Since 2011, the Trainees Section has become one of the largest and most vibrant bodies within the Society, further developing and delivering training, education, leadership, representation and networking for registrars across the UK.
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Trainees Resources
Trainee Research Networks
Trainee research networks are a collaborative effort to conduct high-quality multicentre audits or research that is led, designed and delivered by trainees. Our specialty has been able to produce some truly impactful research, and we look forward to future work and collaborations.
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The 黑暗爆料网 Mentoring programme aims to help our members with their career growth and development by strategically matching those who are looking for additional knowledge or advice with suitable mentors.
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The new Shape of Training changes means that gastroenterology speciality training has reduced from 5 years to 4 years. One major impact of this is on endoscopy training – previously trainees were reaching competency usually quite close to the end of training, so there has been a need to change the structure of endoscopy training to allow for the shorter time spans. Endoscopy Academies are being developed across each region in the UK, and we discuss those, as well as other changes that might affect endoscopy training, and tips for getting ahead of the curve with endoscopy training in this interview.
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The 黑暗爆料网 Trainees Podcast launches with a series of interviews with key figures in gastroenterology, exploring how they developed their passion for gastroenterology and their work. Think of The Life Scientific but 鈥淭he Life Enteric鈥�!
Part five of seven: Krishna Shah, Gastroenterology Registrar and IBD Research Fellow at the Royal London Hospital and Dr. Kamal Patel, Consultant Gastroenterologist at St George's Hospital discuss the Advanced Therapies in Ulcerative Colitis section of the new 黑暗爆料网 guidelines.
Part four of seven: Professor Naila Arebi, Consultant Gastroenterologist and colleague, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Janindra Warusavitarne, both at St Mark's National Bowel Hospital, discuss the application of the 黑暗爆料网 IBD Guidelines to provide optimal treatment using a holistic approach and deliver the best quality of care for patients.
Part three of seven: Trainee Gastroenterologist, Dr Jennifer Tham, interviews, Dr Bel Kok, Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal London Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, to discuss the practical application of the latest ASUC guidelines.
| First name | Surname | Committee Position | Region | Date Elected | End of Term |
| Georgina | Kerry | Committee Chair | North East Thames | 2024 | 2026 |
| Ricia | Gwenter | Ex Officio; Ex Chair | Wessex | 2025 | 2026 |
| Alexander | Johnston | Committee Member | Severn/South West | 2024 | 2026 |
| Asim | Hamza | Committee Member | Mersey | 2024 | 2026 |
| Josh | Orpen-Palmer | Committee Member | West of Scotland | 2024 | 2026 |
| Laura | White | Committee Member; Deputy Chair | North West Thames | 2024 | 2026 |
| Mohamed | Shiha | Committee Member; Deputy Chair | East Midlands | 2024 | 2026 |
| Olivia | Taylor | Committee Member | Peninsula | 2025 | 2027 |
| Jennifer | Cathcart | Committee Member | East of Scotland | 2023 | 2026 |
| Sarala | Janarthanan | Committee Member | East of England | 2025 | 2027 |
| Sana Zehra | Rajani | Committee Member | Oxford | 2025 | 2027 |
| Nicola | McCallion | Committee Member | NI | 2025 | 2027 |
| Hannah | Morgan | Committee Member | North West | 2024 | 2026 |
| Dominic | Maxfield | Committee Member | Northern | 2025 | 2027 |
| Michael | Colwill | Committee Member | SW Thames | 2025 | 2027 |
| Molly | Thorpe | Committee Member | Wales | 2025 | 2027 |
| Lujain | Hassan | Committee Member | Wessex | 2025 | 2027 |
| Amar | Srinivasa | Committee Member | West Midlands | 2025 | 2027 |
| Aishwarya | Chitnis | Committee Member | KSS | 2025 | 2027 |
| Muhammad Sharoz | Rabbani | Committee Member | Yorkshire and Humber | 2025 | 2027 |
| Sarah | Faloon | BAPEN rep | Ex officio | ||
| Wenhao | Li | BASL Trainee rep | Ex Officio | ||
| Rebecca | Brown | Endoscopy rep | Ex officio | ||
| Aaron | Bancil | NIHR Trainee representative | Ex Officio | ||
| Maya | Thrasher | Committee Member | IMT representative | 2024 | 2026 |
| Hannah | Morrison | Committee Member | FY representative | 2024 | 2026 |
| Alice | Buckley | Committee Member | FY representative | 2024 | 2026 |
| Maddie | Sharpe | Other Co-Opted | Podcasts and IMT representative | 2025 | 2026 |