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Surgery & Beyond - Cutting Edge ConferencePosted on Sunday, 12th February 2012
After the massive success of our student led conference – "AN INSIGHT INTO SURGERY" – last year, we have decided to bring another NATIONAL CONFERENCE to Leeds.
... Read more » UEA Trauma ConferencePosted on Sunday, 12th February 2012
TRAUMA 2012!
Registration for the UEA 2012 Trauma Conference is now open!!
The conference is taking place on the 3rd and 4th March 2012 at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, and costs just �£40 including lunch, tea and coffee.
The weekend will consist of lectures, seminars and practical sessions,... Read more » 8th BAPRAS Undergraduate DayPosted on Sunday, 12th February 2012
8TH BAPRAS UNDERGRADUATE DAY
R B Green Lecture Theatre & Clinical Skills Lab
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Saturday, 24th March 2012
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
The BAPRAS Undergraduate Courses are one-day national events for all medical students interested in finding out more about a career in plastic surgery. The events are... Read more » The British Association of Urological Surgeons invite you to take part in an essay competition!Posted on Sunday, 5th February 2012
Medical Student Essay Competition
Title: Medical Management of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Enlargement
Word limit: 1500
Medical Students are invited to submit a 1500 word essay on the medical management of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Enlargement.
The writer of the essay judged to be the most outstanding in each medical school will... Read more » 2nd Foundation ENT ConferencePosted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
2ND FOUNDATION ENT AND HEAD AND NECK SURGERY CONFERENCE
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND FOUNDATION DOCTORS
at The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Sunday 4 March 2012
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSES 27th JANUARY
Poster presentation and prizes
A day of lectures, careers advice, practical skills and examination skills
Speakers to... Read more » Edinburgh National Student Trauma Conference 2012Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
Edinburgh Student Surgical Society and The Royal College of Surgeons
of Edinburgh are pleased to announce that the 2012 Edinburgh National
Student Trauma Conference will be held on Saturday 31st March and
Sunday 1st April.
The weekend will include trauma based lectures from surgeons in the
field, including those with military... Read more » History of Medicine - Broken Faces: The Birth of Plastic SurgeryPosted on Thursday, 26th January 2012
Nottinghams Med-Chi society presents
Bart meeting
HISTORY OF MEDICINE - BROKEN FACES: THE BIRTH OF PLASTIC SURGERY
Thursday 2nd February
QMC - LT1
Lecture begins at 7pm
(FREE food and wine from 6pm)
As part of the Med-Chi educational lecture programme Mr Jonathan Goddard, Consultant Urological surgeon, Leicester, presents an... Read more » Fastbleep's Clinical TeacherPosted on Monday, 23rd January 2012
Clinical Teacher -
developing skilled clinical educators
Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The triple award-winning Clinical Teacher is back for 2012!
Day long clinical teaching skills masterclass
Book your place now - tickets extremely limited due to group sizes
Unique opportunity to develop teaching skills in a... Read more » MWF Careers Speed-Dating EventPosted on Sunday, 22nd January 2012
MWF CAREERS SPEED-DATING EVENT
TUESDAY 17TH JANUARY 6PM
DERBY MEDICAL SCHOOL
• TALKS
• ONE-TO-ONE CAREER ADVICE FROM A VARIETY OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
• FREE PIZZA
**... Read more » HYMS Surgical Society Prize Night 2012Posted on Sunday, 22nd January 2012
Presentations should be centred around this year's theme, which is entitled "Surgery's Role in Tackling Obesity" and abstracts should be no longer than 300 words in length. Please send your abstracts to hyms.surgsoc@gmail.com by Friday 24th February 2012 at the latest. Each author may only submit one abstract.
Shortly after the deadline, 6... Read more » Abstract Submission - ASiT 2012 Conference - Deadline: Midnight Sunday!Posted on Sunday, 22nd January 2012
A final reminder that the deadline for submitting your research or audit abstracts to the ASiT Conference is midnight this coming Sunday 15 January.
