Publishing & Presenting: Research as an Aspiring Surgeon
5th June 2023, 19:00 to 20:00 BST
Overview
This webinar series aims to guide attendees through the application process for the surgical training. Over the course of 7 webinars we will cover different aspects of the surgical portfolio from audits to teaching and getting theatre experience, as well as postgraduate exams and interviews. This series is aimed at foundation doctors and senior medical students.
This session will focus on getting involved in research in the early years of your career and the role this plays in applying for surgical training. We will also touch on pursuing further academic opportunities as a surgical trainee, such as undertaking a PhD.
Participants who attend all 7 webinars in this series will be offered free Affiliate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Please see below for more details.
Aims
This webinar series aims to introduce attendees to the components of the surgical training application and how applicants can achieve the points allocated for each.
Learning Objectives
- To introduce medical students and foundation doctors to elements of the core surgical training application
- To inform future applicants on how to achieve points available for different aspects of the surgical training application
Panellists
Our panellists include:
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Ms Morven Allan - Member of RCSEd Trainees' Committee
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Ms Fatima Mansour - Member of RCSEd Trainees' Committee
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Ms Aya Riad - Aya is a final year medical student at the University of Edinburgh and an incoming Academic Foundation Doctor at Imperial College London, focusing on Surgery & Innovation. She is an affiliate member of the RCSEd Trainees Committee, Student Lead of the STARSurg Research Collaborative and President of Academic Training in Undergraduate Medicine (ATRIUM) Edinburgh. She was the Convenor of the Medical Students Council and President of Edinburgh Student Surgical Society. Aya has a keen interest in academic surgery, particularly global and cancer surgery, and is passionate about increasing diversity in surgery and academia and the importance of mentorship, having founded the Edinburgh Surgical Mentorship Programme.
Free Affiliate Membership
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh would like to offer free Affiliate Membership to all participants who attend for the full 7 webinars in this series. Participants who attend all 7 sessions will receive an email within 2 weeks of the final webinar with details on how to access their free membership. If you have any questions, please email us on webinars@rcsed.ac.uk.
CPD
CPD will not be awarded for attendance at this event.
Visit our FAQ for further information relating to webinar CPD.
Recording
A recording of the webinar will be made available on this page in the days following the live broadcast.
