THE world of surgery will be opened up to girls in the region today.
Members of the Women in Surgical Training will visit Sacred Heart RC Comprehensive School, in Newcastle, for a workshop to persuade sixth- formers that surgery is not just a profession for the boys.
The workshop will involve a presentation by surgeons, and a chance for the students to try their hand at stitching latex limbs and quiz the women.
The event is the 25th of a series of nationwide workshops organised by Women in Surgical Training. The group was set up by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Department of Health in 1991 to encourage more women into the profession.
Helen Fernandes, a consultant neurosurgeon at Newcastle General Hospital, who will be leading the session, said: "The most important thing is that we recruit the best graduates, regardless of gender.
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