The Other On-Call: Navigating Family Life Alongside a Career in Surgery
30th November 2026, 19:00 to 20:00 GMT
Overview
Balancing a demanding surgical career with family life brings its own particular pressures: on-call rotas, long hours, and the pull between two important worlds. In this webinar, Dr Gauri Seth, founder of Attune In, draws on her clinical background and coaching practice to explore why this balance is often so hard, and what can genuinely help. Trainees and consultants will come away with practical strategies for managing competing demands and thriving in both worlds, rather than simply surviving them.
Aims
To explore the particular pressures of combining a surgical career with family life, and to share practical strategies for managing competing demands sustainably.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:
- Recognise the pressures that surgical training and consultant practice place on family life and personal wellbeing.
- Identify practical strategies for managing competing demands between career and home.
- Apply approaches for sustaining connection with family and self alongside an on-call career.
Panellists
Our panellists include:
Dr Gauri (Verma) Seth - Founder, Attune In.
Dr Gauri Verma Seth is a former NHS doctor and Academic Clinical Fellow in psychiatry. She has experience working in psychotherapy, and is now the founder of Attune IN® a self-paced connection science platform for parents. Gauri is a mother of three and married to a urology consultant in London; as such she understands the other perspective. She now works as a coach and educator, and specialises in helping working parents, including surgeons and consultants, navigate the intersection of demanding careers and family life, drawing on her Brain-Based Connection® coaching methodology.
Ngozi Sylvia Anyaugo
Works as ST5 in general surgery in East of England deanery.
RCSEd trainees committee member since 2024 and wellbeing lead for the TC. Faculty member for BSS and SSSHP and love teaching.
Married Mum of 2 (11 year old and 7 year old) who runs an Annual Kids Summer camp (NDUK KIDS summer camp), and a YouTube cooking channel in my spare time.
Tries to maintain a robust life outside of surgery by playing football, gardening , dancing Salsa, and Zumba whenever possible.
George Neelankavil Davis
ST7 General Surgery, Highlands.
Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow. RCSEd Trainee Council. Moynihan Academy Treasurer. ASiT Council.
Passionate about Rural, Humanitarian & Sustainable Healthcare.
CPD
1 Hour
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Recording
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