected to develop subspecialty interest which can be offered in South East Scotland but
trainees are also encouraged to gain experience at other centres of excellence in the UK & overseas.
All trainees are expected to participate in audit & research and there is a dedicated postgraduate teaching session.
Training is closely supervised by a program director and clinical tutors.

The South East of Scotland Ophthalmology program is a 7 year run through training offering experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology as defined in the Royal College of Ophthalmologists curriculum www.rcophth.ac.uk.

The program is based at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh and trainees cover all hospitals in Edinburgh. There are rotations to St Johns Hospital, West Lothian and to Dunfermline & Kirkcaldy Hospitals in Fife.

There are 12 ST posts and most placements are of a 6 month duration. There are excellent facilities for surgery including a wet lab. After the early years of Ophthalmology trainees will have a more specialty orientated training. The more senior trainees are expected to develop subspecialty interest which can be offered in South East Scotland but trainees are also encouraged to gain experience at other centres of excellence in the UK & overseas.

All trainees are expected to participate in audit & research and there is a dedicated postgraduate teaching session.

Training is closely supervised by a program director and clinical tutors.

Training is delivered across:

Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, 50 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SF, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, St Johns Hospital, Livingston, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

South-East of Scotland – located in Edinburgh hospitals, Lothian and Fife:
Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh
Dunfermline Hospital and
Victoria Hospital, Fife
St Johns Hospital, Livingston
Sick Kids Hospital, Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Western Infirmary, Edinburgh

Programme Type	Deanery based or National: Deanery
Administration office	South-East of Scotland
Lead Dean / Director	Professor Adam Hill
Responsible Associate Postgraduate Dean or Assistant Director (GP)	Mr Alastair Murray
Specialty or Sub-specialty	Specialty or Sub-specialty: Specialty
Date of GMC recent approval	August 2010
Associated Royal College - Faculty	Royal College of Ophthalmologists (web site)
Curriculum and Associated Assessment System	http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/postgraduate/ophthalmology.asp
Programme Administrator:	Named Programme Administrator: Fiona Fourie Address: NHS Education for Scotland, 1st floor, 102 Westport, Edinburgh EH3 9DN Tel: Email: fiona.fourie@nhs.scot
Programme Director	Programme Director Name: Dr Pankaj Agarwal Address: Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion 45 Chalmers St, West End, Edinburgh EH3 9HA Tel: Email: Pankaj.Agarwal@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Quality of Training	Quality Management