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Patron: Her Majesty the Queen
Patron: Her Majesty the Queen
7th Meeting of the 191st Session (2011-2012)
In the Augustine United Church
41 George IV Bridge
Edinburgh,
EH1 1EL
On Monday 23rd April 2012, at 7pm
Dr Judy Evans talks about her life as a plastic surgeon. What is plastic surgery in reality? what can it achieve, and what are its limitations? What are the future hopes? Where are we in the battle against skin cancer? The profession's response to the PIP implant scandal, and the place of regulation in surgery.
Dr Evans was educated at Christ's Hospital and Oxford, where she trained as a Zoologist. She entered medical research, and was horrified to be informed that, to progress, she needed a medical degree. So, she undertook that degree, and along the way decided that surgery would be more suitable for her than research. Her career became more difficult, as, at that time there were few female surgeons in her field. The fact that she married and had two children was also regarded as a bad career move! Nevertheless she continued with her work, specialising in skin cancer and working towards fair play for all in surgical exams. She has been an examiner in Edinburgh for RCSEd for nearly 20 years, and is currently on the College Council.
Members of the Public are welcome to attend
Dates for your diary
8th May 2012
Fellows of the RSSA and their guests are warmly invited to the University of
Edinburgh's Crawford Lecture on the History of Astronomy. This year's
lecture: 'Galileo's Lunatic Fringe: His Telescopic Discovery that Never Was'
will be given this year by Dr Stephen Pumfrey (Lancaster University) in the
Teviot Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, Teviot Place on Tuesday, 8th May
2012 at 5.30 pm.
Please register your intention to attend at crawfordlecture2012.eventbrite.co.uk.
25th June 2012
Please note that the next RSSA meeting after that on 23rd April will be the
AGM on 25th June 2012 and not in May as previously advertised.
Jane Ridder-Patrick, Secretary
secretary@rssa.org.uk
Telephone: 0131 556 2161
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