Surgical Society: President

Hi, I'm Ollie, Cardiothoracic Surgery Chair and Conference Facilitator of iNUGSC.

My experience:

• Cardiothoracic surgery specialty chair – coordinating events on complex cardiac surgery, robotic thoracic surgery, heart and lung transplant, alongside regular cases of the week.
   
• Conference facilitator of iNUGSC 2024 – working with the committee to host 24 leading surgeons for a series of talks, workshops, and panel discussions, delivered to 130 delegates.
   
• Organising committee for the inaugural gala dinner hosted at RCSEng.
   
• Assisted in the proposal to run a SurgSoc advanced simulation day for the ASiT Battle of Surgical Societies Prize, shortlisted for presentation.

If elected, I will:
 

• Increase use of technology in SurgSoc, with more of our events offering VR surgery experiences, and collaborating with the simulation training centre at the Royal Free.
   
• Organise more frequent and affordable networking events, building on the success of the Gala Dinner.
   
• Promote more interactive opportunities for students to gain exposure to the world of surgery, using our social media outreach: more takeover Tuesdays, Q&As and direct, easily consumed content.
   
• Offer more research opportunities to members, for each specialty, creating a unified database.

​​​​​​​I am a passionate, hard-working and dedicated member of this year’s committee, and if you vote for me as President, I will give everything I have to deliver a rewarding year for all of our members.

Hi everyone, I'm Nikita, current Treasurer of Surgical Society!

As Treasurer I have:

• Secured multiple sponsorships.
• Organised and negotiated a free venue for the Gala Dinner
• Maintained communication with the Students Union
• Worked with committee members to facilitate large conferences (WINS, INNC, iNUGSC, BCOSS)
• Responsible for the financal operations of this society.

My experience will be vital to ensure efficient running of this society, whilst also delivering high quality events and opportunities for our members.

Looking towards the future, I will work with our committee to bring to life 3 key areas.

CONNECTIONS:

• Organise monthly committee and member socials - meet new people and build better connections.
• Organise an even better Gala Dinner at the Royal College of Surgeons.

COLLABORATION:

• Coordinate events with other surgical societies and other UCL societies like MedTech.
• Collaborate with charities - working with student medaid and raising funds to provide surgical equipment abroad.

COACHING and CAREER ADVANCEMENT:

• Encourage specialty chairs to organise mentorship programs and early clinical exposure with surgeons.
• Introduce a research officer role, to help students gain access to research and audit projects.
• Create opportunities for prizes through essay competitions, hackathons, AI events and RCS accredited skills courses.

As President, I am determined and committed to build on the work of the current committee to expand and grow this society!

Vote for Nikita ♥