Surgery
Careers Talk
Prof Nigel Standfield - Head of the London Postgraduate School of Surgery and Professor of Vascular Surgery and Surgical Education at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. This talk was recorded at the Medical Careers Fair. It includes a talk on GP and Medicine. To skip to just the surgery talk, please go to minute 29.
Careers Talk
Mr Charles Knowles, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon from Homerton University Hospital, shared his insights on developing a career in surgery with students from Barts and the London on Tuesday 24 March 2009.
In an entertaining and informative presentation Charles outlines the current changes to training and looks at life as a consultant surgeon. In addition to advice on maximising your chances of entering this specialty area, you'll also find interesting insights into both competition for places and a personal 'antisocialty' index of the surgical sub-specialties.
If you missed his presentation or wish to relive the experience, then you can access the audio version below. Click the play button to start (requires Quicktime). The full presentation runs for 75 minutes. A full screen version with the ability to select slides individually is available here (requires Flash).
Charles also highlighted the important Women in Surgery organisation that aims to 'promote surgery as a career for women and to enable women who have chosen a career in surgery to realise their professional goals'. This organisation is free to join and open to medical students.
You can find additional information on the working life, personal characteristics, postgraduate training pathway, workforce statistics, remuneration, and additional links and reading at: