Aishwarya Shah

Hello, I’m Aishwarya and I’m a second year medical student. UCL Surgical Society has been invaluable in my exploration and understanding of a career in surgery and I would love to do the same for others, particularly for paediatric surgery. As I will be intercalating in Surgical Sciences next year, I would be able to fully involve myself and dedicate my time, whilst further building a network of contacts as Paediatrics Surgery Chair. 

If elected Paediatric Surgery Chair, I would aim to:

• Collaborate with regional and national paediatric surgical societies to host events 
• Host a conference in collaboration with UCL paediatrics society and MedSoc Paediatric subcommittee, helping students to understand the overlaps between the specialties
• Increase awareness on ethical issues in paediatric surgery - there is very little, if any, exposure to paediatrics, let alone paediatric surgery and related ethical issues until much later in medical school. 
• Increase exposure to paediatric surgery through increasing social media presence

My experiences:

• INUGSC Workshops Coordinator 2022
• Treasurer of UCL Jain society 
• Volunteering for an adolescent health service
• Part of an RCPCH action group

Paediatric surgery needs a lot more exposure within medical school. With my ideas, experiences and influence, I believe I can successfully ensure paediatrics surgery reaches medical students' radar.