Cutting Edge Leeds was founded in 2001 to promote surgery as a career within the University of Leeds and its Medical School. It is affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng, Registered Charity No. 212808) via the Medical Student Liaison Committee (MSLC) of the College.
The society aims to achieve its goals by promoting RCSEng and Women in Surgery (WinS) events, organising talks from surgeons in all stages of their careers - both about particular surgical specialties (such as neurosurgery, vascular surgery and maxillofacial surgery), and about surgical training in general and by organising clinical skills workshops. We have developed as a society over the years, and are striving to provide beneficial resources to students.
We also received the award for the Best Departmental Society at the 2009 Riley Awards, as part of the Leeds University Union Celebrate Week - a testament to our hard work and to the commitment of our members.
Each and every committee member is seriously chilled and therefore approachable. Which is why some of us think that surgery is the career for us, while others have not yet decided. We don't expect you to know either; we just want to make you think about surgery. Membership costs £3.00 per year. If you are interested, just come along to one of our events or sign up sessions. For further information, contact mail@cuttingedgeleeds.co.uk, visit our contact page and join us on facebook.