This last week has been taken up with trying to catch up after Liberia - I got back on Monday.
Tuesday started with a 7.30am Breakfast meeting with a fascinating talk from Dr. David Heymann, Head of the Centre for Global Health Security, Chatham House. There are so many facets to this that one never thinks about. He turned up with a bottle of coca - cola - any ideas why? It has been in a podcast so I won't spoil it for you - listen to it on the RSM videos on the website.
This was followed by the RSM Council - we have an excellent, partly new, Council and I am very much looking forward to working with them over the next two years. I then saw a few patients and went onto the Royal College of Physicians for the Harveian Oration by Sir John Bell -a tour de force, followed by the Harveian dinner. This yearly pilgrimage is always excellent for networking but also learning from the lecture.
The rest of the week was equally busy but very varied...teaching my firm on the wards at the London, seeing patients, doing an extremely long clinic at Barts, a mentors' meeting to discuss how we were doing, RSM work (admin, answering letters, sorting diaries), and a THET evening saying goodbye to some Trustees and the chairman and welcoming new ones. THET stands for Tropical health and education Trust - a wonderful charity started by Eldred Parry which works mainly in Africa and forges links between institutions (hospitals/medical schools) with other institutions abroad. These 'Links' have the benefit of long term relationships so that the infrastructure and standards of these places can be raised by teaching the teachers. Do find out more on the THET website.
Next Tuesday 28th Oct- we have the first of the Young Civitas for Medics debate at the Royal College of Surgeons at 6pm. This is a free club/group started by medical students. There are 5 debates/talks on the NHS/policy etc over the academic year at different venues so that you can get to see them. Please join (free) on-line and book in. You can just turn up but it does help if you can pre-book as it gives the committee a better idea of the amount of refreshments to order. You learn the sort of things that your medical school doesn't teach you about your life in the NHS. We will be discussing the white paper on this occasion.
Tuesday started with a 7.30am Breakfast meeting with a fascinating talk from Dr. David Heymann, Head of the Centre for Global Health Security, Chatham House. There are so many facets to this that one never thinks about. He turned up with a bottle of coca - cola - any ideas why? It has been in a podcast so I won't spoil it for you - listen to it on the RSM videos on the website.
This was followed by the RSM Council - we have an excellent, partly new, Council and I am very much looking forward to working with them over the next two years. I then saw a few patients and went onto the Royal College of Physicians for the Harveian Oration by Sir John Bell -a tour de force, followed by the Harveian dinner. This yearly pilgrimage is always excellent for networking but also learning from the lecture.
The rest of the week was equally busy but very varied...teaching my firm on the wards at the London, seeing patients, doing an extremely long clinic at Barts, a mentors' meeting to discuss how we were doing, RSM work (admin, answering letters, sorting diaries), and a THET evening saying goodbye to some Trustees and the chairman and welcoming new ones. THET stands for Tropical health and education Trust - a wonderful charity started by Eldred Parry which works mainly in Africa and forges links between institutions (hospitals/medical schools) with other institutions abroad. These 'Links' have the benefit of long term relationships so that the infrastructure and standards of these places can be raised by teaching the teachers. Do find out more on the THET website.
Next Tuesday 28th Oct- we have the first of the Young Civitas for Medics debate at the Royal College of Surgeons at 6pm. This is a free club/group started by medical students. There are 5 debates/talks on the NHS/policy etc over the academic year at different venues so that you can get to see them. Please join (free) on-line and book in. You can just turn up but it does help if you can pre-book as it gives the committee a better idea of the amount of refreshments to order. You learn the sort of things that your medical school doesn't teach you about your life in the NHS. We will be discussing the white paper on this occasion.
Hope you all had equally good weeks and enjoyed your weekend.
Best wishes,
Parveen
P.S. Promise to come back with more on Liberia soon.
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