About The College
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an independent membership organisation dedicated to the education, training and advancement of surgeons, dental surgeons, doctors, and various individuals throughout healthcare who are involved in the surgical care of patients. The College has a current membership approaching 32,000 and growing, with members spanning over 100 countries around the world. From our founding in 1505, the College has been committed to the advancement of surgery and driving patient safety standards worldwide and continues to do so to do this day. For our full story, please visit the College website at www.rcsed.ac.uk
About The Examinations, Education & Faculties Department
The Examinations, Education and Faculties Department incorporates Examinations, Question Bank, Psychometrics, Education and the Faculty teams. The department organises and runs a variety of examinations, courses and educational events within the UK and internationally. The College infrastructure includes a Skills Centre and associated facilities used for the delivery of practical skills courses. The Education also delivers eLearning programmes up to MSc level, plus specialty webinars.
The purpose of the Examinations Section and the Question Bank team is to ensure the smooth running of all surgical/dental examinations by processing applications, organising examiners and venues all within set time-scales; accurate database input of candidate marks and the production of exam documentation.
About The Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE)
The Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) was established in 1987 by the four surgical Royal Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland. In line with the statutory requirements of the General Medical Council, it is responsible for the supervision of standards, policies, regulations and professional conduct of the surgical Specialty Fellowship Examinations. The JCIE is the parent body for its ten surgical Specialty Boards.
The JCIE is made up of surgeons, including the Presidents of the four Colleges or their representatives, the Chairs of the 10 Intercollegiate Specialty Boards and representatives of national surgical trainees and staff grade surgeons not in training. It meets three times a year, in Edinburgh, where the JCIE staff team is based.