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I have been passionate about Paediatrics for a long time, ever since my placement aged 16 in NICU, the Labour ward, and general children’s wards, and this enthusiasm extended to surgery when I was given the opportunity to shadow a paediatric neurosurgeon in Great Ormond Street last year. I am a tennis coach to children and had experience teaching children with learning disabilities. I have attended many talks held by SurgSoc over the last two years and would love to explore the crossovers between specialties in relation to Paediatrics, for example, I have been involved with a project for the Plastics department of the Royal Free, and watched and discussed cases of child reconstructive surgery. As Paediatric Surgery Chair, I would host a series of talks with potential collaborations with Paediatric divisions of other societies, enabling a greater understanding of the various roles involved in child healthcare and how they collaborate with each other as a team. I am organised, determined and eager to work with others to increase involvement in Surgery, having been a Transition Mentor, Preclinical Representative for WinS for two years and Media Officer for Future Frontline (an organisation promoting roles in healthcare). I would like to select speakers who can have a further influence in the attendees’ careers, promoting work experience and mentorship as much as possible and giving members as much opportunity as possible to have an insight into Paediatric Surgery.
Hello, I’m Aishwarya and I’m a second year medical student. UCL Surgical Society has been invaluable in my exploration and understanding of a career in surgery and I would love to do the same for others, particularly for paediatric surgery. As I will be intercalating in Surgical Sciences next year, I would be able to fully involve myself and dedicate my time, whilst further building a network of contacts as Paediatrics Surgery Chair.
If elected Paediatric Surgery Chair, I would aim to:
- Collaborate with regional and national paediatric surgical societies to host events
- Host a conference in collaboration with UCL paediatrics society and MedSoc Paediatric subcommittee, helping students to understand the overlaps between the specialties
- Increase awareness on ethical issues in paediatric surgery - there is very little, if any, exposure to paediatrics, let alone paediatric surgery and related ethical issues until much later in medical school.
- Increase exposure to paediatric surgery through increasing social media presence
My experiences:
- INUGSC Workshops Coordinator 2022
- Treasurer of UCL Jain society
- Volunteering for an adolescent health service
- Part of an RCPCH action group
Paediatric surgery needs a lot more exposure within medical school. With my ideas, experiences and influence, I believe I can successfully ensure paediatrics surgery reaches medical students' radar.