Surgical Society: Plastic Surgery Chair

I am extremely passionate about plastic surgery and want to share my enthusiasm with other students. Many people have a false perception about plastics; there is so much more variety in plastics than people realise ranging from hand surgery to burns. By voting for me as plastics chair I will provide a range of talks from speakers specialising in a variety of aspects of plastic surgery.  I want to organise more practical workshops for example microsurgery practice and organise journal clubs with other London medical schools to keep people informed on current plastics research and allow collaboration between students with a shared interest in plastic surgery. I love shadowing plastic surgeons, my favourite procedure that I have seen so far is a DIEP flap breast reconstruction. I want to provide contacts for other students with a passion for plastics so they too have the opportunity to shadow or scrub in. I am currently the logistics officer for the plastics* OMFS conference which will help me coordinate a unique conference next year. I am also a CLEFT ambassador and I am keen to do more charity fundraising work and events with CLEFT to raise awareness and get others involved in their great work. Vote for Zahra for plastic surgery chair for exciting journal clubs, inspiring speakers and more practical in-person workshops.

Hi, I’m FoongJun, a fourth year running to be your next plastics chair! If elected, I aim to emphasise the diversity of plastics and reconstructive surgery through society events next year.

I hope to start a new plastics journal club to discuss recent research, and to hold more talks highlighting the wide scope of plastics as a speciality, from the treatment of congenital conditions to trauma and burns treatment. I will also prioritise in-person workshops to deliver teaching on basic and advanced suturing and techniques such as tendon repair.

I have experience with organising and moderating large events and conferences, including the 2021 UCLWMS international aerospace medicine conference, and have worked with the Student’s Union and external sponsors. I will use these skills to make next year’s events, and the Plastics and OMFS conference, the best they can be.