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Bright future
01 April 2011

nugscThe UK’s largest-ever surgical conference for medical students was held at UCL in February. Here, the event organisers Joseph Dangoor, Abhiney Jain, and James Skipworth describe how the plans came together

The idea for the National Undergraduate General Surgery Conference (NUGSC) began in February 2010 after a lecture by Professor Michael Baum (now our Patron) about his experiences in the management of breast cancer.

 
Sky’s the limit for student trauma event
01 April 2011

The second Edinburgh National Student Trauma Conference took place this month. Here, Josh Bakker-Dyos and Bernard Robertson look back at last year’s inaugural meeting

In March 2010, the Edinburgh Student Surgical Society (ESSS) held the Edinburgh Student Trauma Conference. This was the first conference of its kind and saw over 60 students from medical schools across Scotland descend on the Chancellor’s Building at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

 
Trauma central
11 January 2011

hospital sign no guns-webOliver Fuge visits South Africa to work at one of the world’s most renowned trauma units

Groote Schuur Hospital’s trauma unit treats over 1200 patients a month with an array of problems ranging from minor to severe, complicated injuries. This is where I decided to spend my elective in May 2010. 

 
Inspiration in a difficult environment
02 September 2010

mains-malawi-web1In autumn 2009, Edward Mains flew to Malawi for a 12-week elective with the help of an RCSEd student bursary

Having never visited sub-Saharan Africa before, I wanted to find out if the generally negative popular perception of healthcare in the region reflected the reality, whilst gaining exposure to surgical and medical presentations in a novel context.

 
Made to match
10 January 2011

It’s never too early to start planning for entry into a surgical specialty, writes Jamie Nicholson

 
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