Next in our meet the committee series, we’re excited to introduce our Vice-chair, Dr Eathar Shakweh! #GLINTresearch

We’re excited to kick off a series of posts introducing the GLINT committee. Stay tuned over the coming weeks for a closer look at the people behind GLINT- who we are, what we are working on, and maybe a few fun facts! To begin, meet our chair, Dr Rawen Kader. #GLINTresearch

Last week we hosted our fully booked educational event ‘Passing the scope- your guide to consultant applications’. Four consultants took trainees through their gold dust tips on securing a consultant post, over a complimentary three course meal! Join us next time. #GLINTresearch

🚨 *LAST FEW SPOTS*🚨 *GLINT Consultant Applications Evening – next Thursday* This is a fantastic opportunity if you’re thinking about consultant posts! 🍽️ 3-course meal + drinks 💷 £10 deposit (refundable) Grab a spot before Friday (menu deadline!): tinylink.net/PiZrf

📅 #GLINTresearch is pleased to announce our #educationalevent on the 16th of April- ‘Passing the scope’. A mix of senior and newly appointed consultants will take us through the daunting process of #consultantapplications. Sign up with the QR code/link on the programme!

🔬 #GLINTResearch is a #trainee-led network delivering multi-centre research in #gastroenterology and #hepatology, and educational events. 🎉 We’re excited to launch our new website (glintresearch.co.uk), LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/glintre…) and logo. Follow us for updates!

Excitingly @GLINT_Research ‘s second in-person Educational Evening with @DrFalkUK “Maximising your Gastroenterology Registrar Training” is taking place 6p.m. on 30th May 2024, and is now OPEN for registration via this link-> eventbrite.com/e/glintxfalk-… Spaces are limited so SIGN-UP!

UPDATE - GLINT is launching a brand new study on endoscopic dilatation for benign oesophageal strictures - data collection will start end of Jan/early Feb’24, but sites are still being recruited so contact us to join as a UK site before we finish! #gastro #GITwitter #research

We are excited to inform our members about our new quarterly newsletter - Digest This! Check your inbox / junk folder for an exciting update on all things gastro research! Sign up via [email protected] #gastro #research #GITwitter

@GLINT_Research very first education event in collaboration with @DrFalkUK whom we also greatly thank for their kind sponsorship!

@GLINT_Research would like to thank @bhmullish @MishaKabir1 @mohussein86 @PaulKMiddleton for their enlightening talks at our first F2F education evening. And all of our attendees for making it such a stimulating & successful night. Signup to GLINT via our site & watch this space!

@GLINT_Research ‘s first Educational Evening with @DrFalkUK “So you want to do a MD/PHD” is only a few days away! See all of you lucky attendees at 6p.m. on 25th May 2023, for some exciting talks with @bhmullish @MishaKabir1 and others!

GLINT's first Educational Evening in conjunction with Dr Falk, titled “So you want to do a MD/PHD” is taking place 6p.m. on 25th May 2023, and it is now officially OPEN via this link-> eventbrite.com/e/glintxfalk-… Dinner and refreshments will follow. Spaces are limited so SIGN-UP!

Thinking about a PhD or MD and don't know where to start? Exciting news... We will be hosting our first ever in-person Educational Evening, with speakers from academia in Gastro to spill the beans! We will be sharing an EventBrite link imminently, so save the date - 25th May 6p.m

Another excellent & topical (post- #COP27 ) paper by our group just published in #FrontGastro_BMJ - Towards NHS Zero: greener gastroenterology and the impact of virtual clinics on carbon emissions and patient outcomes. Read at bit.ly/3Az14mx

We are actively recruiting for new members for GLINT (Gastro London Investigative Network for Trainees) so, if you’re passionate about & want to participate in research in Gastro,follow us on Twitter @GLINT_Research and apply to join GLINT on our website - GLINTresearch.com

Many thanks to our GLINT Chair Dr Rawen Kader @rawenkader, Vice Chair Dr Eathar Shakweh @eathar_s, and Secretary Dr Victoria Kronsten @vtkronsten!

GLINT is delighted to announce the exciting appointment of new Regional Representatives: Dr Krishna Shah (North West London) Dr Jennifer Murray (North Central London) Dr Yaa Danso (South London) , as well as myself (Dr Benjamin Zare @zare_benjamin) as the new Communication Lead