South West School of Emergency Medicine

Welcome to the South West School of Emergency Medicine.

We aim to provide high-quality Emergency Medicine training across the Southwest. Training is delivered through two programmes:

• North (Severn)
• South (Peninsula)

Doctors are appointed to one of these programmes following successful application.

Emergency Medicine training comprises Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS), Intermediate and Higher Specialty Training. Further information about the structure and curriculum is available from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the ACCS curriculum.

Training is delivered across a range of hospitals, providing residents with experience of different clinical environments and patient populations.

We are committed to making rotational training more sustainable and, where possible, reducing unnecessary geographical movement. At the same time, experience across different departments remains an important part of Emergency Medicine training and is necessary to meet curriculum requirements.

Placement and rotation decisions are made by the relevant Training Programme Director, taking account of curriculum requirements, training opportunities and individual circumstances, and in discussion with the resident doctor. Residents should therefore be aware that, particularly during the higher stages of training, placements may be required at different hospitals within their programme.

Meet the Team

North (Severn) Programme

South (Peninsula) Programme