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This section of the website is for trainees in Geriatric Medicine and for junior doctors considering a career in the specialty.

Please click on a region on the map to go to pages related to the selected training section

Training Section

Welcome to the new look Trainees section. Please let us know what else you would like to see in this section of the website.

Scottish Trainees Annual Meeting - We now have a well attended one day annual meeting. The 2008 meeting was on September 19th in Perth and we have provided a link to the programme and talks (BGS Scotland Trainees Meeting 2008 - click here) .

The 2009 meeting was held in Perth on 9th September and we have provided a link to the programme and talks (BGS Scotland Trainees Meeting 2009 - click here) .

Date/details for the 2010 meeting will be announced in early 2010

Research Section - Unlike many hospital-based medical specialties, the majority of trainees in Geriatric Medicine do not take time out to do research. However, research is being seen as an increasingly attractive option, for many reasons, including contributing original knowledge to our specialty, understanding the research papers which inform clinical practice, supervising and conducting ongoing research projects as consultants, and improving one's CV.

Alasdair MacLullich ( MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow,University of Edinburgh) and Miles Witham (Lecturer, Univeristy of Dundee) have provided information on research projects in academic and clinical geriatric medicine departments around Scotland. There are also documents and links on topics such as the reasons for doing research, how to find a suitable project and supervisor, sources of funding, and how to get your project published.

1.The benefits of doing research, and finding a project

2. Startup Grants for BGS Scotland Trainees

3. Educational Resource on Ageing (ERA) - Preparation for the SCE
ERA Website (requires username: era and password: dundee)

Courses: for further information about generic skills courses, research courses and other resources click here

Medical Education – James Shaw (Trainee, Eastern Deanery) has written a section on the opportunities in Medical Education for trainees link:Medical Education

Training Abroad – This is a brief section with some information on trainees who have previously trained abroad. The general message from these trainees is that in the past Deaneries / Regional Sepcialty Advisors have been surprisingly open to training abroad but that there needs to be a lot of forward planning. Training abroad

Melvin Chua (Trainee, Northern Deanery) has also written an article about his time training in Singapore. link:Training Abroad-Chua

Trainees Representatives:

Claire Steel: email me

Angela Wilkinson: email me