BMI Healthcare provides £20,000 per year, as part of a three-year sponsorship for The Royal College of Surgeons of England, which helps to support training and development programmes offered by the College to the next generation of consultant surgeons.

BMI’s sponsorship is mainly focused on two elements: funding the College’s Educational Tutor in Orthopaedics, Mr Kevin Sherman, who is responsible for implementing a programme of skills development, from basic surgical training to continuing professional development, and five bursaries for clinical training in orthopaedics.

The Royal College of Surgeons is England’s leading surgical and educational organisation, and receives worldwide recognition. It is involved with training throughout surgeons’ careers, from the MRCS and FRCS examinations and courses in basic surgical skills, to master classes and “train the trainers”. More than six thousand delegates attend the College’s training courses each year. In addition, it is involved with surgical, hospital and patient audit to ensure standards are maintained. The College also supports research through research fellowships.

For more information about the Royal College of Surgeons please visit: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/