Abstracts are welcomed from all nine surgical specialties and medical students. Click here to submit an... Read more » UEA Surgical Society Presents Trauma ConferencePosted on Sunday, 22nd January 2012
The UEA Surgical Society is proud to host 2012 National Trauma Conference taking place on the 3rd and 4th of March 2012 and costs £35 for UEA surgical society members, and £40 for non-members. Lunch and refreshments are included.
All attendees will take part in a full pre-hospital trauma simulation on the Sunday which will give the chance to practice skills learnt over the... Read more » Careers in Medicine Debate: What Will Tomorrow's Doctors RecommendPosted on Sunday, 22nd January 2012
Thursday 12th January 2012 QMC LT3 6.15 for 7.00 start BART MEETING
CAREERS IN MEDICINE DEBATE: WHAT WILL TOMORROW'S DOCTORS RECOMMEND?
Tom Bracewell & A Team of Nottingham Medical Students tell us what they think. Key pad voting for the best put case..
St Andrews National Surgical Conference 2012Posted on Monday, 26th December 2011
The St. Andrews Surgical Society cordially invite you to our one-day inaugural St. Andrews National Surgical Conference for Undergraduate and F1/F2 Doctors (STANSC) on 17th March 2012.
It's the perfect opportunity to make contacts with Surgeons, Junior Doctors and your future colleagues across the UK. This Conference will provide you with the opportunity to gain further insight... Read more » Cardiothoracic Surgery PrizePosted on Monday, 26th December 2011
Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland
PATRICK MAGEE MEDAL
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland invites the submission of abstracts of case presentations, original research, literature review or clinical audit to be made at the joint annual meeting of the Association of... Read more » Fastbleep:Fastfoward. Win 40K to change healthcare!Posted on Monday, 26th December 2011
FastForward: Win 40k to change healthcare!
Calling all entrepreneurs...
What is the NHS missing? Got any ideas? Fancy a CV Boost? Fastforward is the latest project from Fastbleep - a national student innovation competition culminating in a conference in March 2012!
If you have an original idea of a product/software/service that would revolutionise the NHS and want this... Read more » Royal Medical Society Conference 2012Posted on Monday, 26th December 2011
The Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh is holding its second National RMS Conference on Saturday 17th March 2012 at the Old Medical School of Edinburgh. We cordially invite all UK medical students to present any research they have recently conducted. This is a wonderful opportunity to network with like-minded academics and to hear about cutting-edge research taking place at Edinburgh. Prizes... Read more » Med-Chi Educational Lecture Programme: January-March 2012Posted on Monday, 26th December 2011
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Med-Chi 2011/2012 programme in partnership with the Medical School's Alumni Society - the Pickering Association.
The programme of lectures in designed to provide a spectrum of intriguing topics which I do hope you will sponsor and enjoy.
Some lectures will take place at the Postgraduate Education Centre at the City Hospital and some in... Read more » ASiT Conference 2012Posted on Monday, 26th December 2011
Association of Sugeons in Training in Training 2012 Surgical Conference ¦ Cardiff ¦ 23-25 March
Abstract Submission is Now Open!
Abstract submission deadline: Midnight, Sunday 15 January 2012
The ASiT 2012 Conference will be held in the historic Cardiff City Hall in Wales. This is your chance to socialise with 500 fellow trainees... Read more » Basic Biomechanics in OrthopaedicsPosted on Tuesday, 6th December 2011
Saturday 17th December 2011.
The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE.
This one-day course teaches the basic biomechanical and engineering principles in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery. It is aimed at junior doctors F1-CT/ST+ but will be useful to anyone wanting to increase their understanding of Orthopaedics.
Course includes lunch, tea/coffee,... Read more » ASiT/Elsevier Surgical Elective PrizesPosted on Tuesday, 6th December 2011
Following last year’s success The association of Surgeons in Training are pleased to announce the availability of two ASiT/Elsevier surgical elective prizes for the academic year 2011/12. First prize is £500 and second prize is £250.
In order to be considered for these prestigious prizes applicants must fulfil the following criteria.
