Student-led Surgical Society

Est. 2001

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Our Mission

Scalpel is a Surgical Society from University of Manchester, partnered with the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Our goal is to lead aspiring surgeons and foster their interest in surgery through lectures, workshops, and hosting conference.

In 2009, Scalpel hosted its first national conference. Ever since, annual conferences have become major event attended by many medical students and six-form students from all over the UK and beyond.

Lecture

We deliver surgical themed lectures to help medical students with their surgical placements from year 3 and beyond.

Workshop

We offer a wide range of in-person workshops including surgical skills day, CV clinic, and mock CCAs.

Conference

We host annual scalpel conferences to bridge medical students and career in surgery. Six-form students are welcomed to join our meetings.

Recent Posts

  • Surgical Experience Fair 2025

    Tickets are now available for the 2025 Surgical Experience Fair!!! Please see below for details and pictures from last year’s event: Link for tickets: https://app.medall.org/event-listings/scalpel-surgical-experience-fair

  • 2024 Surgical Experience Fair

    Introducing the Scalpel Surgical Experience Fair Programme!! Our brilliant organisers have planned a packed day and we look forwards to seeing lots of you there! 😇

  • Conference 2022

    Conference 2022

    Location:University Place, University of Manchester and MedAll Date:12 November 2022 Theme: ‘The Future of Our Scalpel’ Surgery has developed and grown extensively throughout history and continues to evolve to solve ever-changing medical challenges. In the future, surgery will be a synergic collaboration between surgeons, digital technology, machines and robots. This conference will aim to explore…

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