Surgical Art | Testimonials

Really different concept, good to see the concept of art with surgery, re-emphasises the importance of beauty’s role in plastic surgery.

Excellent. Refreshing. New insight into facial aesthetics.

Very well organised, friendly atmosphere & helpful

Very worthwhile course & opened my eyes to new concepts. Great atmosphere. Improved my appreciation for facial form & structures

Really brilliant, thank you! The forensic content far exceeds any other course I have been on.

Excellent fusion of art, aesthetics and science. Friendly atmosphere and very conducive to learning. Trip to the Walker Art Gallery was a real treat.

Excellent, really useful & worthwhile.

Great Course. Adequate time to learn drawings in detail, careful explanation & time for questions etc. Well organised.

Excellent. A real insight in to the key drawings to use to your advantage in the the FRCS(Plast) and the most effective way to draw them.

Very well organised. Perfect consultant to trainee ratio.

Very Good course, excellent tutors. Very patient and always on hand to help.

Excellent clarification of some very tricky concepts. Very good course.

Enthusiastic encouraging tutors. Relaxed atmosphere. Feel much more confident in skills. Would highly recommend.

Good use of technology throughout course. Appreciated extremely knowledgeable faculty who all obviously enjoyed teaching.

Good opportunities to practice. Establish Standards to Achieve. Great tutors – experienced support.

Fantastic Course. Well planned & great facilities.

Very friendly & interactive course. Excellent course. Appreciate the time taken to help clarify & pauses to allow time to catch up. Great enthusiasm from everyone! Thank you!

Very good, practical application of theory. Good mix of the two. Philosophy, theory, practice moves from engineering solution to art. Very nice!

Excellent, highly recommend! Much better structure and explanation of basic principles (than other courses).

Really fantastic. Wemt at right pace. Very supportive. Ideal venue, excellent food, incredible faculty. All round excellent!

Fantastic Course. Expert faculty with high quality equipment and simulation.

Excellent Course, as a beginner it was a useful introduction to the principles behind the key techniques and a chance to practice in a good learning environment.

Excellent Course aimed at all skill levels.

Good candidate to instructor ratio. Really liked the studio. Much better than the hospital.

Great course, good value for money. Very good faculty who were very friendly, helpful and approachable.

For the course fee, I was a bit sceptical but I think the instruments have been good and general essential principles have been presented well.

Excellent Course for Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery trainees. Good discussion around inter-disciplinary concepts. Friendly faculty.

I just wanted to say what an excellent course, one of the best I have ever been to. Thank you so much!

Very supportive, knowledgeable & good feedback.

Loved the training Model & Kit.

Excellent Course, very cooperative tutors. 

Extremely enjoyable. Brilliant skill & confidence building course.

Excellent, perfectly targeted towards my level. Great opportunities to try techniques & equipment. Great tutor to student numbers. Plenty of feedback.

Very beneficial and will impact on my practice going forward.

Excellent Course.  Great pace.  Stunning work environment made working/studying on a weekend painfree.  Good staff to student ratio.  Excellent hands on experience.

Fantastic.  Very happy I came.  Would recommend highly.

Excellent Course – very well organised. Lots of practice which is exactly whats needed. I really enjoyed it. Thanks a lot!

All the lecturers were brilliant at explaining the tips and tricks for every method, they were a joy to learn.

Really good introduction to fracture fixation & mechanics of fractures. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Very good pace and excellent introduction to hand fractures.  Considering I had no experience at all prior to the course I am confident going back to my hospital.

Methodological approach from people that love to educate and provide one of the best possible courses out there. Would highly recommend. Thank you.

Excellent kit availability throughout. Great teaching model, very interactive. Much better than other courses – takes you through stages of fixation from more simple techniques to more complex constructs.

I was very pleased with all the course parts, it has brought a lot of experience for my future career. The teachers were patient and explained where I was doing good things and where I was lacking.

Excellent, learnt so much, faculty very helpful!

One of the most useful courses I have ever done – thank you!

Excellent course – would definitely recommend and attend other courses.

Far exceeded expectations, will definitely recommend!

Very worthwhile. Great teaching – theory, practical & relevant to clinical practice. Extremely well organised by Amy, who was extremely accommodating & went above and beyond to make life as easy as possible for all candidates. Relaxed atmosphere with great tips given from faculty from clinical experience. Thank you so much!

Excellent! Made to feel welcome with guidance as necessary. Support was given whenever required. I have become familiar and more confident with many techniques.

