EXCELLENCE IN PEOPLE
Expanding knowledge Ira Kleine was one of six individuals who won an Ethicon Student Elective Award, which provides funding towards approved student medical electives in O&G. Ira chose Dakar, Senegal, as her elective destination so she could experience first-hand the difficulties developing countries face regarding health provision and social care.
Ira said of her visit, “I am endlessly grateful for the support of the RCOG Ethicon Student Elective Award, which facilitated my six weeks at l’Hôpital Général de Grand Yoff in Dakar, Senegal, with Professor Gueye – an obstetric fistula specialist. I learned about curative surgery for pathology that I had never previously encountered, and I now have a much deeper understanding of the challenges facing health care in developing countries. Winning an award – a reflection that others shared my excitement for my elective ideas – meant a great deal to me, and motivated me to persist with my plans in spite of the Ebola crisis. Thank you!”
Dr Daniel Klotz was awarded the Women’s Visiting Gynaecological Club prize for his application to complete an overseas medical elective at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA. Daniel chose a rotation in gynaecological oncology surgery because of a very rewarding experience in O&G during his clinical course and a strong research interest in gynaecologic malignancy. Following his visit, Daniel commented on “the strong links between clinical practice and cutting-edge biomedical research. I spent half of my time working on new approaches for microtubule-targeting drugs and the other half working clinically in the Gynaecologic Oncology Center. Winning this prize meant that I was able to discuss ideas and my clinical interests with one of the most respected clinical scientists and gynaecologic oncologists worldwide. Understanding how successful translational research and clinical commitment could be combined was an eye-opener for me, and an experience that will influence the way I will practise in the future.”
Sharing expertise
In 2015, three RCOG Fellows were awarded a Sims Black Travelling Professorship. The Sims Black fund was set up to enable practising obstetricians and gynaecologists to visit countries overseas and contribute to postgraduate education by presenting lectures, participating in seminars and providing clinical training and demonstrations.
In March 2015, Professor Mark Kilby visited the Hospital Italiano/University of Buenos Aires to help review the national guidelines on the management of monochorionic twin pregnancy. As well as contributing to seminars and study days, he also took part in ongoing training for fetoscopic laser ablation and other complex fetal therapies and gave a series of lectures to the Society of Argentina on prenatal diagnosis and treatment. As part of his travelling professorship, Mark also visited the Clinical Fetal Medicine Centre and the Universidad de los Andes, where he gave lectures on ‘The modern management of twin–twin transfusion syndrome and how to reduce perinatal morbidity’ and ‘The role of vitamin D in the function of the human feto-placental unit’.
Professor Khalid Khan was invited to visit Kenya as a Sims Black Professor in January 2015 to contribute to postgraduate education through a series of lectures and seminars. His focus was on promoting evidence-based medicine, getting research into practice, research relating to chronic pelvic pain in women and ‘Why screening for pre-eclampsia and preterm birth does not work’. He also raised awareness of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to clinical researchers in Kenya, including how to get their own work published, and led a Journal Club on Twitter (#BlueJC) enabling participants to share their insights with the wider, global O&G profession. Reflecting on his visit, Khalid said: “I started my O&G training in Kenya, so it was fabulous to reconnect with colleagues, who were most hospitable. As BJOG Editor-in-Chief, there was a great buzz in working with young researchers appraising evidence using social media.”
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