Consultant Orthopaedic & Hand Surgeon UCLH, Ex-RCS WinS Committee, Site Lead T&O UCLMS (Bloomsbury), Hult Ashridge Executive MBA student. Views my own.
๐จ NEW: Only a fraction of medical students come from working class backgrounds, despite recent efforts to widen access.
Our new research finds persistent issues with access to careers in medicine, as working-class people remain hugely underrepresented in the profession ๐งตโฌ๏ธ
Congratulations to the new Chair of Women in Surgery, @msfelicitymeyer. We look forward to working together on the key challenges facing women in surgery, and welcoming you as an invited member to Council.
Given that between 32% and 64% of adequately reduced fractures redisplace during immobilization in a cast, preventing redisplacement and a disabling malunion or secondary surgery is an aim of treatment.
#BJJ#Healthcare#Patients@p_m_afonso@janverhaar
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๐ข ASGBI President, Gill Tierney, was on Radio 4 Today Programme this morning discussing UK healthcare challenges.
3 key NHS requirements
โฉ staff
โฉinvestment
โฉ training
Listen on BBC Sounds now (from 2:14:17)! ๐ป
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#NoTrainingTodayNoSurgeonsTomorrow #MoreSurgeryForSurgeons
Fantastic day of education with my @uclh and @WhitHealth hand and wrist colleagues at @Arthrex in Birmingham. Many thanks to Ben, Mollie, Gez & colleagues, incl. lab staff and the lady who made this ๐.
Applications for Cohort 4 will open at the end of May / early June - join one of our webinars and become a member @NetworkShuri to hear more about our Digital Fellowships, bursaries and events ! https://t.co/XyTp7oUjq0
Unlock your potential with an educational bursary from @RCSnews. The Margaret Witt bursary funds skill development for #WomeninSurgery with up to ยฃ1,000 towards our courses, continuing her legacy of supporting access to training opportunities.
Apply: https://t.co/lqBrDONt6l
Our #PartnershipGrants schools are investigating topics from across the curriculum. Each school in the scheme receives up to ยฃ3000 to carry out their project. Applications are currently open and you can find out all about the scheme via our website: https://t.co/AhYDZKAJaN
This week we were very happy to announce the Career Development Fellowship, a new scheme to kickstart the independent research careers of researchers from groups underrepresented in UK STEM. The scheme is set to open for applications in November: #RSGrants https://t.co/amdMiGQYon
The Letโs talk about Black women and breast cancer annual conference is 5 yrs old! Join us 21st October to celebrate how far weโve come. Register below ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
#bcsm#bcam@BreastCancerNow@saradan26@cahn_uk@macmillancancer
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