Surgical Society: Ophthalmology Chair

This past year has been an incredible journey as Vice Chair of the Ophthalmology Subcommittee. 

I have had the privilege of contributing significantly to the establishment of BCOSS, the British Collaboration of Ophthalmology of Student Societies, facilitating a partnership with medical schools across the UK.

Additionally, I played a central role in organising the inaugural BCOSS International Student Ophthalmology Conference, which we are delighted to host at UCL East this month. It will be the largest in-person Ophthalmology in the UK.

Collaborating closely with the current Chair has equipped me with the necessary insights and readiness to assume the Chair position myself, having shared important decision making and communication tasks throughout the year. This period has demonstrated our collective capability to achieve outstanding outcomes, and I am keen to continue this trajectory of success.

Looking ahead, my primary objective is to fortify our links with other universities and ensure the annual recurrence of the BCOSS Ophthalmology Conference and the BCOSS Duke Elder lecture series.

I am optimistic about the future of the UCL Ophthalmology Subcommittee and greatly excited for all the opportunities it holds for further accomplishments.

Having worked as the Events Officer in the previous committee, my main aims involve carrying on our current work and progress into the next academic year. This involves:

• Work with UCL RAM to help develop a research opportunity database to help expose younger students to more research opportunities within and outside of Ophthalmology and essential contacts within academic research. This mainly involves fostering links with Moorfields.
• Create a series of pre-clinical education events to help 2nd years in the NSB (and ESR) modules focusing on eye conditions. Aim to complement this with a Duke Elder course and teaching events.
• Collaborate with other divisions of the Medical Society and Surgical Society

Experience

I have also previously been the Secretary of UCL RAM and Events officer for Anaesthesia Society, Outreach Officer for Oncology Society as well as the Logistical Coordinator for iNUGSC 2024. I have personally been involved in a range of projects from producing a comprehensive decision support system on subclinical detection and prognostication of FECD at Moorfields to investigating the use of AI and NLPs in Skin Cancer diagnosis. I will also be working in Queen Square in the upcoming academic year for my Clinical Neurology and Brain Sciences iBSc.