THE BOARD // DEPARTMENTS 01 TO 04
Meet the Board and the four teams behind RSIG's work.
The Board of Directors leads RSIG. Four departments carry out its work, each with a defined role, from hands-on skills training and supervised research to public awareness, communications and the RSIG brand.
FIG. 01 // BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The board that leads RSIG.
Leads everything RSIG does. It sets the vision, turns the departments' ideas into real programmes and events, and holds every activity to policy, safety and ethical standards.
It also sets the annual calendar, leads the work with the faculty and with RSIG's partners, and oversees budgets and sponsorships.
The Student Advisors founded the group with the Board and advise it.
FIG. 02 // HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER
One Board, four departments, one calendar.
The Board of Directors leads all five teams. The four departments work from one annual calendar of workshops, talks and events, and the Board sets it.
The General Secretary coordinates scheduling across the Board and all four departments, and keeps the official records.
Each department is led by two student heads, named in its row of the plate below; open seats are being filled now.
- Board of DirectorsThe console
Sits at the console: sets the direction, and the one calendar the four departments work from.
- Training and DevelopmentArm 1
Runs the hands-on curriculum as ARM, Advanced Robotic and Minimally Invasive Training: five workshops, from console familiarisation and da Vinci suturing to laparoscopic courses, advanced specialty workshops and animal lab simulation.
- Research and InnovationArm 2
Runs RSIG's supervised research. The main research question compares robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery, mostly through retrospective cohort studies and meta-analyses, with students supervised by faculty.
- AwarenessArm 3
Explains robotic surgery to the public, to patients and to their families: what it is, how safe it is and what it offers patients. It will also organise the expert speaker series with practising robotic surgeons.
- Public RelationsArm 4
Guards the RSIG brand, manages social media and the content calendar, covers events and designs the group's materials.