Anaesthetics and ICM
Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine Training Programme
East Kent offer excellent training opportunities on all three main sites in both Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, Kent & Canterbury Hospital and The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, serving a local population of around 759,000 people.
“I hope you will enjoy your time in East Kent, in my opinion it provides superb training opportunities in a friendly environment, situated in the beautiful “Garden of England”, an excellent combination!” Dr Ritoo Kapoor, Anaesthetics Faculty Lead / K&C College Tutor
Why train and learn in the Anaesthetics and ICM Programme at East Kent?
Anaesthetics
There are excellent training opportunities in the following:
Chronic Pain
Regional vascular centre
Regional anaesthesia – dedicated upper limb lists
High risk anaesthesia – consultant lead high-risk pre-assessment clinics
Advanced airway management - lists available at alternate sites, including major head & neck oncology
Major urology – Robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures
We have an active and engaged group of consultants, clinical and educational supervisors.
We offer a high-quality experience in a broad range of subspecialties including: Critical Care, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Regional Anaesthesia, General Surgery, Urology (including robotic surgery), Vascular, Maxillofacial & Dental, ENT, Ophthalmic, Pain Medicine, Radiology and Interventional radiology.
Intensive Care
At all main sites, you will be able to gain experience in various procedures including percutaneous tracheostomies, chest drain insertion, PICC line insertion etc with an active and engaged group of Consultants, Clinical and Educational Supervisors.
There are opportunities to participate in research and audit projects with an emphasis on contributing to improvement in patient safety and management and the opportunity to present and publish nationally and internationally.
Both the Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Departments offer a caring and supportive learning environment and deliver quality core curriculum topics through the following routes:
Weekly protected teaching
Weekly journal club
Divisional audit days
Excellent in-house simulation training
What our Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Doctors say
“Excellent team, very supportive, friendly and a safe environment to work and learn.”
“Great formal teaching sessions and pastoral support”
‘’There were good formal teaching opportunities and rota management. I was able to attend teaching along with training days. ‘’
‘’Good exposure and encouragement for independent thought and practice”
“Consultants very happy and willing to complete assessments.”
“Excellent team, excellent teaching, love working in this ITU”
Key Contacts:
William Harvey Hospital
Aalia Sange - College Tutor
Christina Schneider-Smith - LFG Lead
Sharon Moses – Divisional Support Assistant
Claire Banks – Medical Education Administrator – Trust Wide
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
Henry Thanuvan – College Tutor
Elizabet Nunes – Divisional Support Assistant
Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Ritoo Kapoor – College Tutor
Sam Shearer – Divisional Support Assistant (Interim)