You must:
· be an... Read more » National Royal Medical Society ConferencePosted on Tuesday, 6th December 2011
The Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh is holding its second National RMS Conference on Saturday 17th March 2012 at the Old Medical School of Edinburgh. We cordially invite all UK medical students to present any research they have recently conducted. This is a wonderful opportunity to network with like-minded academics and to hear about cutting-edge research taking place at Edinburgh.... Read more » Helping the Wounded: disability and the militaryPosted on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons special event
Helping the Wounded: disability and the military
Thursday 1 December, 7pm
As wards fill up with injured servicemen and women requiring long-term help along the road to recovery and newspapers highlight stories of the problems faced by the wounded - we discuss the nature of modern war injuries, the recovery processes... Read more » ISCM Surgical Society presents Trauma 2011 - the national conference on trauma medicinePosted on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
Tickets are now on sale for the annual trauma conference which is on the 19th to 20th of November. Based on the ATLS guidelines students will have the oppotunity to practise chest drain insertion, primary survey, surgical airways and be taught by experts on various aspects of trauma care. Visit www.imperialtrauma.org for more info.
5 reason to choose Imperial Trauma... Read more » 2011 International Medsoc Committee ConferencePosted on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
This November, Birmingham Medsoc will be hosting the 2011 International Medsoc Committee Conference. We are inviting Student Medical Societies from all across the country to take part in this prestigious event. On the 26th and 27th November, Birmingham will host key note lectures, discussion groups and workshops all aimed towards improving our Medsocs for the benefit of all... Read more » The Healing Foundation is offering Student Elective AwardsPosted on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
The Healing Foundation is offering Student Elective Awards, worth £1,200 each, for research in the area of disfigurement and visible loss of function.
The awards provide students with the opportunity to broaden their perception and experience of research, during a 6-8 week supervised period, in one of four disciplines:
· ... Read more » Lead-In presents its debate: "Would Privitisation benefit the NHS?"Posted on Monday, 21st November 2011
Lead-In formerly Young Civitas for Medics, presents its first panel debate of the 2011/2012 series:
"Would Privatisation benefit the NHS?"
- What does the Government's "Health and Social Care Bill" mean for patients?
- What effects will it have on doctors?
- What role do doctors play in leading the... Read more » National Student Association of Medical Research inaugural National Research ConferencePosted on Monday, 21st November 2011
1st National Student Research Conference 4th of February 2012
Call for Abstracts
Abstracts are invited for the National Student Association of Medical Research 1st national conference. Original research, review articles, case reports and audits will be accepted. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words. Abstracts should be structured accordingly;... Read more » Undergraduate Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (UPRAS) conferencePosted on Friday, 21st October 2011
Traditionally a formally taught specialty for undergraduates and junior doctors, they are currently deprived of exposure and career guidance in this highly competitive field. To overcome this problem, UPRAS acts as a medium to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience gained by consultant surgeons and incumbent trainees to aspiring surgeons.
Now entering its forth year UPRAS... Read more » Undergraduate Surgical Conference 2011, RCPSG hosted by Glasgow University Surgical SocietyPosted on Friday, 21st October 2011
The conference is now in its third incarnation and will consist of a half day of lectures and skills session following that.
This year, there is another host of fantastic speakers who have kindly agreed to come along with the aim of showing what life in their speciality involves, how to get ahead in these fields and to inspire us to do so!
Abstracts will be accepted until Monday... Read more » 7th BAPRAS UNDERGRADUATE DAYPosted on Friday, 21st October 2011
The BAPRAS Undergraduate Courses are one-day national events for all medical students interested in finding out more about a career in plastic surgery. The events are intended for all medical students, from first year to finalists.
Attendance is free but we require a deposit of 15.00 to secure a place, which will be returned at registration on the day.
The day will consist of... Read more » Scalpel National Undergraduate Surgical Conference 2011 Posted on Friday, 21st October 2011
Building on the tremendous success of our first and second National Surgical Conferences, we proudly present our third Annual Scalpel National Surgical Conference, which promises to be bigger with more exciting workshops. This event will be graced by world-renowned surgeons.
