Goodbyes and good wishes
Good luck to our trainees moving on this week. Just as you get to know them, they're off to pastures new. But if our T&O department is anything to go by, with 7 of the 15 consultants having been registrars here previously, it'll be good to see them back in the future. Clearly Paul Trikha @surreyknee is going to miss Zu Nawaz...
The last week of the training year is as good a time as any for me to go get re-energised and excited about the Surgical Tutor role again. I was lucky this week to hear Anne Richards speak (@AnneRichards16) at 30 Euston Square (@rcgp), which is a utterly stunning College by the way - but then it's not a building I totally associate with exams like Lincolns Inn Fields.
Anne is Chief Investment Officer at a FTSE100 company, another environment with an imbalance between men and women, though at 25% they are better than Surgeons (10% women) and T&O (4.2%).
Discussing the gender gap, she highlighted that without encouragement, it's easy to fall into the 'girls can't do that' mindset and believe it.
I wonder if it's just a girl thing though. Why have the numbers applying for Core & Higher Surgical posts tumbled? Can it all be down to the constant media hammering? The perception that medicine is underfunded, undervalued and unrewarding? Or are we as consultants not encouraging enough as we too become jaded? This was definitely my note-to-self to start the new academic year more positive and communicate my love of this amazing job to my team & trainees.
Tweet of the Week
As the row continues in the media between the Secretary of State for Health and healthcare professionals, what has become clear is that our patients value what you all do and that is what we're here for. Many patients made a point this week of telling me in clinic how much they appreciate the care they've received @ASPHFT and the NHS. Make the most of every clinical and educational opportunity your time @ASPHFT allows. Karim Brohi @karimbrohi put it best this week... no matter what maelstrom surrounds education, training and the actual work itself, Be Excellent.
Surgeon of the Week
This week I'm showcasing Jonathan Trickett, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon @ASPHFT, seen here with the fabulous Sr Leynie Lugtu
Jon is the current Medical Undergraduate Trainer of the Year (whoop!) as for voted for by @StGeorgesUni. He is also the Regional Lead for Enhanced Recovery for @HE_KSS and is Lead Supervisor for our Physicians' Associates programme.
Forthcoming Attractions
September Regional RCS Courses
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