Sublime! I have heard very good things about Surgical Art but had no idea that I would find the hand trauma course as fantastic as it was. The faculty were fantastic, Amy was so very friendly and approacheable and Mr Bell and Faculty explained things clearly. I am very impressed with the models used and am certain I will be back to complete the other Surgical Art Courses.

Fantastic & Enthusiastic Faculty and excellent organisation by Amy.

Excellent. Some of the course details/concepts/teaching are very new to me and have not come across them before but this course has given me some basic concepts/introduction to complex hand trauma & management.

The Course was excellent, very informative and full of expert advice from the tutors

Thank you so much. It’s great!

Excellent course, very well organised. There were many opportunities to improve & practice surgical skills. Lots of tips & tricks…very friendly atmosphere. Extremely approacheable and skillful faculty. I will definitely be back for the hand fracture course!

Extremely friendly tutors. Very good piggy models and extraordinary demonstration of techniques

Very good, Really enjoyed the course, learnt so much.

Excellent Value for money. Good tutor to candidate ratio. Good quality coffee & food.

Well organised, clear objectives & all objectives obtainable.

Really useful for CT2 level, gentle introduction to new concepts. V useful to do WBAs. Good to see one then get the chance to do one!

A brilliant course, highly recommended. I feel much more confident in approaching hand trauma from a surgical & clinical perspective. Very friendly & approachable faculty.

Innovative, creative and excellent learning environment. This course is so well thought out to maximise learning based on sound principles of teaching design. Very exciting rethink of surgical teaching!

Great course! Concepts explained really well and great to be able to draw on each other trying different flap designs.

Very good. Hands on, creative thinking.

Excellent teaching. Incredibly helpful tutors – open to questions.

5 out of 5!

Excellent!

Fantastic! Explanation & Practical reinforcement was really helpful.

Amazing!

Fruitful & Practical. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone.

Excellent course – learning taught went beyond (my) expectation.  Thoroughly enjoyable, great faculty – approachable, friendly & keen to teach.  I would recommend this to all plastics/max fax trainees.

Excellent for all levels of trainee because after each demonstration personal revision of the topic allowed.

Excellent course. Enthusiastic tutors, friendly atmosphere.

Good overall assessment, mainly due to friendly and helpful tutors.  Extremely useful for CT1 level and an opportunity to dive beyond basic principles for higher levels (up to ST3)

Excellent Course, Excellent Faculty, Great location.  Thank you!  The facial models, ear models and use of chicken complemented each other well.

Eye opening & mind blowing!

Essential course for my level (SHO) with limited experience in all flaps & grafts. Great place to ask questions, make mistakes and learn directly from seniors/consultants because I don’t get this opportunity at work.

I thought this was a wonderful course! So much information delivered at a reasonable rate. The Tutor to Student ratio was ideal. Overall a very inspiring 2 days delivered by enthusiastic and patient faculty – very inspiring for someone so junior. Thank you! Also – the models and materials were innovative and fantastic.

Really good course to get the basic concept of flap & graft, especially at early stages of training. Coming to this course with no idea how a flap is designed this has definitely improved my knowledge!

5 out of 5! Great feedback from an approachable and friendly faculty!

Excellent course. Really enjoyed every minute. All tutors were very inspiring & encouraging – it is just what I needed at my stage of my career.

Totally happy – exceeded my expectations.

Very nice & Supportive tutors. Amazing atmosphere – ideal to work and concentrate while doing micro. I would recommend to all my colleagues.

Excellent . Organised. Demonstrators patient. Gave constructive criticism. Relaxing environment to work in.

Excellent course. Improved my confidence in microsurgery skills.

Brilliant. Satisfied with training and experience – very useful with no time pressures.

Great value for money. Very well organised hands-on course. It’s a pleasure to meet such skilful tutors, passionate about their jobs and teaching their knowledge. Now, after the course, I feel more confident and ready for microsurgery. I would certainly recommend it. I will definitely apply for another course.

Honestly, I found it very helpful, supportive and gave me confidence. Really very happy.

Good value for money. I enhanced my capacity of doing…anastomoses and perforator dissection.

Well done guys – really enjoyed it!

Without a doubt an excellent course. I always enjoy working with people who are passionate at what they do and are willing to teach others. Thanks for everything and I will hopefully come back to take another course.

Excellent Course

Thank you so much for the really didatic course and the great experience.

Excellent Course – very satisfied!

Excellent Course, enjoyed the novel teaching methods and will have more skills available when I return to my unit.

Excellent, friendly, supportive and encouraging staff. Great equipment and enough time to practice.

Excellent Course, Great Atmosphere. Excellent pacing by the tutors who also looked at each individuals learning objective

Very enjoyable course. Would recommend to fellow colleagues.

Excellent. Great set-up. Good room for each person to work.

A course that I will recommend for all plastics trainees.

Excellent. Packs a lot in but at a good pace. Highly recommend. Good personal feedback.

Thoroughly enjoyed the course.  There was plenty of freedom to focus on my own learning needs.

Just Brilliant!

Great course, top class equipment!

Great Course and wonderful staff.

Excellent!

I will recommend highly.  I have not been to another course where I felt so comfortable and treated like a colleague and not just a delegate.  Thank you!

Good tips from experienced surgeons. Definitely added to my skill set. Would recommend to colleagues. Very good value for money.

Very attentive tutors, personalised feedback, excellent models and equipment. Time to work at your own pace & develop good technique.

Fantastic! Thank you!

Excellent kickstart to my exam prep.

Great fun. Light hearted BUT thorough!

Excellent – personal feedback was very useful.

Brilliant, great to get in to the mode for practising vivas/clinicals.

Excellent. Good for putting pressure on for viva and clinicals.

Very innovative. I think this will improve my chances of passing the FRCS.

It was a brilliant course with lots of fun and interaction. It has gone beyond expectations & I’d like to say that this day will help in everyday communication with patients as well.

Really useful and touched on areas never addressed nor tutored before.

Excellent Course! Great help to pass the exam.

Very useful. Well structured and plenty of constructive feedback.

Excellent. Very lucky to have one to one mentoring throughout the day. Susie is a very encouraging mentor and provides constructive feedback.

Overall very good. Vivas and clinicals great, body language and breathing exercises useful.

Very good for international Medical Graduates.

I was very scared to do it, however I felt more confident by the end of the day. I’ve become more confident to do structured study & more practice on viva and clinical. It gave me a nice way of organising my answers, especially the “mind mapping” techniques.

Great confidence builder. Thanks for a great course – new concept & just what I was after, perhaps (probably) much more than every other course I’ve been on. Unique and filling a much needed niche.

Incredibly useful & enlightening for the interview process.

Very useful at highlighting areas/ways of development.

Very useful constructive feedback

Really useful in all aspects: personal improvement, body image and knowledge. I’ve not come across any books, courses or papers or anywhere that gives advice on strategy so this was very useful. The portfolio section is invaluable at providing tips on maximising experience.

Overall a very good course. I learned alot and I liked that we got theoretical lectures in order to design flaps better. I will definitely recommend Surgical Art and I hope to come back.

Excellent, highly valuable. Clear guidance, directions and feedback. Educational & Encouraging. Structured & well organised.

Excellent faculty ratio, personalised feedback and very relevant questions for NHS topics

Great, I feel much more confident and organised. It’s just what you need before the interview.

Excellent course, will increase chances to pass!

Good course, approachable faculty with a wealth of experience.

Excellent – perfect timing for intervention with 3 months to go pre-interview.

Well organised. Direct & Insightful.

Extremely helpful! Intense but distilled into key strategies!! Loved it!

Extremely helpful and hands on. Comparing it to other courses I have done this was more informative and gives me the opportunity to practice in real time.

Excellent. Information delivered smoothly for someone who hasn’t done the interview before.

Excellent Course, learned a lot more information on topics that I use everyday in work.

Excellent. Loads of practical tips that I will definitely use all the time. Friendly tutors that I was never afraid to ask questions of.

Fantastic Course. Wasn’t expecting the quality of models used. Very impressed. Great tutors – great to have such senior surgeons present.

Excellent teaching. Gained great foundation in plastic surgery.

It was a great experience!

Very helpful. Learnt how to refine techniques I already knew. Very good explanation on local flaps

Really good introduction to plastics. Will recommend and be attending other courses

Fantastic! Correct amount of time, lovely teachers & great equipment

One of the best fellowships I have attended.

Excellent. Would recommend colleagues to attend this five day fellowship, great atmosphere and learning environment.

I have enjoyed the two days intensive hand surgery fellowship with Prof Vaiude in which we have went ove the approach to hand trauma and surgical techniques used, it was a very fruitful experience and excellent learning opportunity. I am looking forward for the upcoming courses and other learning opportunities in Liverpool with you.