Speakers include:
Professor Sir Keith Porter - Professor of Clinical Traumatology and... Read more » The National Undergraduate General Surgery Conference 2011Posted on Saturday, 26th February 2011
Currently Inviting Abstracts
Held at University College London (UCL), The National Undergraduate General Surgery Conference (NUGSC) accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons will be the first undergraduate surgical conference to discuss the future of Surgery in the UK at this level, focusing on groundbreaking innovations and surgical training. If you are interested in surgery as a... Read more » Future Surgeons CoursePosted on Thursday, 17th February 2011COURSE CONVENOR: Mr William Tennant (Consultant Surgeon @ Queens Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham)
AIMS & OBJECTIVES: To provides key surgical skills for medical students interested in a Surgical career.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
demonstrate effective aseptic technique of gowning and gloving demonstrate effective instrument handling... Read more » St Georges National Orthopaedic Surgery Taster 2011Posted on Saturday, 29th January 2011
Following the success of NOST2010, you are invited to the second St Georges National Orthopaedic Surgery Taster (NOST2011). This will be an all day event on Saturday 29th January 2010 in the Postgraduate Centre at St Georges Hospital, London.
The day will comprise a morning of talks from Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons. These talks will address key topics in orthopaedic surgery.... Read more » SurgSoc National Careers EveningPosted on Tuesday, 18th January 2011Sponsored by PasTest and ACE Medicine
When? Tuesday 18th January, 6.30pm
Where? LT4 and Chamberlain Museum (CM) rooms, Birmingham Medical School
Price? This event is FREE!!!
ALL UK medical students are welcome to attend
Surgery may have many sub-specialties to choose from but it's the most competitive field within the medical profession in general, and from an early stage it's... Read more » UKMSA International Conference 2011Posted on Tuesday, 18th January 2011In affiliation with the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 8am-5pm
- Present at an International Conference
- Best abstracts Published in PubMed registered Journals
- Over 10 International Prizes to Win
- Meet the UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley
- Talks on portfolio building, picking a specialty and publishing... Read more » The Healing Foundation: Student Elective AwardsPosted on Friday, 7th January 2011
Student elective awards are being offered by The Healing Foundation.
The awards are 1200 offered for a 6-8 week elective period, for research in the fields of:
Burn medicine and care (offered in partnership with the British Burn Association)
Craniofacial medicine, care and treatment (offered in partnership with the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and... Read more » onExamination - part of BMJ LearningPosted on Saturday, 1st January 2011
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We want to help you with you exams. Use onExamination's practice questions to test your medical knowledge. We have exam revision resources to support you through your time at medical school. Try out our quality revision questions today and identify and gaps in your knowledge.
Test your knowledge now -... Read more » The Patient Journey: From Trauma to RehabilitationPosted on Monday, 1st November 2010A series of short talks that will discuss the following range of topics:
- Pre-hospital emergency
- How to manage a trauma scene
- Importance of A+E in the acute care setting
- Damage control surgery
- Post trauma reconstruction
- Real trauma experiences from patients
During the day internationally renowned speakers including Professor Tim Coats of Leicester Royal Infirmary and Dr... Read more » Future Orthopaedic Surgeons Committee PositionsPosted on Monday, 1st November 2010
The society of Future Orthopaedic Surgeons (FOS) are currently looking to recruit for the position of university representative for this academic year. This role would involve representing your university and promoting events organized by FOS. Additional responsibilities may be taken on depending on need, and the committee member should be flexible and able to adapt to the tasks. Applicants... Read more » University of Birmingham Surgical Society Academic Prizes 2010-11Posted on Monday, 1st November 2010
Entries are invited from ALL medical students from across the UK.
The relevant categories of submission are: clinical and pre-clinical.
Clinical
Prize: 100
Clinical students are invited to submit a surgical case report of no more than 500 words with a maximum of five references.
Pre-clinical
Prize: 50 and a textbook of choice
Pre-clinical students... Read more » WinS ConferencePosted on Monday, 1st November 2010There are still places available on the conference on the 29th November 2010. To book a place or for more information please see our website: http://surgicalcareers.rcseng.ac.uk/wins/events
We are hoping for a great day with the launch of our Research Fitting in and Getting on and workshops on networking and leadership. As well as plenty of opportunities to see old friends and make new... Read more » Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery National Student Poster PrizePosted on Monday, 1st November 2010
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland invites the submission of abstracts of case presentations, original research, literature review or clinical audit to be made at the annual national meeting.
