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Junior Doctors Forum
The Junior Doctors Forum (JDF) is a vital component of hospital life here at GOSH. Monthly meetings are held where latest news/issues/developments, as well as upcoming social events are discussed and it is a chance for you to represent your specialty or training grade.
The JDF consists of:
- Executive committee and sub-committees
- Members of the JDF
- Representatives of the Local Negotiating Committee
- Departmental Representatives
Any junior doctor may apply to the current JDF President to fill a vacant post. Departmental representatives are chosen according to their department's local policy.
The Director of Medical Education, Guardian of Safe Working, PGME Manager, Head of PGME, Medical Education Fellow and HR Department reps may also attend the committee meetings when appropriate.
Current Executive Committee:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Naomi Stageman |
| Secretary | Niteesh S Bhardwaj |
| Treasurer | Mitesh Ramwani |
| Social Secretary | Avijeet Mishra / Neha Bhise |
| IMG rep | Zainab Golwala / Jewel Ponvelil |
| LNC rep | Kokul Srikandaraja |
| BMA rep | Naomi Stageman |
| Academic Rep | Vacant |
| LTFT rep | Neil Atkinson |
| Former President | Craig Knott |
| London School of Paediatrics | Rebecca Clarke |
| Brain | Gurdeep Sekhon |
| BBM (Body, Bones and Mind) - Senior | Andreia Nita |
| BBM (Body, Bones and Mind) - Junior | Vacant |
| Operations and Images | Rebecca Murphy |
| Sight and Sound | Vacant |
| BCC | Salman Mohammad |
| Heart and Lung - ICU | Jewel PonvelilRufaro Ndokera |
| Heart and Lung - cardio | Danyal Memon |
| Heart and Lung - cardio, junior | Ciaran Cyriac |
| Heart and Lung - Resp | Elliot Davis |
| IPP | Volker Krause |
| MTT | Radaa Sritharan |
If you are interested in applying for the vacant positions, please contact the JDF President.
Directorate Reps:
JDF Minutes
Any junior doctor can attend the forum meetings or pass on any comments to the JDF leads that they wish to be discussed. Meetings will be considered valid as long as all members have been given notice and given the opportunity to comment on the issues to be discussed.
Monthly meeting dates and times are agreed by consensus. JDF meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month from 12:30 till 14:00 in the Doctors Mess Seminar Room.
If anyone is interested in organising a social event or would like to write articles for the Roundabout, please contact the JDF leads or the PGME department.