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Private Practice Insights and Considerations for Getting Started

Why take this course?

Thinking of going into private practice but don’t know where to start?

This course provides practical guidance, expert interviews, and valuable insights to help you navigate the crucial decisions that surround getting into private practice. 

Developed in partnership with Vivek Mehan of Virtual Finance Training, this course covers a range of topics from exploring the market as a private surgeon to setting up as a sole trader and calculating tax.

Who is this course for?

This course is for surgeons considering setting up a private practice, those who have embarked on starting up a private practice and are looking for additional support, or those who simply want to know more about what’s involved and how to get started. 

What will I learn?
By the end of this course, you will be able to…

- Determine your personal motivation towards setting up a private practice
- Analyse how managing a private practice would align with your career aims, lifestyle and values.
- Summarise the processes and requirements associated with running a private practice.  
- Discuss how these processes and requirements can be developed
- Outline some of the basic tax fundamentals related to running a business 

Professional credits

This course is worth 4 CPD points
 

  • 4 days
  • 4.00 CPD Points
4 days
4.00 CPD Points

Suitability

This course is for surgeons considering setting up a private practice, those who have embarked on starting a private practice and are looking for additional support, or those who simply want to know more about what’s involved and how to get started. 


Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to…

- Determine your personal motivation towards setting up a private practice
- Analyse how managing a private practice would align with your career aims, lifestyle and values.
- Summarise the processes and requirements associated with running a private practice.  
- Discuss how these processes and requirements can be developed
- Outline some of the basic tax fundamentals related to running a business 
 

Format

This course is delivered in an online format, meaning you can study independently at your own pace, referring back to the learning material at any point. It consists of 8 e-learning sessions, recorded interviews and further reading. A certificate is awarded upon completion of the course.

Additional Information

This course is part of our Professional Passport Programme. The Passport is an evolving resource which helps surgeons and clinicians to navigate professional opportunities and challenges during their career.
Our courses are developed with surgeons and members of the surgical team and aim to inspire self-development of key skills and leadership behaviours through a combination of e-learning, resources and recorded discussion.
For more information on the Professional Passport click here: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/courses/professional-passport/

Booking Options

There are currently no dates available for this course