Excel London. 20th to 22nd March 2011.
- Open to all students registered in UK medical schools
- Twenty abstracts will be selected for poster... Read more » Professor Harold Ellis CBE Neck Anatomy and Royal OperationsPosted on Monday, 1st November 2010
Thursday 25th November at 5.30pm in the Leonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School
Professor Harold Ellis CBE is an internationally recognised surgeon and anatomist. He qualified in 1948 and has worked in the NHS since its inception more than 60 years ago. He is a man at the forefront of undergraduate Anatomy and surgical training having published 26 textbooks on Surgery and... Read more » Free e-Learning for FreshersPosted on Friday, 1st October 2010
onExamination, part of BMJ Learning, offers online revision resources for students throughout their time at medical school. Updated in 2010, we are making our Medical Student Fresher e-learning resource available for all fresher students for free.
To see the resource, please visit www.onexamination.com/fresher.
Story of London: Surgical FuturesPosted on Friday, 1st October 2010
Find out what the future holds for patients undergoing surgery in the next decade. Three experts in their field will present the cutting edge research that they are doing to solve some of the most common health issues that will affect us as we age: stroke, cancer and osteoarthritis
BBC Science correspondent, Richard Hollingham will chair this event and provide you with the opportunity... Read more » Behind the Scenes at the Royal College of SurgeonsPosted on Friday, 1st October 2010
Friday 12 November, 69pm
A rare late-night opening of the museum and a chance to find out about the role of the College in modern surgical training. Enjoy a drink among the historical specimens collected by John Hunter and other eminent surgeons of the 18th and 19th centuries. There is an opportunity to tour the new surgical training centre, find out about dissection at the College and try... Read more » Future Orthopaedic Surgeons Conference 2010Posted on Saturday, 11th September 2010
Registration for FOSC 2010 is now open. Registration is handled through The Royal Society of Medicine and offers discounts for RSM Members.
FOSC 2010 will be held on 13th-14th November 2010 at the Royal Society of Medicine in London.
Day 1 features lectures from eminent orthopaedic surgeons and trainees cover orthopaedic subspecialties, tips on getting in to orthopaedic specialty... Read more » Scalpel National Undergraduate Surgical ConferencePosted on Friday, 9th July 2010
Why should you attend our National Conference?
Building on the tremendous success of our first National Surgical Conference, we proudly present our second Scalpel National Surgical Conference, which promises to be bigger with more exciting workshops. This event will be graced by world-renowned surgeons.
Speakers include:
- Prof Harold Ellis CBE FRCS, a "surgical superstar" (BMJ)
-... Read more » Abstracts for the third International Conference of Education, Research and InnovationPosted on Monday, 28th June 2010
The third Annual Edition of ICERI 2010 (International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation) will be held in Madrid (Spain) on the 15th, 16th and 17th of November, 2010.
ICERI2010 will be an International Forum for those who wish to present their projects and innovations, having also the opportunity to discuss the main aspects and the latest results in the field of Education and... Read more » Undergraduate Surgical Conference - GlasgowPosted on Monday, 28th June 2010
The second Undergraduate Surgical Conference will be held at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow on Saturday 13th November 2010. It is open to all UK undergraduate medical students and junior doctors who have an interest in pursuing surgical careers. This meeting is aimed at giving motivated students a greater insight into surgical career paths, practical experience and... Read more » Foundation Surgical Skills (FSS) course at The Royal College of SurgeonsPosted on Friday, 28th May 2010The Royal College of Surgeons is hosting it's first ever Foundation Surgical Skills (FSS).
