North West School of Surgery - Mentorship, Advice and Connection Hub
A career in surgery is challenging but also rewarding. Whether you are a medical student or junior doctor, you may face issues that fall outside your supervisors’ areas of expertise. In such cases, being able to talk through professional and personal issues in a confidential and supportive manner could have an important role in job satisfaction and overall wellbeing.
At Health Education England, North West, supported by the School of Surgery, the Mentorship, Advice and Connection Hub (MACH) has been created. It is open to medical students, foundation doctors, trust grade doctors, core and higher surgical trainees. By connecting trainees with a suitable mentor, MACH aims to facilitate advice and support on a range of different topics including pastoral or professional issues, such as career progression and development, work-life balance, flexible training, exam performance and professional relationships. The mentors are surgeons of all grades working in the North West, who have undergone mentorship training and can offer ongoing support and guidance outside the clinical environment. Our role is to bring you in contact with a mentor with experience in the area you seek advice on and ensure a quality mentoring relationship.
Getting Involved
If you would like to have a mentor or are keen to be a mentor, please fill in the application forms below and email them to surgicalcareersnw@gmail.com.
Mentor application form *updated 22 March 2021*
MACH frameworkKey People
Sadie Khwaja
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Penny Birmpili
Vascular Surgery Trainee
Mina Mesri
Core Surgical Trainee
Page last Updated 22 March 2021