Sydney University Surgical Society, in conjunction with the RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, invite medical students and junior doctors to an informative evening designed to give an overview of academic surgery and the career path of the academic surgeon.
This event is an excellent opportunity to learn from academic surgeons about research itself and how clinical and academic surgery fit together. The evening will also include presentations from a resident and registrar on their surgical research experiences during medical school and JMO years.
The evening is open to students from all medical schools as well as JMOs.
Speakers will include:
Michael Byrom – Director of Laboratory Research, IAS
Jonathan Hong – Deputy Director of Surgical Education, IAS
Anthony Marren – Research Lead for Gynaecological Surgery, IAS
Sanjay Warrier – Research Lead for Breast Surgery, IAS
Michael Seco – Cardiothoracic Registrar, RPAH
Kilian Brown – Resident, RPAH
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Location: Carslaw Lecture Theatre 159, University of Sydney
Registration is essential – please RSVP at this link.
See the Facebook event for further details.
SUSS is proud to host Neurosurgical Grand Rounds presented by Dr Ben Jonker.
Dr Ben Jonker is a neurosurgeon based at RPA and St. Vincent’s hospitals. An alumnus of Sydney Medical Program (1999), Dr Jonker completed his surgical training in 2009. Dr Jonker has a particular interest in conditions treated with stereotactic and functional neurosurgery – and treats these with both open or minimally invasive neurosurgery and stereotactic radiosurgery.
Dr Jonker will introduce us to neurosurgery as a subspecialty and present several interesting cases. This will be of particular interest to Stage 2 students who will be completing their neuro block, however all students across different stages are welcome to attend.
Date: Wednesday 15 March, 2017
Time: 6.00 – 7.00 pm
Venue: New Law Lecture Theatre 106
RSVP on the Facebook event page.
Sydney University Surgical Society is excited to host the annual seminar “Introduction to Surgery: SET and Beyond”. All students are invited to come along and learn about surgery as a career and pathways for gaining entry to Surgical Education and Training (SET) programs.
Speakers:
1. Associate Professor Sydney Ch’ng
A/Prof Sydney Ch’ng is a leading Plastics and Reconstructive and Head and Neck Surgeon and Researcher based at RPA, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and Concord hospitals. Her interests include facial skin cancers, advanced skin cancers requiring complex reconstruction, surgery for parotid tumours, and eyelid surgery. During her surgical training, A/Prof Ch’ng participated in the RACS Surgeon Scientist program and has published numerous work about the biology and management of skin cancers. A/Prof Ch’ng is an advocate for women in surgery and was named one of the 100 Westpac and Australian Financial Review Women of Influence in 2015.
2. Dr Mifanwy Reece
Dr Reece is a SET 4 General Surgical Registrar currently doing Breast and Endocrine Surgery at Concord Hospital. Her subspecialty interests include Colorectal and Upper GI Surgery and she will share with us some valuable facts about entry to SET programs. Dr Reece is a mother to a beautiful two-year-old son and she will tell us all about the so-called ‘work – life balance’ as a busy SET trainee.
Whether you’re interested in a career in surgery or simply want to learn more, this lecture is a fantastic opportunity, particularly for Stage 1 and 2 medical students, to gain insight into the surgical training process and a career in surgery.
Date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
Time: 6.00 – 7.30 pm
Venue: New Law Lecture Theatre 101
RSVP on the Facebook event page.
Sydney University Surgical Society is proud to host Cardiothoracic Surgical Grand Rounds.
Dr Michael Byrom, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at RPAH, will deliver the grand rounds, which will feature cases in cardiothoracic surgery with associated imaging and management. Dr Byrom’s clinical practice focuses on areas of cardiothoracic surgery such as minimally invasive aortic valve replacement, aortic surgery, mitral valve repair and all-arterial coronary bypass surgery. Dr Byrom has a passion for laboratory research and recently completed a PhD at the University of Sydney on the development of a novel bioengineered vascular bypass conduit.
The event will be of particular relevance to Stage 1 students who will be in the midst of their Cardiology Block; however, students from all stages and clinical schools are welcome.
Please RSVP on the Facebook event.
Date: Monday, October 31, 2016 – NB changed date!
Time: 6.00 – 7.00 pm
Venue: RPA Institute for Academic Surgery, corner Missenden and Carillon Rds, Camperdown (enter via Missenden Rd)
SUMS and SUSS are proud to be hosting the ultimate medical turf war, pitching six of Sydney’s brightest minds against one another with the hopes of answering medicine’s eternal question: Which specialty is better, surgery or medicine?
The topic up for debate is “To Cut Is To Cure”, with the surgeons arguing the affirmative and physicians arguing the negative. The winning team will be decided by audience vote, so we’re anticipating (and encouraging) plenty of light-hearted banter between the two teams.
DEBATORS – PHYSICIANS:
– Professor Jane Bleasel, Co-Director of the Sydney Medical Program and Senior Staff Specialist (Rheumatology) at RPAH
– Professor John Watson, Associate Dean and Head of the SAN Clinical School, Director of Neurology and Stroke Services at Hornsby and Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital and Rhodes Scholar
– Professor David Celermajer AO, Clinical Director of the Heart Research Institute, Senior Staff Specialisty (Cardiology) at RPAH, Rhodes Scholar and World Debating and Public Speaking Champion
DEBATORS – SURGEONS:
– Professor Henry Pleass, Senior Staff Specialist at Westmead Hospital and VMO Liver Transplant Surgeon at RPAH
– Dr Sarah Aitken, Vascular Surgeon at Concord Hospital
– Associate Professor Jonathon Clark, Head and Neck Surgeon at RPAH and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and Coordinator of the Sydney Head and Neck Research Group
Food and refreshments will be provided from 6.30pm. Entry is a gold coin donation, being collected at the door to be donated to the Black Dog Institute on behalf of the winning team.
Please RSVP at the Facebook event.
Sydney University Surgical Society is proud to host Colorectal Surgical Grand Rounds.
Dr Cherry Koh will present cases in colorectal surgery with associated imaging and management. Dr Koh is a colorectal surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She has a subspecialty interest in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, transanal resection techniques, IBD, pelvic floor disorders and pelvic exenteration for advanced pelvic malignancy.
The event will be particularly relevant to Stage 2 students reaching the end of their Gastrointestinal Block; however, students from all stages and clinical schools are welcome.
Please RSVP on the Facebook event.
Date: Monday, September 19
Time: 18:00 – 19:00
Venue: New Law Lecture Theatre 104, New Law Building
