Congratulations to Dr Harriet Gordon; the new BSG President Elect
Celebrating success!
We are delighted to welcome and congratulate the new President Elect Dr Harriet Gordon, who will start in office from June 2024 and will go on to become President from June 2026.
Harriet is a Consultant Gastroenterologist, starting as a Consultant in Winchester in 2000. Her involvement with the BSG began with the Training committee as Programme Director, and since then she has been BSG Workforce Lead, followed by Director of the Medical Workforce Unit RCP. Since then, she has continued to address the medical workforce crisis as Chair of the RCP Flexibility and Wellbeing group and the AoMRC Flexible Careers Committee, looking at opportunities throughout a medical career and into retirement. She set up the RCP Emerging Women Leaders Programme in 2018, was an elected member of SWiG as well as the BSG council, has served as a BSG Trustee, followed by an RCP Censor.
She is excited at this opportunity to take the BSG forward.
Congratulations to our new Mentoring Lead, Dr Noor Jawad
We are delighted to welcome our new BSG Mentoring Lead, Dr Noor Jawad.
A career as a clinical academic in gastroenterology by Prof Alexander Ford
We’re delighted to share that Prof Alexander Ford, one of the most respected figures in gastroenterology for his prolific academic output and publishing record, has written an insightful new piece for Frontline Gastroenterology: “Reflecting on a career as a clinical academic in gastroenterology.”
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We are introducing member voting for the next BSG President-Elect
The BSG introducing an important change to the way we select our future President. From 2026, members will have the opportunity to vote for the President-Elect as part of a new pilot election process designed to increase transparency, strengthen governance, and enhance member engagement.