The Kent, Sussex and Surrey Deanery's role is to ensure the supply of well-trained medical professionals to the NHS, through our training and continuing professional development programmes. Please visit www.kssdeanery.org/home/about-us for more information.
KSS Deanery is a part of NHS South East Coast
.Acute Care Common Stem is a new two-year programme enabling Foundation trainees to embark on a career in Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Intensive care medicine and Acute Medicine.
It is the only route for entry into Emergency Medicine training for trainees exiting the Foundation programme.
Trainees embarking on a career in Emergency Medicine need to do a third year CT3, before entering Higher specialty training at ST4 level. For Anaesthetic trainees they repeat the CT2 year before entering Higher specialty training at ST3 level.
For Acute Medicine KSS deanery may allow trainees an experiential year depending on their individual training needs. In addition trainees need to be aware of the College exam requirements for entry to higher specialty training.
Currently KSS deanery has 22 CT1 trainees in ACCS programme with themed exits as follows EM-9, anaesthesia -8 and Acute Medicine -5.
Dr Subir Mukherjee
FRCP Consultant Physician and Chair
ACCS Committee
KSS Deanery
KSS Deanery provides a wide range of support services for its trainees. Visit our support pages for information about less than full-time training, specialty deferrals, transfers, support for trainees in difficulty, study and maternity leave.
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