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We are very proud to have supported African early career doctors, senior doctors and medical students on their journey towards research and getting published over the last 2 years. View our publications so far here: sigaf.org/publications-2/ Get involved! sigaf.org

Success and failure live together. You can’t be successful in life unless you accept failure is part of the process.

🇺🇸 Prof Minhaj Siddiqui — MD, FACS
Director of Urologic Oncology & Robotic Surgery, University of Maryland
Chief of Urology, VA Maryland Healthcare System
Residency Program Director ✨ Join us for global insights into urology training & practice! #Urology

👨‍⚕️ Facilitators: 
🇨🇦 Dr Oluwatobi Fasola — MBChB, MSc, FWACS (Urol)
Resident, Division of Urological Surgery, University of Toronto 🇬🇧 Ms Bisola Oliyide — FWACS(Urol), FRCSlasg(Urol), BCMAS, MFSTEd, AOME 
🇬🇧 Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

🚨 Surgery Interest Group of Africa – UROLOGY UNIT presents: 🎯 Urology Training and Practice Across Continents: Pathways & Perspectives 🗓 Dec 13, 2025 | ⏰ 3 PM GMT 📍 Online (Google Meet): meet.google.com/uvb-ifcp-sze Facilitators are seasoned experts with vast experience 👇👇👇

Session 1: Framing a Study You Can Run (16:00 GMT+1) Session 2: Reporting & Getting It Out the Door (20:00 GMT+1) 📍Zoom: shorturl.at/rxsxX Meeting ID: 851 3197 5123 Passcode: 079840 Facilitator: Dr. Nicholas Aderinto (PhD Scholar, University of Utah, US)

SIGAf Orthopedics Unit Research Workshop 🦴📚 Join us today for an insightful research workshop! Theme: From idea to impact: Turning clinical curiosity into publishable research. Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2025. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

🧠 Foundations in Neurosurgery (FINE) An international virtual teaching series designed just for you. Covering topics from neuroradiology, neurosurgical emergencies, trauma, hydrocephalus, to UK & US training pathways, join expert speakers from the UK & US for 9 interactive CBDs

Geeky Medics is offering 3 clinical skills bundle for the top participants – a 12 months worth subscriptions. Register now: h1.nu/1hVXF or scan QR code

📆1st Nov 2025 – 21st Feb 2026 | Fortnightly | Free | Google Meet ✅ Endorsed by SBNS | 9 CPD Points (RCS England) | Competition Prizes Build your neurosurgical foundation. Engage. Connect. Learn globally. The SIGAf FINE team is ready; are you?

✅ Endorsed by Society of British Neurological Surgeons
✅ Up to 9 CPD Points – Royal College of Surgeons of England
✅ Supported by Geeky Medics 🎓 Free registration | Certificates | Competition prizes | Mentorship Register now: tinyurl.com/5afutctw or scan the QR code

Foundations in Neurosurgery (FINE) - An international virtual teaching series by SIGAF 📅 1 Nov 2025 – 21 Feb 2026
📍 Google Meet (Online) Fortnightly interactive sessions on core neurosurgery topics, case discussions, and career insights led by UK and US neurosurgeons

Getting ready for the event? If you haven’t registered yet, do it now and set a reminder on your calendar!

Interested in neurosurgery? Want to deepen your understanding of neuroscience? Fill out our pre-teaching form — share what you already know and what you’d like to learn! 👇👇👇

Click the link below, register, and tell us about your research journey 👇👇👇👇

📢 SIGAF CTSU JOURNAL MEETING ALERT! 🔥 TOPIC: How to Critically Appraise a Scientific Research Paper 
📅 Date: 27th September 2025 
🕓 Time: 4 PM WAT 
📍 Meeting Link: shorturl.at/DfvTk 🔗 Register Here: shorturl.at/JT7Ef Join us for this interactive session.

🎓 Med Student? Fresh Grad? New Doctor?
This is for YOU! 🧠✨ 📢 SIGAF Neurosurgery is launching an Online Teaching Series this November! ✅ Learn Neuroscience
✅ Build Your Knowledge
✅ Connect with Peers & Mentors Tell us what YOU want to learn: shorturl.at/t2q74

🚀 New Launch! 
The SIGAF Neurosurgery Newsletter is here! 🧠✨ 📢 Monthly updates, research highlights, committee news & project opportunities. 
🔗 Subscribe now: forms.gle/h5oUAVEo4UeDGD… 
👥 Please share with colleagues & peers!

🚨 ST3 Aspirants – Don’t Miss This! 🚨 Applying for Urology ST3 in the UK? Join us at SiGAF Urology Symposium today, 6th at 3PM (GMT+1). 🎤 Hear from 2 recent successful applicants sharing tips, tricks & insights on securing ST3 number. Meeting link: meet.google.com/wnn-rrku-ydo?h…

‼️SIGAf Neurosurgery Monthly Journal Club 📖 Research Paper: Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma in Elderly Patients ⏰ 6 PM WAT (GMT+1) 🗓 August 30, 2025 (Today) 👉 Register here to join the meeting: shorturl.at/LaMVP