Training on solid ground: The RCSEd International Postgraduate Deanery (IPD) role
5th August 2026, 18:00 to 19:00 BST
Overview
Join Mr Lasitha Samarakoon, Colonel Paul Parker and Professor Professor Emad Saweeres who will be hosting this webinar for Egyptians interested in opportunities to continue their surgical training in the UK through our International Postgraduate Deanery scheme.
Aims
Most IMGs enter UK at an intermediate stage of their career; the most difficult challenge is how to document any training they obtained in their own countries This webinar aims to maximise the chances of IMG trainees securing best placements in the UK and documenting their prior training.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees should have an understanding of:
- What is the International postgraduate deanery?
- How can we help you as an IMG?
- What evidence you should collect?
- RCSEd examinations and membership.
Panellists
Our panellists include:
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Professor Emad Saweeres
International Surgical Ambassador for Egypt. FRCS (Tr & Orth), MD, FFSTEd.
Professor & Chairman of the Orthopaedic Advisory Committee, The General Organisation for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes. Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, El Sahel Teaching & Good Shepherd Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. Scientific Council Secretary, the Arab Board in Orthopaedics. Scientific Council Member, Egyptian Board in Orthopaedics & Trauma (EBOT). International Surgical Advisor, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Fellow and Executive Committee Member, Faculty of Surgical Trainers at RCSEd. AOTrauma 2019 “Innovation in Education” Award Winner
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Mr Lasitha Samarakoon
Council Member RCSEd and Specialty Lead IPD.
BS BM(Col) MRCS(Edin. & Eng.) MMed. (NUH) ChM(UoE) FFSTEd FEBS(EBSQ) FRCSGlasg(Gen) FRCSEd(Gen) FACS. Consultant General Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom. SAS LED representative and elected member of the council, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Member of the SAS LED committee and the Research and Grants Scoring panel, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Specialty Lead for General Surgery, International Postgraduate Deanery [IPD], Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Examiner, Intercollegiate Committee in Basic Surgical Examinations [ICBSE], United Kingdom. Clinical Tutor, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, and Leicester Medical School, United Kingdom.
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Professor Paul Parker
Dean of the International Postgraduate Deanery
Birmingham based Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and a previous Trauma and Orthopaedic Lead within the Deanery. Trainer and teacher and spent ten years as an FRCS Orth examiner and two years as an examiner assessor. Paul has a lot of experience in adapting surgical training to the resource environment at hand due to his experience as a surgeon in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mali, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Syria, Central America and the Balkans.
CPD
1 Hour
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Recording
A recording of the webinar will be made available on this page in the days following the live broadcast.
