The School of Medicine is the largest specialty school in NHS England - Wessex. It is the part of the organisation that is responsible for the quality assurance and overview of the education of trainees in core medical training and speciality trainees in medicine.
We are accountable for:
- The recruitment to these posts
- Quality assuring the training in the NHS Trusts where trainees are placed
- Formal teaching programmes
- Pastoral support
- Programme leadership
- Administration
- ARCPs.
Wessex School of Medicine aims to provide the highest quality of training and make sure trainers and trainees feel a part of a valued environment. We work closely with the Royal College of Physicians and our local NHS hospitals to achieve these aims.
Training is widely recognised as a core activity of hospitals within the area covered by Health Education Wessex and we have excellent relationships with our hospitals and the University of Southampton. Each specialty manages a programme of specialty training days to meet the curricular requirements and HEW offers a wide range of programmes supporting personal and professional development including academic, teaching and leadership skills.
In addition to specialty training posts we offer training programmes in Internal Medicine Training. Rotations vary with either four or six month attachments to a wide variety of specialties in hospitals across the region, with an emphasis on acquiring good general medical and acute medical skills in preparation for specialty training.
We offer training in the majority of the medical specialties.
The consultants throughout the region are enthusiastic trainers. There is also an active regional postgraduate teaching programme and local journal clubs are strongly encouraged. Opportunities to undertake research and audit projects are available in all hospitals.
