Surgical sub-specialties are some of the toughest fields of medicine, and students often ponder on how to make their surgical residency application stand out. Surgery…
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Anki 101: A Beginner’s Guide on How Not to Forget Stuff! [SRF]
Are you tired of struggling to retain important facts and figures?
Well, we have got the solution for you! SRF presents the first Peer Learning Association (PLA) session, ‘Anki 101: A Beginner’s Guide on How Not to Forget Stuff!’
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SIG Talk: Life as a Surgical Resident
Aspiring doctors often think about getting accepted to a renowned medical programme as the end goal. However, this changes soon after medical school begins as…
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Surgery Saturdays: Life as a Surgical Resident [SIG]
Ever wondered what the day to day life of a surgical resident was like? Are you contemplating surgery as a career choice but are not sure about the work/life balance? Do you want to know more about the challenges to starting a family and maintaining relationships during a surgical residency?
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SIG Talk: Life in a rut – graduated and pandemic hit!
What does give back mean? How do we take care of our mental health? How should one stay busy during the pandemic? Dr Arish Haider’s…
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The Research Games: Session 3 [SPIE, SRF]
Presenting the third session of “The Research Games” workshop series for AKU’s Medical Students brought to you by SRF and SPIE.
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SIG Workshop: CV Writing
Another Saturday, another feat accomplished! The Surgery Interest Group hosted an interactive talk by Dr Mustafa Iftikhar, [MBBS, ’16], titled ‘CV Writing Workshop’, allowing 600+…
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SIG Talk: Women in Surgery
The highly anticipated “Women in Surgery” talk took place on the 27th of June, which around 400 eager medical students tuned in to. The brilliant…
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Dr. Anita Zaidi named as first president of Gender Equality by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr Anita Zaidi currently director, Vaccine Development & Surveillance (VD&S) and Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases (EDD) has been named by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as the first president of Gender Equality.
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Dr. Junaid A. Razzak awarded Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Junaid A. Razzak has been awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award by the 2020 Society of Academic Emergency Medicine’s (SAEM) Global Emergency Medicine Academy (GEMA). This is GEMA’s highest honor, given to an “individual whose work serves as a beacon for future emergency physicians and who has put the needs of patients over self.”
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