1. Mark Brewster HOW I COMPLETED THE HAND DIPLOMA (DURING A FELLOWSHIP)

2. BE ORGANISED  Know what you have to do  Get the insider info  Book tutorials before you start your fellowship  Plan for cancellations

3. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO  Tutorials – 28 Who does what, how each broken down  KBAs – 7 Pass fail viva, review, when?  WBA CBDs, DOPS  Misc projects Video, review article, algorithm, scientific review, rehab talk EXAM

4. DURING YOUR FELLOWSHIP  1 year fellowship  28 tutorial +7 KBA +7 cancellations =42 slots to book  Feb to Jan minus 6 weeks leave = 42 weeks  It’s very tight!

5. INSIDER INFO  Before you start find out: For each tutor How they divide modules and run KBAs Their best days to teach and reliability to not cancel If your fellowship is split into blocks and book appropriate tutorials for each block Beware leaving anything to Dec as 2 nd week of Jan is the deadline and people go on leave and cancel in this period Book a few dates before you start with the aid of the outgoing fellow Complete the review article before your fellowship.

6. NO.1 TIP  WRITE NOTES aids revision aids future revision in consultant job aids teaching

7. THANK YOU