Leadership in Medicine Symposium (LIMS) 2015
The NSWMSC LIMS2015 is our most prestigious academic event. The Symposium will bring together approximately 180 delegates across seven medical schools to attend a day of inspirational lectures, practical advice from Colleges and upskilling breakout sessions. There will also be networking opportunities to connect with like-minded NSW medical students from other universities.
The NSWMSC LIMS2015 event will be followed by the popular Annual Cocktail Party, being held at The Establishment.
This will be your opportunity to get ahead. Make sure you don't miss out.
Date: Saturday 9 May 2015
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm
Venue: UTS (Building 6)
LIMS2015 Academic Program
9:30am Welcome - Neel Gobin - NSWMSC Chair
9.35am Keynote speaker - Dr Saxon Smith - AMA(NSW) President
10:15am Keynote speaker - Professor Mohamed Khadra - Urologist & Book Author
11:00am Keynote speaker - Dr. Vyom Sharma - Doctor & Magician
12:00pm Leadership in General Practice – Dr. Amy Ho (RACGP)
12:30pm LUNCH
1:15pm Leadership in Surgery - Dr Bruce Ashford
1:45 pm Leadership in the Physicians field - Dr Patrick Aouad
2:15pm Dr Sharma's Magician Session
3:00pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS - 45 mins each
- Session #1: Challenges to becoming a good leader
- Dr Tessa Kennedy (AMA NSW Doctors in Training Committee)
- Dr Avedis Ekmejian
- Henry Lin (Immediate Past President, UNSW Medical Society)
Session Moderator: Neel Gobin, NSWMSC Chair
- Session #2: Managing conflict in medicine
- Dr Amy Ho (GP)
- James Lawler (AMSA President)
Session Moderator: Chris Lemon, NSWMSC Public Relations Officer
4:30pm Announcement of prizes & Conference close
Ticket Inclusions: Inspiring speakers, talks from general practitioners, physicians and surgeons, breakout sessions to improve your leadership skills, lunch and snacks throughout the day. All attendees will also be awarded with an Attendance Certificate
Ticket Prices: $40 per person, $150 for a 5 ticket package deal ($30 each)
Confirmed Speaker Profiles
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Dr Saxon Smith - Keynote Speaker
Dr Saxon Smith graduated from the University of Otago, Dunedin in 2000, holds a Masters Degree in Health Law from The University of Sydney and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists.
After interning at the Gold Coast Public Hospital he worked in various clinical roles in public and private hospitals across NSW, with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service and as a clinical researcher. Dr Smith is currently in private practice in Gosford, a VMO dermatologist at Royal North Shore Hospital and a clinical senior lecturer at The University of Sydney. Dr Vyom Sharma - Keynote Speaker 
We promised you a magical day, and we are here to deliver.
Dr. Vyom Sharma, doctor by day and expert magician by night, is well known in the entertainment industry, performing at the Adelaide Fringe, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe. His performances not only have incredible illusions which will leave you wide-eyed, but are interspersed with storytelling and humour. The three-time winner at the Australian Society of Magicians Championship believes that the best advice to budding magicians is to “perform more, make mistakes and keep trying” – qualities that are also pertinent to future medical practitioners. Get ready to be amazed by Dr. Sharma’s extraordinary magic, be inspired by his ability to manage two successful careers and learn some magic on the way… Dr Tessa Kennedy - Panel: Challenges to becoming a good leader 
Tessa is a Paediatric Registrar at the
Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick and Conjoint Associate Lecturer for
UNSW. She is an active member of the AMA NSW Doctors in Training
Committee as has represented the group at several AMA events including a
recent Sexual Harassment Roundtable.
She was President of the RPA Hospital Resident Medical Officer's Association and as an undergraduate held various leadership roles in UNSW Medsoc, UNSW Yellowshirts Orientation Week program, and vaguely considered running off to join a musical theatre company after directing the Med Revue and Medshow. She is interested in health from a broader systems perspective in addition to working with the littlest humans. |
Professor Mohamed Khadra - Keynote Speaker
As an urologist and author, Khadra wields both a scalpel and a pen with ease. Khadra prosperous career is reflected in the multitude of roles he has held as Chair of Surgery at the Australian National University, Pro-vice Chancellor for Health, Design and Science at the University of Canberra, Professor of Surgery at Sydney University and Head of the School of Rural Health for the University of NSW. In addition to this, Khadra has penned several books including “The Patient,” and “Honour, Duty, Courage,” as well as a play about end-of-life decisions, “At any cost?”
Prof Mohamed Khara has truly used his medical degree as a blank canvas and excelled. At LIMS2015, we'll discuss his wide range of experiences, as an author, playwright, doctor & show you how to use your medical degree to the fullest. Dr Amy Ho - Leadership in General Practice 
Amy is currently working at a GP and a practice owner at St. Leonards. For her, being a GP is like having a cup of tea with friends, only being paid for it! She is passionate about her work and loves connecting with people. She likes to talk as well as listen and thus fell into the right profession for her as my patients always have such interesting stories to tell.
Amy is actively involved in the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) at the RACGP. She also volunteers at Lou's place which is a drop in the centre of Kings Cross for underprivileged women once a fortnight. Amy Ho is also Doctors health advisory service (DHAS) which is a volunteer organisation that concentrates on the wellbeing of medical professionals. When she’s not keeping busy doing all of the above, her passion is to travel, eat out and line dancing. James Lawler - Panel: Managing Conflict in Medicine 
James is a medical student doing research in his penultimate year at the University of Newcastle.
In 2015, he is President of the Australian Medical Students' Association, having previously held the role of Global Health Officer on AMSA's National Executive. |
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Please note - this event is for NSW medical students. If you are not a medical student and would like to attend our events, please email [email protected] to find out whether you are able to purchase a non-member ticket!