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First SAS medical school dean

“I think with any new role, whilst there’s something really nice about being first, there’s also something about the spotlight and the scrutiny this will receive.”

First SAS Vice President of a medical royal college

“You realise you’ve actually built up quite a wealth of experience, because SAS tend to work very collaboratively across specialties and a lot of the issues SAS face are the same in different specialties… I’ve also been working for over 30 years as a clinician.”

Lead Associate Dean for SAS doctors for the Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMed)

“In Wales, SAS doctors are a very important part of the infrastructure and if they are not supported the NHS couldn’t really survive without them. It is in the interests of SAS doctors and employers to support these doctors to develop themselves and progress.”