South East of Scotland Training School (Edinburgh)

South East Scotland

Training School Lead:

Dr Marie Mathers – Training Programme Director

Department of Pathology, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU

Tel: 0131 537 1952

Training School Deputy:

N/A

Administrator:

Fiona Fourie

Training Programme Administrator

102 Westport, Edinburgh, EH3 9DN

Email: fiona.fourie@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Tel: 0131 656 3470

Contact person for arranging Cellular Pathology taster sessions:

Dr Marie Mathers – see details above

No. of trainees per school/deanery:

South East 16

ST1 rotations:

ST2-5 rotations:

Training programme for ST1’s:

Local teaching programme in house

National courses for ST1s

Introductory block teaching, Glasgow – August
Introduction to cervical cytology, Edinburgh – September
Scottish Histopathologists in Training symposium, annually, rotates between four Scottish programmes
Neuropathology training course for stage A & B trainees, Edinburgh – two weeks in late November/early December, alternate years
Paediatric pathology course for stage A & B trainees, Glasgow, December
Non-gynaecological cytology course, Aberdeen – 2 days in February/March
Revision course including mock stage A exam, Edinburgh – February/March

Cluster for your school:

Scotland

Health Education England (Deanery) for your area:

NHS Education for Scotland Central Offices, Westport 102, West Port, Edinburgh. EH3 9DN

Tel: 0131 656 3200

Training Programme Director (TPD):

Dr Marie Mathers

Department of Pathology, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU

Tel: 0131 537 1952