Surgical Society: Education Officer

Peer-to-peer collaboration in education plays a key role in medical school and throughout our medical career - fellow students offering their teaching and advice, so that their experiences may help others who are due to undergo the same challenges they did. 

Having been part of SurgSoc’s education subcommittee this year, I have gained valuable insight into the structure and organisation of this subcommittee - how it functions and the programs it provides.

As the SurgSoc educational officer, I would like to continue providing high-quality tutorials for both pre-clinical and clinical years, running exam revision workshops and mock CPSA workshops. Next year I will be in year 5, so I’ll be in a position to have context for both clinical and pre-clinical education.

Among my past experiences, I was the head of the medical society in my high school, where I successfully organized and facilitated tutorials and talks, demonstrating my proficiency in event coordination and educational delivery. 

I’m also a volunteer for the Target Medicine scheme, tutoring year 12s from underprivileged backgrounds to aid their medical application, which has honed my ability to tailor educational resources to diverse learning needs.

Hi, I'm Ritwik Pain, and I'm excited to run for Education Officer of the Surgical Society. As a dedicated member for two years and former events manager for the cardiothoracic subcommittee, I've actively contributed to our community. My passion lies in teaching, evident through my involvement in organising tutorials and talks for my peers.

If elected, I'll prepare tutorials for both clinical and preclinical years, tailored to their rotations/modules. For preclinical education, I'll establish a tutor sign-up scheme to create more opportunities for other students to gain experience teaching and I'll ensure tutorial quality with my subcommittee's help. Collaborating with relevant UCL societies, I'll organise teaching series for clinical years led by experienced peers or junior doctors.

Exam readiness is crucial, therefore I want to include plenty of SBAs in our tutorials and arrange tailored Mock CPSA stations for second-years and above for both formatives and summatives. Coordination with subsocieties in Surgical Society will help ensure sufficient examiners and actors.

To help students who are unsure about their path in getting into surgery, I'll encourage and help subsocieties arrange talks from current surgeons to guide students interested in pursuing surgery.

I'm committed to enhancing educational experiences within the Surgical Society and ensuring members' academic success. Thank you for your support in my candidacy for Education Officer!