Ninewells, United Kingdom
Mr. Tarek Khalil is a disciplined and highly motivated surgical trainee at Ninewells Hospital, deeply committed to excellence in patient care and to continuous clinical and academic development. He adopts a proactive approach to surgery, consistently striving for improvement, with experience enriched through multiple audits and quality improvement projects, national and international presentations, peer-reviewed research publications, and ongoing studies aimed at advancing surgical knowledge and patient outcomes. He possesses strong statistical proficiency, with the ability to conduct diverse quantitative analyses to support evidence-based research. Alongside his clinical work, he demonstrates leadership and teaching excellence as a faculty member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, delivering teaching on the Core Surgical Training preparation course since 2020. He is also the developer and lead instructor of an international Duke Elder examination course at the University of Dundee, established in 2019, which has attracted participants from the UK, Europe, North America, and the Middle East, running annually in both in-person and online formats. The course has raised approximately £1,000 per year, all of which has been donated to charitable causes, reflecting his strong commitment to education, mentorship, and social responsibility.