2nd Annual RCSI Bahrain Career Guidance Symposium and Exhibition 2015 Programme Saturday 7th February 2015 and Sunday 8th February 2015 Day One: Saturday 7th February 2015, 08:00 to 16:00 08:00 Opening Ceremony (Room 417) Opening note: Dr Ghufran Jassim – Academic Director for Career Guidance Welcome note: Professor Joe McMenamin – Vice President for Academic Affairs 08:15 Short break ‐ Refreshments / Breakfast (417) 08:30 First Session Commences ‐ Pathways (Room 417) Session 1: Chair – Professor John Fennell 08:30 – 09:00 Malta Foundation Programme Professor Kevin Cassar 09:00 – 09:30 United States of America Dr Fahad Al Sindi 09:30 – 10:00 Canada Dr Sabrina Berdouk 10:00 – 10:30 United Kingdom Professor Gerry Meachery 10:30 – 11:00 Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization Dr Fahad Al‐Ghimlas 11:00 – 12:00 Careers Beyond Clinical Medicine Dr George Cheriyan 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch in Stephen Greens Restaurant with Career Exhibition in the Atrium 13:00 Second Session Commences – Specialties (Concurrent sessions in LT1 and LT2) Session 2: Chair for Group A and C – Professor Frank Cunningham Chair for Groups B and D – Professor Andrew Curtain Group A (13:00 – 14:30) – LT1 1) General surgery (Dr Raed Al Marzoog) 2) Vascular surgery (Dr Dhafer Kamal) 3) Paediatric surgery (Professor Martin Corbally) 4) Orthopedic surgery (Dr Ahsan Butt) 5) Rheumatology (Dr Sahar Saad) Sponsored by: th
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Group B (13:00 – 14:30) – LT2 1) Cardiology (Dr Fahad Alsindi) 2) Gastroenterology (Dr Omar Sharif) 3) Neurology (Dr Fatema Abdulla) 4) Respiratory (Professor Gerry Meachery) 5) Endocrinology (Dr Dalal Al Rumaihi) Group C (14:30 – 16:00) – LT1 1) Radiology 2) Pathology (Dr Raja Al Yusuf) 3) Dermatology (Dr Hana Alkhayyat) 4) Plastic Surgery 5) Psychiatry (Dr Charlotte Kamel) Group D (14:30 – 16:00) – LT2 1) Pediatrics 2) Family medicine (Dr Eman Al Ghawi) 3) Ophthalmology (Dr Nada Alyousif) 4) Anesthesia (Professor Eamon Tierney) 5) OBGYN (Dr Hosni Mallas) End of Day One Day Two: Sunday 8th February 2015 09:00 – 10:00 Global Medics: Registration and Working in Ireland, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Mr Ronan Corrigan 10:00 – 11:00 Dubai Health Authority ‐ Dubai Residency Training Program Dr Suhaila Qayed 11:00 – 12:00 Electives: How to plan and how to make the most of your experience Dr Sabrina Berdouk 13:00 – 14:00 Applying for a Job (planning, preparation and interviews) Mr Stephen Harrison‐Mirfield 14:00 – 15:00 AAMC ‐ Global Health Learning Opportunities (GHLO) Ms Shanaz Khan 15:00 – 16:00 USMLE Examinations and Kaplan Medical Dr Inder Pahal End of Day Two End of Career Guidance Symposium and Exhibition 2015 Sponsored by: th
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