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rpwalavalkar · Teale Fenning Administrator Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 966

the rcog atsm specifications are as follows..

Regulations for the Advanced Training Skills Modules

The entry criteria for registration for an ATSM is as follows:

1. The trainee must be working in the United Kingdom for the duration of the
ATSM (or have sought prospective approval for recognition of overseas training).
2. The trainee must have completed the intermediate competences from the logbook.
3. The trainee must have obtained a satisfactory outcome form from Year 5 prior to
registering for the ATSM.
4. The trainee must have passed Part 2 MRCOG.
5. The trainee must be a NTN holder.
6. The trainee must register for the ATSM prospectively through the Postgraduate Training Department at the RCOG and the commencement of training may not be backdated by more than one month.
7. The attendance of an approved theoretical course will be valid for three years for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of an ATSM.

How to register:
Trainees should download the requisite application form from the Education and Training Section of the website. Trainees should discuss their plans for ATSMs during their planning meeting in year 5 in preparation for commencing the training in year 6.
It is the trainees’ responsibility to approach the ATSM Module Educational Supervisor, who will sign up for the module. In the first instance the application form needs to be signed by the Educational Supervisor (ES) in charge of training. The form then needs to be countersigned by the ATSM Preceptor who will have overall responsibility for a module across the Deanery. The final signature required is that of the Director of ATSMs
who will be a member of the Deanery STC or school of O&G who will approve the training module on behalf of the Deanery STC. It is a responsibility of the trainee to obtain the required signatures before forwarding to the College and submit the payment of £100 + VAT (£117.50) for each ATSMs. Cheques, made payable to the RCOG should
be sent to the Postgraduate Training Department with the completed registration form.

Completion of training:

Training will be deemed complete when all the components have been completed to the satisfaction of the ATSM Educational Supervisor. The certification of completion of training form should be signed by the trainee, the Educational Supervisors, the ATSM Preceptor and the Director of ATSMs and sent to the Postgraduate Training Department at the RCOG.

ATSMs and ATSM registration form can be down loaded from -- http://www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1951
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Dr Miss. Raj Walavalkar MBBS MRCOG
TealeFenning Administrator
SR O&G Wessex Region