Surgical Society: Vice President

Shadowing Neurosurgeons and Orthopaedic surgeons from an early change ignited in me an ever-strengthening passion and fascination for surgery. I would relish the opportunity to spread inspiration for surgery throughout UCL and strive to commit myself to the growth of the society on an international level.

Having served the role of President and VP for UCL Malayali Society and VP for UCL Punjabi Society over the last 2 years, I have been involved in running many weekly and large scale events, gaining an in-depth understanding in leading a diversity of events efficiently. I seek to not only continue the legacy set by my predecessors but innovate upon them. Being part of the UCL Medical Society Pre-Clinical Education Subcommittee 2020/21 was very insightful in learning the values that drive top quality medical education.

I will strive to:

• Uphold and innovate upon the legacy of iNUGSC, bringing in speakers from a wider variety of specialties
• Conduct more in-person Medicine & Anatomy tutorials for all years
• Build upon relationships I have built with surgeons over the last year through my attendance at various national surgical conferences around multiple universities, to conduct events for the society henceforth
• Drive greater intra-society collaboration between branches of the society
• Collaborate with other Surgical societies in London to increase mutual access and attendance at events

As Workshops Coordinator for iNUGSC 2022, I expanded our widening participation scheme, creating workshops for sixth form students as I am dedicated to creating a diverse environment and equal opportunities for all students. I liaised with surgeons and delegates to organise some of our most immersive workshops to date, including a cardio virtual reality simulation workshop, something I would like to make bigger next year due to popularity. Having been on committee this year, I understand the process of running iNUGSC and am determined to listen to feedback from this year to boost participation next year. 

I have also been on the Surgical Society Education Committee delivering presentations to students and providing support, hence am passionate about adding more talks throughout the year from surgeons working on cutting edge research, due to the response we have had this year, and would like to run more clinical skills sessions to teach basic surgical skills.

My previous roles mean I have experience handling logistical issues and ensuring the safety of sixth form students at surgical conferences. I am determined to widen our sponsorship for iNUGSC to allow for more practical surgical skills workshops and also want to improve our social media influence. I will use the relationships I have built with surgeons this year, such as my internship with Dr Rob Stephens working for surgeons at UCLH, to further diversify the society and help widen our outreach.