Surgical Education

Teaching, examining & mentorship

Faculty for FRCS (Orth) revision courses in the United Kingdom, examiner for medical students, and panellist for Core Surgical Training selection — alongside peer review for four orthopaedic journals.

Faculty

FRCS (Orth) revision course teaching

Regular faculty for exam preparation courses run by Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK), the FRCS Mentor Group and Orthopaedic Academy.

Oct 2022

Foot & Ankle FRCS (Orth) viva practice course

Teaching faculty — Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK).

2021 & 2022

London Shoulder & Elbow FRCS (Orth) Revision Course

Teaching faculty — ORUK, March 2021 and March 2022.

Oct 2021

London Basic Science FRCS (Orth) Revision Course

Teaching faculty — ORUK.

Jan 2021

Lower limb & paediatric FRCS (Orth) revision course

Teaching faculty across three sessions — ORUK.

Sep 2021

Paediatric Upper Limb Trauma for FRCS

Invited faculty — Orthopaedic Academy, UK.

2022

Intensive FRCS (Orth) mock viva & clinical exam courses

Faculty for courses run jointly by ORUK, The FRCS Mentor Group / Orthopaedic Academy, and Clockwork Medical.

Assessment

Examining & national selection

2021 & 2022

Case-based Discussion (CbD) examiner

Assessor for Year 3 medicine students, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, UK — December 2021 and March 2022.

2021 & 2022

Core Surgical Training (ST1) interview panellist

Selection panel member for Health Education England — London, and Kent, Surrey & Sussex deaneries.

Ongoing

Peer reviewer — four journals

Eight manuscripts reviewed across BMJ Case Reports, the Journal of International Medical Research (SAGE), SAGE Open Medical Case Reports and Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

Qualified to Teach

Formal training as an educator and supervisor

Teaching and supervision undertaken as trained competencies, not incidentally — through the British Orthopaedic Association, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the NIHR.

Virtual Training Orthopaedic Educational Supervisors (V-TOES) — British Orthopaedic Association, UK.
Virtual Training Orthopaedic Trainers (V-TOTs) — British Orthopaedic Association, UK.
Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) — Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training — National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), UK.
Informed Consent course — National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), UK.
Research Methods and Paper Review course — The Bone & Joint Journal, UK.
Clinical Leadership and Management for Surgical Specialties — Keele Clinical Leadership Academy, Keele University, UK.

Authorship

Book chapter

Invited Co-Author — Atlas of Arthroscopy (Springer Nature). "Management of concomitant rotator cuff and Bankart tears — Pearls." Contributed to the international edition; official book preview launch at the Madurai Shoulder Knee Conference (MSKC), 16 May 2026.

For Trainees

Common questions from candidates

Notes for orthopaedic trainees preparing for examinations and considering UK training.

What does the FRCS (Tr & Orth) involve?

The FRCS (Tr & Orth) is the exit examination for UK orthopaedic specialist training, administered by the Royal Colleges of Surgeons. It comprises a written component followed by clinical examinations and structured vivas covering trauma, adult pathology, children's orthopaedics and basic science. Candidates are assessed on the reasoning behind decisions as much as on factual recall.

How should candidates prepare for the viva?

In my experience teaching on revision courses, the most common gap is not knowledge but structure. Candidates who perform well have a reliable framework for each question, speak in a considered and organised way, and are comfortable saying what they would do and why. Repeated mock vivas under exam conditions are the single most useful preparation.

What is FEBOT and how does it differ from FRCS?

FEBOT is the diploma of the European Board of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, assessing orthopaedic knowledge to a European standard. It is complementary to the FRCS (Tr & Orth), which is the UK exit examination linked to specialist registration with the General Medical Council.

What does GMC Specialist Registration require?

Entry to the GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedics follows completion of recognised UK specialist training with a Certificate of Completion of Training or Certificate of Specialist Registration, or an equivalence route assessed against the UK curriculum. It is the formal confirmation that a surgeon may practise as a consultant in the United Kingdom.

Is a UK fellowship worthwhile for Indian orthopaedic surgeons?

A structured fellowship gives exposure to high-volume subspecialty practice, audited outcomes and a research culture. My own arthroplasty and revision fellowship, and shoulder and knee fellowship, shaped both technique and how I assess results. Registry-based outcome measurement in particular is a habit worth bringing back into practice.

Research & publications

Twelve peer-reviewed papers, three national multicentre trial collaborations and eleven international presentations.

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