Emma McEwen

It would be a privilege to chair the Cardiothoracic team, and work with others to create opportunities. By providing an exciting year of experiences, I hope to share my enthusiasm in the discipline with the rest of SurgSoc. 

I will be doing the cardiovascular iBSc next year, so I can ensure my full commitment to the role. While working towards an award by the Institute of Leadership and Management I worked to tight deadlines with a small team to host an event to raise funds for charity. Through this I gained a large amount of communication and organisational skills, and I would enjoy working on more such projects as Cardiothoracic Chair. 

The previous talks have been fantastic, and I would like to build on this high standard by:

• Founding a Cardiothoracic conference with workshops and presenting opportunities
   
• Organising fun and collaborative events with other societies (who doesn’t love a pub quiz?!)
   
• Coordinating tutorials and workshops to support anyone interested in learning more about Cardiothoracic surgery
   
• Providing shadowing opportunities by working together with the shadowing officer
   
• Start a Cardiothoracic subcommittee Instagram page with information about events, takeover days, and current opportunities