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Why Join Us?

Kickstart your journey into surgery with our quadruple-award-winning Surgical Society!

This society features 16 dynamic subspecialties that invites you to dive deep into your areas of interest. You'll have the unique opportunity to attend inspiring talks from leading experts, participate in hands-on workshops that sharpen your skills, and engage in collaborative projects with other prestigious universities.

Exclusive Benefits for Members (Standard):

  • Mentorship Programs:
    • Women in Surgery Mentoring Scheme: 1-2-1 mentorship from a female surgeon.
    • Surgical Society Wide Mentorship Scheme
  • Educational Resources:
    • Pre-clin, Clin and Anatomy centred tutorials
    • Yr 2 CPSA Tutorial Series
    • Yr 4 CPSA Mentorship and Tutorial Series
    • Surgical skills workshops (basic, advanced, and specialty-specific).
  • Networking Events - Connect with internationally renowned surgeons and fellow students at our gala dinner and other events.
  • Surgical Technology series - learn more about AI and Innovation in surgery.
  • Surgical Skills Workshops
  • Workshops at the Royal Free Simulation Centre.
  • Collaborations with The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT)
  • Speciality Talks - Huge range of talks delivered by our speciality subcommittees.

  • Unparalleled Opportunities

  • Priority Access to our highly anticipated sell-out conferences, including:
  • Career Development Resources
    • Surgical Career Support Grant – Winner of the Opportunities Award 2022/23.
    • Essay Competitions 

Check out our UCL Surgical Society Instagram account and stay up to date with events as well as receive a link to our events Google calendar by becoming a member today! 

Events

Surgical Specialty Fair 2026
19/10/2026 | 17:00 - 21:00

The UCL Surgical Specialty Fair is back!

Last year's fair was our biggest event yet, so this year we're going bigger. On Monday 19th October, 15 surgical specialties will be set up across the Cruciform, each running its own practical station. Entry is free for Surgical Society members, which means 15 workshops stations in one evening without paying anything extra.

Rotate through interactive

Operation Theatre 101: The Surgical Escape Room
21/10/2026 | 18:30 - 20:00
Step out of the lecture theatre and straight into the OR. The Surgical Escape Room: Operating Theatre 101 is a high-yield, interactive workshop designed to give pre-clinical medical students their first real taste of hands-on surgical practice.

Led by a female surgical trainee and us, you and your team will race against the clock to navigate a live clinical scenario. You’ll master proper OR

The National UCL Women in Surgery Conference
28 - 29/11/2026

🌟The Surgical Horizon: Voice, Vision, Venture🌟 is this year's annual UCL WINS National Conference: two transformative days built to accelerate your surgical ambition, elevate your practical skills, and redefine what’s possible in surgery.

​Immerse yourself in high-yield, hands-on specialty workshops, from VR kidney transplant simulation and neurosurgical burr holes to laparoscopic