The course will be held on 28th May 2010. To apply for a place and for more details, visit http://www.rcseng.ac.uk. The course costs 40 pounds and places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. BAPRAS plastic surgery day for medical students - LondonPosted on Friday, 21st May 2010The British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (BAPRAS) have organised a one day national plastic surgery event for medical students on the 21th of May, 2010. The event will allow participants to find out more about plastic surgery, practice surgical skills and receive careers advice from prominent consultant surgeons in the field.The event is free for all medical... Read more » Women in Surgery Conference - University of LeedsPosted on Saturday, 24th April 2010Cutting Edge, the surgical society of the University of Leeds is hosting a conference entitled "women in surgery". The day will comprise of talks given by inspirational world class surgeons Professor Shevanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, Mr Jake Timothy and many more! The talks are interactive and all delegates are given the opportunity to ask the surgeons questions.
The conference will also... Read more » Student Representitive for the Cardiothoracic Section of the Royal Society of MedicinePosted on Sunday, 18th April 2010
The Royal Society of Medicine is currently advertising for the position of student representitive for it's cardiothoracic section.
The position is open to all UK medical students. The section meets twice per year to host meetings on the speciality of Cardiothoracic Surgery. International speakers and domestic experts provide insight into innovations within the speciality and clinical... Read more » Professor Harold Ellis Medical Student Prize for SurgeryPosted on Sunday, 18th April 2010The Royal College of Surgeons are accepting abstract submissions for the 2010 Ellis prize. The deadline for abstract submission is 4pm Tuesday 1st June 2010. Please submit abstracts of no more than 500 words, in word format, to ois@rcseng.ac.uk.
Please read the Guidance and Regulations for the prize before submission. These can be found at... Read more » Imperial College Undergraduate Surgical Conference 2010 Posted on Saturday, 17th April 2010The Surgical Society of Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM) is hosting it's annual Surgical Conference. The event involves those attending presenting a poster on their research.
The ICSM Surgical Society would like to invite medical students from the United Kingdom and EU to the Undergraduate Conference.
Abstracts may be submitted under the following categories:
A. Research... Read more » Student Representative Wanted for the Board of Trustees for Pan Africa Heart FoundationPosted on Saturday, 17th April 2010
The successful candidate would be a trustee for as long as he/she was a medical student in Nottingham University. Once he/she qualifies as a doctor, the vacancy would be re-advertised. This is the first time that a student post has been created and it was a unanimous decision by the other trustees that it would be a favourable addition.
The candidate would join the Board of Trustees in... Read more » Future Surgeons Key Skills - Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghPosted on Thursday, 15th April 2010The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is running its popular Future Surgeons Key Skills course on the 15th and 16th of April. It is a one day course aimed at senior medical students and FY Trainees (3rd year students can attend but senior students will be given priority). The course is skills based and covers the following:
- Gowning and Gloving
- Suturing
- Wound Management
-... Read more » Surgical Careers Day - Royal College of Surgeons, EdinburghPosted on Monday, 22nd March 2010The Royal College of Surgeons is running an undergraduate day on the 22nd of March 2010. The event will run from about 9.30am until 4.30pm and is FREE to attend. This event is always very popular amongst medical students interested in a career in surgery.
The morning session will involve a series of lectures from consultants on a verity of topics and specialties. The afternoon will consist of... Read more » "A Life in Surgery" - a talk by Sir Barry JacksonPosted on Monday, 15th March 2010
St George's Surgical Society will be hosting a talk on Monday 15th March by Sir Barry Jackson.
Sir Barry Jackson was President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and former Sergeant Surgeon to HRH the Queen. He is a Consultant General Surgeon.
His talk is entitled "A Life in Surgery".
St George's Surgical Society would like to open our invitation to this event to all medical... Read more » ASiT Parallel Student Session 2010 - The Association of Surgeons in Training ConferencePosted on Sunday, 14th March 2010
We are pleased to announce that the ASiT Conference 2010 will be held at the City Hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. Educational pre-conference courses, an interactive and informative conference programme and our memorable Gala Dinner party will make this conference the highlight of the year for all surgical trainees.
The ASiT Parallel Student Session 2010 is of particular interest to medical... Read more » Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual MeetingPosted on Sunday, 7th March 2010The SCTS Annual Meeting is going to be held between 7th - 9th March 2010 at Arena and Convention Centre, Liverpool.
