BOA School Outreach Legacy Programme
In 2023, the BOA launched its first School Outreach session at the Annual Congress, part of an exciting new legacy programme to inspire and empower the next generation of healthcare professionals.
The session is aimed at providing 16–17-year-olds from underrepresented backgrounds with valuable insight, information, and guidance about careers in medicine.
This initiative is about signposting clear pathways, both traditional and alternative, to help students understand how they can pursue a future in medicine, namely orthopaedics, no matter their background.
By offering practical advice, real-life experiences, and opportunities to engage with professionals, we aim to inform and empower students to see these careers as both achievable and rewarding.
This half-day experience offers:
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Real-world insights into becoming a Medical Student, Physiotherapist, or Orthopaedic Surgeon
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Guidance on traditional and alternative routes into medical school
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Hands-on workshops to try out clinical skills
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Opportunities to hear from industry partners
By creating early access to these experiences, we aim to spark students’ interest and ambition to pursue careers in medicine, particularly orthopaedics, and make the field more inclusive, one student at a time.
Session Agenda
Session Chair: Paul Banaszkiewicz, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Chair, BOA Education Committee
09:00 - Registration
09:30 - 09:40: Paul Banaszkiewicz, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Chair, BOA Education Committee
Introduction & Welcome: Setting the scene: Why orthopaedics matters today & What attendees will gain from the day
09:40 - 09:50: Samantha Sharkey, ST6 Trauma & Orthopaedics, North Yorkshire
What is Orthopaedics Today? Then vs now
Current Faces of Orthopaedics: Journeys & Pathways into Medical School
09:50 - 10:05: Traditional Routes - Lebur Rohman, Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon (Specialist Sports Knee & Lower Limb Arthroplasty), Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Med School Application (My Experience)
10:05 - 10:20: Alternative Routes - Edward Cornish, Senior Trainee
Alternatives to A-Level Entry
10:20 - 10:35: Tony Newton, Physiotherapy to Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Allied Health Professionals / Life as a Medical Student
10:35 - 10:45: Hayley Pennock, T&O Clinical Teaching Fellow, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mature Graduate Entry
10:45 - 11:00: Fadi Al-Shoaibi, Medical Student
GAMSAT exam entry into medical school
11:00 - 11:20: Coffee Break
11:20 - 11:35: Workshop 1 – Suturing (Ethicon)
Surgical Lead: Hayley Pennock
11:35 - 11:50: Workshop 2 – Arthroscopy (Arthrex)
Surgical Lead: Lebur Rohman
11:50 - 12:05: Workshop 3 – Knee Arthroplasty (Dry Bone) (Stryker)
Surgical Lead: Paul Banaszkiewicz
12:05 - 12:20: Workshop 4 – Bone Cement (Heraeus)
Surgical Lead: Janardhan Roa
12:20 - 12:25: Questions & Closing Remarks – Paul Banaszkiewicz
12:25 - 13:00: Lunch and Departure
Secure Your Places in the 2026 Outreach Session
To secure your place/s at the BOA School Outreach Session taking place during the BOA Annual Congress 2026 please submit your details below.
If you have any queries, please contact the BOA Events Team via [email protected].