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About this section
The Surgery Section’s purpose is to provide a forum for the discussion and advancement of the art, science and practice of general surgery with some emphasis on the branches and sub-specialties that relate to this to all healthcare professionals and their students. The Section’s regular meetings provide a platform for participants to keep up to date through the exchange of ideas and in turn, provide top-quality care to their patients.
Section Council members
Section meetings and conferences are usually organised by members of the Section Council, led by the Section President and often in collaboration with specialist societies.
President Elect
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Upcoming surgery events and webinars
View all events and webinars being run by the Surgery Section.
Multidisciplinary management of early rectal cancer: What are the options?
At this meeting, a multidisciplinary faculty of top experts will provide state of the art lectures on current and emerging treatments for early rectal cancer. You will learn about less aggressive trea...
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Live stream: Multidisciplinary management of early rectal cancer: What are the options?
*Please note: This event was due to take place on Friday 24 April 2020 and has been postponed to Wednesday 31 March 2021. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.* At this meeting, a m...
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Prizes & awards
Surgery Section: Adrian Tanner Prize
Prize
£250
Submission deadline
Monday 1 June 2020
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their papers at a Surgery Section meeting.
Open to
All surgical trainees.
Application guidelines
Clinical case reports should be submitted for this prize focusing upon the multidisciplinary nature of the care of a surgical patient. The report should be no longer than 500 words and have a maximum of 5 references. Abstracts previously presented at another meeting should be declared.
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their papers at the Surgery Section's 'President's Day' in September 2020.
Surgery Section: John Dawson medical student prize
Prize
£250
Submission deadline
Monday 1 June 2020
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their papers at a Surgery Section meeting.
Open to
Medical students
Application guidelines
Candidates should submit clinical case reports detailing original work. The report should be no longer 500 words and have a maximum of 5 references.
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their papers at the Surgery Section's 'President's Day' in September 2020.
Surgery Section: MIA prize
Prize
£250
Submission deadline
Monday 1 June 2020
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their papers at a Surgery Section meeting.
Open to
All surgical registrars.
Application guidelines
Candidates are invited to submit abstracts from laboratory-based research papers of no more than 250 words
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their papers at the Surgery Section's 'President's Day' in September 2020.
Surgery Section: The Norman Tanner Prize and Glaxo Travelling Fellowship
Prize
First prize: £250 and the Norman Tanner Medal
Runner up: £250 Glaxo Travelling Fellowship
Submission deadline
21st January 2020
Open to
All surgical trainees.
Application guidelines
Candidates must submit clinically oriented papers detailing original clinical research, multidisciplinary care and audit leading to improved patients' care. Submissions should be no longer than 500 words +/- 10%.
Abstracts will be shortlisted to present at a Surgery Section meeting in March and the best presentation will be awarded the Norman Tanner medal plus prize money. The runner-up will receive the Glaxo Travelling Fellowship of £250.
Surgery Section: President's prize
Prize
- 1st prize - £100
- 2nd prize - £50
Submission deadline
Submission deadline - Tuesday 17 December 2019
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their poster at the RSM in October 2020.
Open to
All surgical trainees
Application guidelines
Abstracts on any emergency general surgery topic should be submitted for this prize. The abstract should be no longer than 250 words and have a maximum of 5 references.
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their poster at the RSM in September 2020.
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