If you are considering a career in cardiothoracic surgery then attendance at the national meeting is a must! Surgeons from the UK and around the world attend to discuss the future of the specialty, present their own units research and enjoy a social aspect. For the first year,... Read more » Technology in Medicine & Surgery Conference - Imperial College School of MedicinePosted on Saturday, 13th February 2010
Imperial College School of Medicine Surgical Society would like to invite you to the first Technology in Medicine & Surgery Conference (TiMS) on 13th February 2010 at Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College London. This national and pan-disciplinary event aims to inspire the next generation of medical thinkers and innovators, and expose you to the frontiers of medical technology and... Read more » Surgery Journal PrizePosted on Thursday, 11th February 2010
You could win 500 worth of books and journal subscriptions plus the chance to have your work published!
The journal Surgery announces the launch of its new annual Surgery Journal Prize and invites papers on the topic of 'Simulation in Surgery'.
Submissions are open to all medical undergraduate students within UK medical schools.
The paper must be no longer than 3000 words and can... Read more » UPRAS - Undergraduate Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery ConferencePosted on Saturday, 6th February 2010
The Undergraduate Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Conference will be held Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th February 2010, in association with the Royal Society of Medicine, Plastics Section and ICSM Surgical Society at Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building.
Talks from leading consultant plastic surgeons on:
Advise on a Career in PRAS
Research in plastic... Read more » Women in Surgery Event - Liverpool UniversityPosted on Saturday, 6th February 2010
Liverpool University is hosting a Women in Surgery event February 6th 2010.
There will be a number of Doctors of different grades to explain career pathways but star billing is reserved for Royal College council member Ms Su-Anna Body. Ms Body is an engaging speaker and part-time consultant paediatric urologist at St Georges Hospital. She was the 'first ever mother' to be elected to the... Read more » National Careers Evening - University of Birmingham Surgical SocietyPosted on Tuesday, 19th January 2010
The University of Birmingham Surgical Society (SurgSoc) is proud to announce that we will be holding our annual careers evening on Tuesday 19th January 2010, 6.30pm at the Unversity of Birmingham Medical School. At the event specially selected down-to-earth surgeons from throughout the West Midlands will be on hand to impart their knowledge, guidance and advice to give you a flavour of what a... Read more » ACE Medicine Finals Revision Courses - 10% off for Nottingham Students Code: "NOTTINGHAM"Posted on Monday, 18th January 2010
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... Read more » National Academic Prizes 09/10 - University of Birmingham Surgical SocietyPosted on Friday, 1st January 2010Following the success of previous years, the University of Birmingham Surgical Society is pleased once-again to call for entries for our 2009-10 National Academic Prizes.
Entries are invited from all medical students (members and non-members) from across the UK.
In 2009-10, there are three categories of submission: clinical, pre-clinical and A-Level.
Clinical
Prize: 100... Read more » LSJM to commission articles on orthopaedicsPosted on Friday, 1st January 2010
The surgery section of the London Student Journal of Medicine is looking to commision articles based on the following topics!
* Approaching a hip replacement - pre-operative assessment of the surgical patient.
* Surgical techniques and the hip.
* Rehabilitation of the post-surgical patient (using hip replacement as an example).
* Profiles of Orthopaedic surgeons who... Read more » Submission Invitation to Journal of Surgical Case ReportsPosted on Friday, 1st January 2010
We would like to invite submissions of case reports for publication in the first international journal dedicated to surgical case reports.
Journal of Surgical Case Reports (www.jscr.co.uk) is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal (ISSN: 2042-8812) that will consider any original case report that expands the field of surgery. JSCR is a monthly journal with the first issue being... Read more » Glasgow University Surgical Society Undergraduate Surgical conference...Posted on Saturday, 21st November 2009The Undergraduate Surgical Conference will be held at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow on Saturday 21st November.It is open to all UK undergraduate medical students and junior doctors who have an interest in pursuing surgical careers. This meeting is aimed at giving motivated students a greater insight into surgical career paths, practical experience and discussion with... Read more » Surgical Careers Afternoon @ Royal College of SurgeonsPosted on Friday, 20th November 2009The College runs surgical careers afternoons for medical students at the College in London up to three times a year.
