The Operating List

The Operating List is part of the Australasian Students’ Surgical Association which was founded in 2015 as a way of connecting the surgically inclined students of Australia and New Zealand. Today, we represent over 25 student surgical societies and have 600 members. We started this podcast as a way of connecting to our members and providing them with surgical education as well as insights into a career in surgery.

The Operating List is a health podcast hosted by ASSA, with 47 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

ASSA hosts The Operating List, a health show with 47 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  Behind the Sterile Field: Humanitarian Aid

  Oct 2, 202628 minS6

  This podcast has been adapted from the recent Behind the Sterile Field event, featuring Anaesthetist Dr Helmut Schoengen, Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Herwig Drobetz, and General surgeon Dr Fara Abdulaziz, speaking to their experiences working overseas. Humanitarian aid embodies the very essence of the Declaration of Geneva, the oath taken by every healthcare. It's an act of pure altruism, and across the globe, healthcare organisations unite to support those in need across a variety of challenging environments, including wartorn regions and acute health crises following natural disasters. ASSA is proud to have hosted a panel event welcoming three professionals who have made outstanding contributions to global health, who have kindly shared their experiences on the frontlines of humanitarian care. Behind the Sterile Field aims to give students direct insight into the experiences of surgeons working in unique and often challenging settings, while providing an opportunity to learn from and engage with those surgeons. For those interested, the full event recordng is available on the ASSA website under the membership portal: anzsurgsocs.org

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  Episode #24

  Women in Surgery | Vascular Surgery with A/Prof Laurencia Villalba

  Sep 24, 202643 minS6

  Dr. Laurencia Villalba came to Australia for a six monthfellowship. She never went back. Ivone sits down with Associate Professor Laurencia Villalba,a consultant vascular and endovascular surgeon based in Wollongong and founderof Vascular Care Centre. Dr. Villalba trained in Argentina, spent time inCanada, and has called Australia home for over fifteen years. What was it like walking into a surgical department thatopenly bet on how long you would last? Dr. Villalba doesn't sugarcoat it. Theyget into what training looked like for women in Argentina, how the cultureshifted when she moved to Canada, and where Australia sits in between the two.What has genuinely changed for women in surgery, and what hasn't. They also get into why Australia kept her, why she thinksvascular surgery here is ahead of the rest of the world, and the thinkingbehind building the Vascular Care Centre on her own terms. The conversation turns to family too. Dr. Villalba has beena part time surgeon and a mother of three for over fifteen years. She's directabout why the balance question frustrates her, what she tells her femaletrainees about timing, and why rigidly planning your personal life is the wrongapproach. You can find out more about Dr. Villalba and her work at vascularcarecentre.com .

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  Episode #23

  Women in Surgery | ObGyn with Dr. Liz Uren

  Sep 18, 202658 minS6

  In today's episode, Vincent speaks with Dr Liz Uren, an ObGyn with decades of experience practicing and teaching across Victoria, New South Wales, and overseas. This discussion traces Dr. Uren's journey from undergraduate all the way through to her decision to settle as a consultant, including insights into balancing surgical training alongside a young family.

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  Episode #22

  Women in Surgery | General Surgery with Dr. Hanin Attar

  Sep 10, 202634 minS6

  We’re kicking off our brand new Women in Surgery series with Dr Hanin Attar, a General Surgeon, Upper GI fellow, and global health advocate whose surgical career has already taken her across three continents. Dr. Attar trained in Saudi Arabia before moving to Sydney for an Upper GI Surgery fellowship at St George Hospital, with plans to take that experience back home and contribute to the future of surgical care in Saudi Arabia. In this episode, First talks with Dr. Attar about what drew her to surgery, what it’s really like building a career in a traditionally male-dominated field, and the realities of balancing surgical ambition with life outside the hospital. Dr. Attar also discusses working across very different healthcare systems, her volunteer surgical work in Africa, adapting to life in Australia, mentorship, confidence and the advice she wishes she’d heard as a medical student. A brilliant conversation to start the series, especially for anyone considering surgery and wondering what the path can actually look like.

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  Episode #21

  Pre-Placement Panic! A Guide to Medical Student Research

  Sep 3, 202639 minS6

  How do medical students get started in surgical research, and what separates students who build momentum from those who never get off theground? In this episode, Amy sits down with Daksh Tyagi, final-yearmedical student and former ASSA President, to talk student research and surgical mentorship. Daksh shares how he first got involved in surgical research,how cold emailing can work, the importance of a good research team, and the practical skills that helped him move from “just getting involved” to contributing across multiple projects. They also discuss surgical mentorship, AI, conferenceinvolvement and some surprising findings about what actually influences medical students to pursue surgery. This episode is for all those students looking to get startedbuilding their research portfolio for a future career in surgery!

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