Election post

Status
Elected

UCL Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (PRAS) was here for me since Year 1.

I am running to be your chair to guarantee UCL PRAS continues to support students wishing to pursue a career in this deeply fascinating and wide-ranging surgical field and to provide inspiration for those that are unsure what future path to take.

Personal experience:

  • Academic lead and sponsorship officer for UCL PRAS (2022-2023). Our International conference was one of the largest single-specialty conferences in UCL Surgical Society history. I have experience in organising and coordinating educational events, and have built an extensive network with key sponsors.
  • Presented plastic surgery and wider medical research articles at national specialist-led conferences via oral and poster formats.
  • Several plastic surgery manuscripts accepted for publication or in the process of peer review.
  • Surgical Sciences iBSc through which I developed strong links with the Royal Free plastic surgery department.

Trust experience to deliver:

  • A user-friendly, reliable platform that enables UCL students to participate in plastic surgery-related research.
  • A plastic surgery-specific shadowing scheme to provide faster, more reliable shadowing opportunities.
  • Stronger collaboration with plastic surgeons across UCL teaching sites and beyond.
  • Regular teaching events.

The P in my name speaks for itself. Vote Petko to shape UCL PRAS into the hub for plastic surgery research, training and collaboration.