These afternoons are FREE & offer an opportunity for you to hear about:
life as a consultant,
changes to surgical training and the impact on medical students,
first hand experience of surgical trainees,
undertaking research.
And also to actively take part... Read more » The London Student Journal of Medicine's Surgery section are looking for new authors... Posted on Saturday, 3rd October 2009The LSJM has asked us to make SCRUBS members aware that they are accepting submissions and are also looking to liase with potential authors in the form of an author database. For more information go to their site and look at the 'For Authors' section for more details on the home page or contact Helen Pickburn (Administrator for the surgery section of the LSJM) via email:... Read more » Free places at Prof Ellis talk - RCSEng Hunterian Museum...Posted on Wednesday, 30th September 2009Hayley Kruger at the RCSEng has just made us aware of the following offer through their facebook fan page 'Hunterian Museum, London'
'We have 50 free tickets to this year's Thomas Vicary Lecture to give away to new facebook fans. Delivered by the legendary Prof. Harold Ellis on 'The Artist and the Anatomist' the lecture is on Wednesday 7 October, 5pm - well worth leaving work early for! It's... Read more » RSM - Is a surgical career for me? - Course Posted on Monday, 14th September 2009The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) are running their second Is a surgical career for me? course in London on the 19th of November this year.The meeting aims to give participants a broad introduction to the field of surgery and approaches to a surgical career. Doctors have even less time to expose themselves to surgical specialties than ever before and therefore will benefit from surgeons of... Read more » The Royal College of Pathologists - Wheres my Biopsy result? - EventPosted on Monday, 14th September 2009What happens to a surgical specimen once its been removed from a patient? It goes to the lab and a result appears several days later. But what happens to it there and why does it take so long? This is an opportunity to see what happens and have a go at making slides yourself. By learning how specimens are processed youll be better at interpreting the reports that are produced. You could probably... Read more » International Trauma Conference 2009 Posted on Monday, 14th September 2009International Trauma Conferences, a U.K. registered charity, have organised a 4 day event to be held at the Manchester Central Convention Complex from the 30th of October to the 2nd of November (inclusive). The course will cover pre-hospital care, major medical disaster response, military trauma medicine and trauma and critical care. For more information visit www.traumaconference.org. RCPSG Undergraduate Surgical ConferencePosted on Monday, 14th September 2009The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow have organised a conference open to all UK undergraduate medical students and junior doctors who have an interest in pursuing surgical careers. The meeting is aimed at giving motivated students a greater insight into surgical career paths, practical experience and discussion with peers and guest speakers.The day will consist of morning... Read more » National Undergraduate Surgical Conference- Manchester...Posted on Monday, 3rd August 2009Scalpel (The University of Manchester Surgical Society) are currently
organising a national undergraduate surgical conference for medical
students across the country. The conference will be held in
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester on Saturday 7th November 2009.
We think its important for medical students wanting to pursue an
academic career that they have the opportunity to present and... Read more » Fluids Session - Theory and Practical - QMCPosted on Wednesday, 29th July 2009Fancy practicing fluids and resucitation in a simple, fun and interactive way? Fluids sessions for clinical students will take place in Nottingham this Week.
Each session will consist of fluids teaching, clinical scenarios and practical application - all aimed at F1 level! There are 20 places per session and as usual these will be on a first come first served basis, reserved for SCRUBS... Read more » e-logbookPosted on Wednesday, 1st July 2009The e-logbook is a valuable tool for recording all you surgical, teaching and clinical experiences in one place. Check it out @ http://www.elogbook.org/ Journal of Student Medical SciencesPosted on Wednesday, 1st July 2009The Journal of Student Medical Sciences (JSMS) is an online quarterly
peer-reviewed international medical journal, which was formed to encourage
students, junior doctors and young scientists to take an active interest
in research. We target those academics willing to look beyond.
The inaugural edition is now online and free to access here.
If you would like to become a student... Read more »
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