The KCL Surgical Society would like to welcome you to the new academic year!

We hope everyone is beginning to settle in and enjoying their time at King's. Those of you that visited us at the 2009 Fresher's Fair will be aware that this year we are running a series of careers based lectures. Each month we will cover a different surgical speciality and you will have the opportunity to hear from distinguished surgeons and trainee surgeons how and why they entered their respective fields. Our aim is to help you develop your interest in surgery and explore the numerous career options that are available to you.

First event of the year:

The Surgical Society calendar will be kicking off with an evening dedicated to understanding the intricacies of the surgical training process - everything from being a Medical Student, through to the ST phases and beyond! We'll conclude the evening with complimentary drinks at Guy's Bar with a chance to compete against your colleagues in a classic game of Operation to win an iPod nano!

Details are as follows:

A Career in Surgery by David McCormack
Location: Harris Lecture Theatre, Hodgkin Building
Date: Tuesday 6th October 2009
Time: 6pm - 7pm 

Free drinks and Operation Competition to win an iPod
Location: Guy's Bar, Guy's Campus
Date: Tuesday 6th October 2009
Time: 7pm - late 

This event is FREE for members - you can join at the KCLSU desk in the Spit (Boland House) or using the link above for just £5, giving you free access to this and our other lectures. For non-members, £3.

New Executive committee:

We would also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the new KCLSS Executive Committee for 2009-10 - congratulations and welcome to the committee: 

President: Andrew Hoey
Vice President: Amit Thakrar
Treasurer: William Scotton
Secretary: Sunitha Vimalesvaran
Clinical Director: Adil Todiwala
Events Director: Nathan Gauge
Events Director: Saskia Burchett
Sponsorship: Niyati Lobo
Marketing Director: Rishi Shukla
IT Director: Ali Raheem
Year 2 Coordinator: Fritz-Patrick Jahns 

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to approach any of us directly or email us via the Contact Us link on our website.

Finally, for those of you have just joined King's as Medical Students, we have an exciting position available on our Executive Committee for a Year 1 Coordinator. If you take public speaking in your stride and have the motivation and determination to be part of KCL's largest medical society, then make sure you're there on Tuesday as we'll be announcing how you can apply.

We look forward to seeing you all at our introductory event and hope that you will continue your involvement with the society throughout the year.