A prize-winning presentation at surgical research symposium
Student Doctor Jeremy Easow clinched second place for his presentation at this year’s Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) Undergraduate and Foundation Doctors Research Symposium. This student-led event offers fantastic opportunities to discuss research projects and attend lectures on surgical training and research.
Year Five Student Doctor Jeremy shares, “I had the incredible honor of presenting my work at the event held at the RCSEd headquarters in Edinburgh. The conference received over 100 abstract submissions from student and foundation year doctors across the UK. Around 50 were selected for a poster presentation, and the top 8 were invited for an oral presentation.
I submitted an abstract on my project entitled 'To determine the relationship between outcomes in abdominal surgery & preoperative HbA1c'.
I recall being a bit apprehensive before submitting, but I just thought to myself that I had nothing to lose by trying.
My supervisor Ms Hayley Fowler was extremely supportive throughout the whole process. I received the exciting news that I was given the opportunity for an oral presentation, and I had one aim while preparing – that my presentation should be clear and concise.
Jeremy presents his project at the event
On the day of the event, there were fantastic presentations from students and foundation year doctors from institutes including Imperial College London, King’s College London, University of Manchester and University of Edinburgh.
It was a great honor to be there representing the University of Liverpool.
I was the last speaker for the day and I was reminding myself to stay calm and to enjoy the moment, which I think can sometimes be easily forgotten while presenting at conferences. I presented my paper and was happy with how I handled the questions posed by the panel and audience.
Just when I thought my day cannot get any better, I was thrilled when they announced I was the second place winner for the oral presentation.
And with that, I was invited to attend the School of Surgery dinner on the same evening.
I received so many positive comments from Professors, Consultants, Research fellows, and student doctors. I particularly recall students telling me that although it was the last talk of the day, I managed to capture their attention right until the very end of my presentation.
Such an incredible honour 🥺❤️
— Jeremy Easow (@jeremyeasow) November 26, 2021
Huge thanks to everyone involved in this paper, can’t ask for a better team. @UoLSurgResearch @fowler_hayles @CliffRach @matthewthfok @dalevim @JoelJayGee @JaydenGittens @LivUniMedicine https://t.co/K9y3pAj1Tq
I want to say a huge thank you to my research team involved in this paper - Ms Hayley Fowler, Miss Rachael Clifford, Mr Matthew Fok, Mr Dale Vimalachandran, Joel George, Jayden Gittens, and my colleague Year Four Student Doctor Arish Mustafa for helping me prepare.
For students interested in learning about research, I’d highly recommend joining the UoL Surgical Research Society, run by a group of surgical registrars who are keen to teach and get students involved in research.”
Jeremy is congratulated on his win
Final Year Student Doctor Matt Boyle also took part in the event and had the opportunity to present work undertaken during his intercalated degree at the University of Liverpool.
“I found out about the research symposium through the School student bulletin and was particularly drawn to the event due to the consideration of lab-based research projects related to surgery.
I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to attend and present the results of a lab-based research project undertaken during my intercalated MRes in Clinical Sciences here at Liverpool.
Year Five Student Doctor Matt Boyle presnts his poster at the event
The project explored optimal poly-ε-lysine hydrogel formulations for the culture and expansion of endothelial progenitor cells, with a view to producing a viable animal-product free culture protocol for future clinical applications.
There were informative talks from fantastic speakers, high-quality oral presentations from foundation and student doctors and a chance to meet people with similar research interests.
It was great to see Liverpool School of Medicine represented so well. Congratulations to Jeremy for receiving runner-up prize for the best oral presentation!”