Category: Surgery
Medical Education, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
My Experience of a Medical Elective in a Developing Country vs a Developed Country
During medical school, we are in the privileged position to explore a specific medical speciality within any country in the world – known commonly as a medical elective. All universities schedule the elective at different […]
COVID-19, Medical Education, Research, Surgery, Training
Our Research Experience at Yale University
During our three-month summer vacation between first and second year of medical school, we decided to try and get more research experience abroad, specifically in the US given that we were both interested in pursuing […]
Medical Education, Surgery, Training
My elective experience at Hialeah Hospital, USA
The elective is one of the things I looked forward to most before I started medical school. It is a program which allows medical students to experience healthcare settings anywhere around the world in whichever […]
Conference, COVID-19, Medical Education, Plastic Surgery, Research, Surgery, Training
Reflections on the ISAR Congress 2022
The International Society for Auricular Reconstruction (ISAR) held its 3rd Congress virtually from the 25th to the 26th of March 2022. As I was also presenting at this conference, this was an event that I […]
Conference, Medical Education, Plastic Surgery, Research, Surgery
Reflections from Facial aesthetic surgery: Face, eyes, nose, and ears conference
On Saturday, the 19th of March 2022, I had the privilege to attend the Facial Aesthetic Surgery: Face, eyes, nose and ears conference organised by the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) which was made available […]
Medical Education, Research, Surgery
Highlights from the VaRICS meeting 2022
West Midlands Vascular Research and Innovation Consortium (VaRICS) Meeting was held at MacDonald Burlington Hotel on the 18th of March this year. Healthcare professionals including vascular surgeons, junior doctors, vascular specialist nurses and other allied […]
Conference, Leadership, Medical Education, Neurosurgery, Research, Science Communication, Surgery, Training
Changing the shape and culture in surgery at the core of ASiT 2022
After a long and hard pause due to COVID, the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) annual meeting finally returned to a physical venue, and the 2022 conference took place at the beginning of March […]
Medical Education, Surgery, Training
Reflection on RCSEd Surgical Skills Taster Event
On the 5th of March 2022, a Surgical Skills Taster Event was organised by the West Midlands Foundation Trainees’ Surgical Society (WMFTSS) in conjunction with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd). Here is […]
Conference, Medical Education, Plastic Surgery, Surgery, Training
Insights from the Aesthetic Medicine Conference 2021
After more than a year of no face to face meetings or conferences, it was an incredibly exciting experience to be able to attend the Aesthetic Medicine Conference which was held in Olympia, London on […]
Conference, Medical Education, Plastic Surgery, Surgery, Training
Highlights from the BAPRAS Conference 2020
On the 7th of March, my friends and I had the opportunity to attend the 18th annual British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) Undergraduate Conference held at Austin Court, Birmingham. The event […]
