MedTech Society: Events Officer

I have joined MedTech this year and have significantly enjoyed learning and contributing to this driven community. I find this society to be a very passionate group of people working in a fascinating field with various skills and backgrounds. I have learned a lot and enjoyed my role as First Year Representative this year and will like to continue to be on the committee and take on a more integral role - as an events officer. Most of my skillsets match well with the requirements for an events officer, and I will like to grow and continue to maintain MedTech's longstanding quality and reputation. Also, help promote this exciting society to more people. Being on the committee and in this community has taught me valuable skills to implement and expand next year! 

I'm passionate about medical tech both new and old. It's intriguing to me and something I want to pursue in the future. As a biomedical engineering student I learn loads about medical tech but there's so much more that I want to find out and share with others. As events officer I would like to bring my own ideas to the society but also keep and improve the amazing events we already hold. I have plenty of experience in events and would love to bring these two interests of mine together in this role. 

My name is Jasmine and I'm in my first year of medicine. Personally, I am deeply interested in both the cutting edge developing technologies and ethical issues surrounding the use of these technologies in medicine. This curiosity and fascination will motivate me to do my best as events officer, whilst also taking in and acting on any suggestions for specific topics, speakers or activities that people would be interested in. My long-standing interest in medical technologies has also enabled me to build relationships with people who are within this field and who we could invite to events in the next academic year.

I believe that technology such as artificial intelligence, robotics and wearables is the future of medicine and the key to 'humanising' medicine - returning empathy and humanity into medical care. In order to achieve this, I feel it is paramount that awareness of these technologies is spread as widely as possible, both outside of and within the medical field. Currently, one of the main barriers standing against implementation of such technologies is resistance not only from the public who are understandably worried about security and safety, but also from medical professionals who fear that these technologies will take over their jobs. As events officer, I would aim to foster a sense of cooperation instead of competition with medtech, as well as ensure everyone simultaneously enjoys the events, and can take away knowledge and skills by the end.