How it started..

The Academy of Surgical Education was originally founded by surgical trainees in May 2014 after recognising the lack of educational opportunities and significant financial burden individual trainees face in order to continue their ongoing education and professional development.

We aim to remove some of the barriers that prevent trainees from progressing in surgery. We believe that access to high quality medical education should not be limited by financial considerations and are committed to widening access to medical education. We aim to deliver courses for free or at an affordable cost where any revenue goes back to the organisation to help us fulfil our purpose.

Our courses are designed and delivered by consultants and senior registrars with a strong interest in teaching. We have successfully run several courses attended by over 1000 trainees from across the country in collaboration with St Mary's Hospital (London), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (Norwich), the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, University of East Anglia and Norwich Radiology Academy.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic we have launched a series of virtual teaching events, please see course bookings for further information.