Key takeaways
Understand the importance of pushing career boundaries.
Discover different routes into this unusual career.
A important look at how to balance work and life.
Host: Holly is finishing surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics. This means that she specialises in fixing broken bones and managing problems with bones and joints. In addition, she has an interest in the role that textiles play within healthcare and collaborates with professionals across both the textile and medical industry to improve the products we use within healthcare.There are so many different careers out there! Some you know, some you might have heard of and some which you may never have even considered! In this class, Holly will give an overview of her fascinating and unusual career in Trauma and Orthopaedics and how the role combines two very different industries of healthcare and textiles. She will discuss a day in the life working in her job and the path she took in her career to reach the point she is now.
This is a great class to highlight the huge range of careers available and the benefit of exploring different routes to find a career that suits you.
Want to learn about more careers?: Becoming a Pharmaceutical Research Scientist, Becoming a Clinical Psychologist
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
Suitable for all ages, especially those interested in a career in research or the technical textile industry.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.