Surgical News | Volume 23 | Issue 1
International Women’s Day event RACS Tasmania office will host its first ever International Women’s Day breakfast
For the first time the RACS Tasmanian office will be hosting an International Women’s Day event, when they converge upon Seagrass Restaurant for the Women in Medicine breakfast on 8 March 2022. The breakfast is a collaboration between the Australian Medical Association and RACS Tasmania. In addition to the AMA, a number of RACS specialty societies are supporting the event including the AOA, ASHONS, ASPS, GSA, ANZSVS and USANZ. State Chair, Dr Peter Moore, said the breakfast was a great initiative for Tasmania and would help offer greater engagement for the local Fellowship. “It is a very important day on the calendar, and one we have always been keen to celebrate. Unfortunately, because Tasmania is a smaller state it is often very difficult to generate enough numbers to make hosting these types of events worthwhile for the Fellowship. I know the AMA and other organisations have also had the same problem.
“With the difficulties that we have all faced over the last couple of years, we really wanted a chance to celebrate something important. “All going well, we are hoping to make this an annual collaborative event. We will also look to combine forces for other similar events throughout the year.”
Across Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand several RACS Offices will be marking the occasion and inviting all Fellows, Trainees, Specialist International Medical Graduates and medical students to attend. For information about events in your area please contact your local RACS office.
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrated annually on 8 March to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. This year the theme is #Breakthebias. While the event celebrates women, Dr Moore said that everyone is welcome. “International Women’s day is a day for everyone to come together to celebrate and recognise the contributions of women to our society and in our case medicine. It is great to see so many men, women and people from all walks of life already registered.”
Women in Medicine breakfast RACS Tasmania together with the AMA Tasmania present Women in Medicine Breakfast for 2022 Come and join us for a beautiful breakfast with female leaders in medicine
Seagrass Long Point in Sandy Bay on Tuesday 8th of March starting at 7am. RSVP to the RACS State office: college.tas@surgeons.org to secure your ticket please note - there is no charge to attend for invited guests. Members are welcome to bring a non-member colleague - $30 per person charge Please ensure any dietary requirements have been communicated by the 2nd of March 2022
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