title: The Birmingham military trauma registrar. A personal view.
abstract: The military registrar is responsible for the co-ordination of care of returning battlefield casualties at Role 4 Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM). Traditionally two military specialty registrars (StR) providing a 24-hour a day service 365 days a year have shared this responsibility. For Military StR3 General Surgical trainees this is now a recognized training post providing military trainees the opportunity of gaining exposure to battlefield casualties at an early stage in their specialty training. This is a personal account of my time as the military registrar and the training opportunities to be gained for this model of military medical training. Whilst the post is busy and the on call rota demanding the opportunities for surgical trainees are excellent and the requirements of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) can be met ensuring seamless progression to StR 4 training. This is a highly desirable post for junior military registrars.
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Hollingsworth
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008889:Military Personnel; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload