BES 2009

Am in Harrogate to attend the Society of Endocrinology BES 2009 meeting. I was very fortunate to get a free place, which means the conference fee, travel expenses and accommodation are covered. Yay! Actually, more importantly, time away from work! Double yay!

I was placed in the Cairn Hotel, which was conveniently located near the Harrogate International Centre (HIC). They offered an excellent free English breakfast in the morning, which I took advantage of. I think I must have put on a few pounds in weight, as my usual breakfast is only a cup of Milo.

I was quite keen to attend this conference as I was part of a team that was presenting a poster on a clinical case on insulinoma. My SpR was presenting the poster but it was nice to see my name on the same poster as well. =) I also made sure I stood next to him when the examiners were coming around to review the posters. Good learning opportunities for future poster presentations.

We didn't win any prizes, but I didn't expect to as it is quite rare for clinical cases to be awarded prizes. Usually, basic and clinical research and audits create more impact in terms of clinical relevance and thus, they are rightly rewarded prizes for their hardwork.

While the conference was on-going, I had another pressing issue. The results of my US job interviews were due out this week. I found out on Monday that I have been offered a job. But they haven't told me where. I only find that out on Thursday. Out of the 5 interviews I attended, I had only listed 2 programs which I was willing to work at. I really, really hope I get my first choice program.

Finger's crossed, it will all be revealed tomorrow.