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The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) is an independent professional body that works to promote the highest standards in surgical training.

The Association was originally established in 1976 as a forum for senior registrars to meet socially and discuss training matters. ASiT now counts numerous professional leaders and Royal College Presidents amongst its alumni. The Association is one of the largest surgical speciality associations in the UK with around 3,500 members.

ASiT’s members come from all ten surgical specialities. ASiT is the only body in the UK to represent trainees at both core and higher surgical training levels, with orthopaedic registrars also represented by BOTA (the British Orthopaedic Trainees' Association).

ASiT functions through the input of its elected speciality and regional representatives and serves the needs of trainees beyond its formal membership through training courses, and trainee grants, prizes and fellowships. Membership costs just £40 as a medical student or £60 otherwise. This fee has remained as low as possible whilst aiming to maximise return to trainees. The highlight of this is the ASiT Annual Conference, with around 1,500 delegates attending a weekend of educational courses, scientific presentations (with over 1000 abstract submissions received), lectures and topical debate on all aspects of surgery and surgical training.

The Association represents the views of surgical trainees through representation on the councils of the Surgical Royal Colleges, ISCP, JCST, and numerous other working parties and committees. Unlike many other junior doctor trainee groups, ASiT remains independent of the Surgical Royal Colleges and other professional medical organisations and is run by trainees, for trainees, to promote excellence in training.

For further details please see ASiT's website.

Pass the MRCS are proud to support The Master Surgeon Trust.

The Master Surgeon Trust is a charitable, non-profit organisation committed to medical education, and improving surgical training. Through their website tutorials, high quality courses, and research endeavours, they aim to help students and junior doctors pursue a career in surgery.

For further details, please see www.themastersurgeon.com (Registered UK Charity EW03332) 

Pass the MRCS are proud to support Women in Surgery Scotland (WISS).

WISS is a trainee-led organization seeking to support, and increase the visibility of, female surgeons in Scotland at all stages of their career.

The landscape in surgery has changed dramatically in the last two decades, with greater diversity than ever before. In 1991 just 3% of surgical consultants were female, in 2019 this has increased to 12.9%. This is certainly progress, however, clearly imbalance remains. Across all medical specialties approximately 35% of consultants are female (51% of medical graduates female) – demonstrating that surgery has a particular gender representation issue especially at senior grades.

WISS was established in 2019 by current core surgical and foundation trainees following the success of the first conference. Their mission is to break down the barriers in surgical training. To challenge misconceptions and to provide a platform to unite and support one another as peers and colleagues.

For further details, please see womeninsurgeryscotland.com