Samir Rahman

Hi everyone! I'm really excited to apply to be your next Welfare Officer. 

Everyone knows that the path to a career in surgery is exciting and rewarding, but also extremely challenging. Therefore, I want to use this role to make sure that the Surgical Society not only provides students with the foundations to excel in a career in surgery, but also cope with and thrive in this demanding field.

To achieve this, I propose the following initiatives:

• Surgical Families - a mentorship scheme pairing younger students with senior students or alumni and peers offering guidance and check-ins so that no-one feels alone in their journey of pursuing a career in surgery.

• A new Surgical Support page on Moodle - a dedicated online hub that will include:

  - Easy access to the surgical family scheme

  - Financial guidance for conferences, workshops and other events

  - Wellbeing resources that are tailored to the field of surgery

• Joint Welfare Socials - non-academic events hosted with other medical schools so that students can expand their support network beyond UCL students with those who share a passion for surgery!

For me, the welfare officer role is about more than just your experience with the society, it’s about making your experience with the field of surgery a positive and memorable one. I want to help build a healthier and more connected surgical community at UCL.

I hope you consider me to be your next Welfare Officer!