FoMSF UCLan's Breast Cancer and Surgery Event

Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), at UCLan, organised a virtual event on the 26.10.2020 on Breast Cancer and Surgery (re: Breast Cancer Awareness Month). Christina Yip, Consultant Breast Surgeon here at ELHT, was one of the invited speakers.

Christina's talk was titled: 'So you want to become a breast surgeon?'. It was a career talk about the pathway(s) to becoming a breast surgeon. In this talk, she spoke about 1. The demands for breast surgeons, 2. What do breast surgeons do? 3. How to become a breast surgeon? 4. Is breast surgery for you? During the talk, she included her personal journey of becoming a Specialist Plastic surgeon, sub-specialising in breast cancer surgery and reconstruction. At the end, Christina concluded her talk with some practical advices re: career choice and emphasis the importance of work life balance. ​

Christina Yip says "I am thrilled my talk was well received and students have specifically mentioned my talk in their feedback. I look forward to giving more talks to the students and staff at ELHT in the future."
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