Posts in "Student Placements"

I was privileged to attend the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS), Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Glasgow at the SEC in October this year. While there I presented my abstract titled “Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries” in an oral presentation.

Robotic assisted…

During my Molecular Biology degree at the University of Aberdeen I decided to embark on an Industrial Placement, unaware, at the time, of immense impact it would have on my professional development and career progression. During my studies I developed an interest in cardiovascular sciences and so, back in 2020, I…

A year ago, I stepped into the global headquarters of GSK for an industry placement. My mission: to help build and execute the global medical strategy for a pre-launch, paradigm-shifting, and potentially curative therapy in hepatology. It was an ambitious challenge, but one that has defined my career and…

In June, I had the privilege of attending the Triennial and ICOSET Conferenceat the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, where I presented my poster titled “Developing Sustainable Healthcare Turas Modules.” This project, which I completed with the University last summer, involved creating four educational modules aimed at increasing awareness of sustainable healthcare…

I was thrilled to attend a very special event this April - the Joint Congress of the British and Spanish Societies for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH and SECMA). It was the first time these two groups came together like this, and in the beautiful Palma de Mallorca at that.…

Earlier this year, I was fortunate to present a poster at The British Pain Society’s 58th Annual Scientific Meeting. My project was titled ‘Discharge Analgesia Following Elective Surgery: The Importance of Patient Factors’ and was conducted under the supervision of Dr Dev Srivastava, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at…

Attending the British Infection Association (BIA) conference in Newcastle was a milestone for me – it was my first ever medical conference and my first time presenting a poster. I had submitted an abstract from my elective project on urine dipstick use and antibiotic prescribing and it was accepted.

The…

On 9 May 2025, I attended the Scottish Society of Gastroenterology (SSG) Summer Meeting 2025, held at the beautiful Dunblane Hydro. I was there to present an academic poster based on the findings of my final-year elective project: “Assessing the Effectiveness of Advanced Therapies on Microscopic Colitis.” This project, undertaken…

On Friday 21 March 2025, I had the privilege of attending the Scottish Early Pregnancy Network (SEPN) professional and educational meeting. I was also honoured to co-present a systematic review of observational studies and a meta-analysis entitled "Bacterial Vaginosis and the Risk of First Trimester Miscarriage."

Presenting my research to…

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) Conference in Belfast, which proved to be an exciting and inspiring experience. This conference provided me with a platform to immerse myself in the evolving world of surgical innovation and present…