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Society of Women in Maxillofacial Surgery

UK-based society for women maxillofacial surgeons - supporting, inspiring and collaborating with colleagues.

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University of Exeter (@uniofexeter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New research has found that sexual misconduct is rife among colleagues in the UK surgical workforce, with women disproportionately impacted and staff believing organisations are not doing enough to protect them. Read more at news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-hea…

Sethina Watson (@morefluids) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Culture change is long overdue. These behaviours are repulsive, repugnant and illegal. They have career & life long consequences. It’s not banter, flirting, your right, asked for, whatever. Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating bbc.co.uk/news/health-66…

Simon Fleming 🛠 (@orthopodreg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How it started (Aug 21)… …how it’s going (Sept 23) *Big* paper out in BJS To be clear: #Healthcare staff are being sexually assaulted & raped. Today Now In the #NHS More than reported below, for certain academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-ar… #medtwitter #orthotwitter #surgery

How it started (Aug 21)…

…how it’s going (Sept 23)

*Big* paper out in <a href="/BJSurgery/">BJS</a> 

To be clear:

#Healthcare staff are being sexually assaulted &amp; raped.
Today
Now
In the #NHS

More than reported below, for certain

academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-ar…

#medtwitter #orthotwitter #surgery
Roshana 🦴 (@roshanamn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sometimes I feel like I’m living in an alternate reality Am I imagining all the injustices women face in this career? But occasionally the rest of the world sees what we have to deal with - be it sexual assault or questioning our outcomes - and I remember that I’m not

Dr. Robert Maweni (@runningnosedr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s the culture 😞. The fear of victimisation is frequently proven to be valid, particularly in medicine, especially surgery, where people’s careers depend on their senior colleagues. The potential for abuse is even worse with the new MCR system. How do you address it GMC?

WENTS UK - Women in ENT Surgery UK (@ukwents) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're delighted to announce our second webinar on the theme of Women in Leadership! ☺️ We'll be hearing from @drtcp, Professor of Business Psychology and author of 'Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It)'. For more info, visit tinyurl.com/wentsleader2

We're delighted to announce our second webinar on the theme of Women in Leadership! ☺️

We'll be hearing from @drtcp, Professor of Business Psychology and author of 'Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It)'.

For more info, visit tinyurl.com/wentsleader2
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS (@cuh_nhs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On #InternationalWomensDay, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins met women in senior leadership at CUH, including staff working on cutting-edge research and clinical developments. Read more: orlo.uk/KE7YB Department of Health and Social Care

On #InternationalWomensDay, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins met women in senior leadership at CUH, including staff working on cutting-edge research and clinical developments.

Read more: orlo.uk/KE7YB

<a href="/DHSCgovuk/">Department of Health and Social Care</a>
Emily Mills (@emily_cmills) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Surely we can do better than a massive majority male faculty at a conference primarily aimed at changing the way women look? I’m surprised this got past #TheRoyalSocietyOfMedicine - not to mention the endorsers of this course… Women in Surgery WomenInSurgeryUK BAPRASvoice

Surely we can do better than a massive majority male faculty at a conference primarily aimed at changing the way women look? I’m surprised this got past #TheRoyalSocietyOfMedicine - not to mention the endorsers of this course… 

<a href="/WomenSurgeonsUK/">Women in Surgery</a> <a href="/SurgeryWomen/">WomenInSurgeryUK</a> <a href="/BAPRASvoice/">BAPRASvoice</a>
Jon (@jon_d_dennis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sign up link for the ST1/ST3 interview support course for this cycle. As always if you come and find it useful pay it forwards. forms.gle/LyaCuzUXVrmtq2… Junior Trainee Group - BAOMS OMFS FiT BAOMS SWiMS