Speakers
Meg Baker
Session
Welcome Message from BOTA President Meg Baker, and BOA President Professor Amar Rangan
Meg is a South Yorkshire ST5 in Trauma and Orthopaedics and currently serves as President of BOTA. She has long demonstrated a strong commitment to medical education, beginning with the establishment of a society aimed at supporting local medical students to CSTs aspiring to enter orthopaedics. Her work has spanned exam and interview preparation, as well as broader mentorship initiatives. More recently, she has played a key role in developing the Yorkshire Educational Surgeons Collaborative, a network that brings together surgeons with a shared passion for education to collaborate, support one another, and advance educational programmes and research.
In addition to her regional and national work, Meg is also a Resident Co-Chair for the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE) in Canada, where she contributes to the conference programme development and supports the organization's ongoing work.
Amar Rangan is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds the Royal College of Surgeons Chair at Health Sciences and Medical School, University of York, where he supports integrated academic training including pre-doctoral and doctoral fellowships. He is a consultant specialising in shoulder & elbow surgery at South Tees Hospitals in Middlesbrough and Director of the South Tees Academic Centre for Surgery. He has held previous appointments as President of the British Elbow & Shoulder Society and surgeon member of the NJR Board.
Amar is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He is committed to promoting evidence-based care for musculoskeletal conditions and trauma and leads a programme of clinical and translational research. His work is cited widely, has influenced clinical practice globally, and informed national healthcare policy including NICE guidance.