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Behind the Speakers
On 5th November Scalpel will host its eighth annual undergraduate surgical conference, continuing a string of successful conferences since 2009 featuring exciting workshops and lectures. This year our conference sees our theme shift to global surgery as we invite Steve Mannion and Swee Ang as our keynote speakers, both of whom have accumulated years of…
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Meeting the Bodies – First Day in the Anatomy Room
The back of the third-floor Stopford building is a place every medical student will visit quite regularly during the first two years of the course. The dissection room tutorials are unlike any other session you will have in Phase 1 of the course. It is a massive room, walls covered with anatomy posters, prosections and…
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Introducing Electives! Canada and South Africa
Rachael Morley shares her elective experience and some really useful tips on Canada and South Africa. “When planning my elective, I was faced with a world of opportunity. I spent countless hours studying a world map deciding exactly where I wanted to go. There was an important choice to make on whether I wanted…
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Introducing Electives! Asia
This week, Lauren Bolton reports on The Philippines and Sri Lanka. “My trip was during blocks 5 and 6: 4 weeks ENT in Baguio General Hospital – The Philippines 4 weeks general surgery in Colombo South Teaching Hospital – Sri Lanka General Organisation I went on my elective with two friends and due to this…
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