Core Surgical Training (CST)

Overview

The initial stage of surgical training (ST1 - ST2) is a two-year introduction to the generality of surgery called Core Surgical Training (CST). This stage reflects the need for trainee surgeons to achieve competence in a range of surgical knowledge, skills and behaviours, most of which are not speciality-specific.

CST is undertaken by all surgical trainees, irrespective of their future specialty aspirations.

Progression data

We encourage you to familiarise yourself with the training progression data which includes information around the progression of trainees from each stage of training – particularly for their appointment onto the CST programme and progression to specialty training.

Core Surgical Training Intake Data – 2020-2023 PDF | 326.8 KB Core Surgical Training Intake Demographics 2017 - 2023 PDF | 512.4 KB Specialty Progression Metrics 2017- 2023 PDF | 260.3 KB