Abigail Tan

Hello! I am Abigail/ Yun Hui, and I am running to be early years representative for Infectious Disease society! Having learnt about microbiology and infection in POM and come across various debilitating infections in hospital placement, I feel the urgency to increase awareness on research in this field. I am therefore invigorated to contribute towards infectious disease society teaching series, workshops, conferences and activities, and share this passion with my peers, hence I want to be an early years representative. In addition, I would love to gain more experience in logistical handling and professional networking from my seniors, and I feel that being an early years representative provides an invaluable opportunity.

Having been part of iPRAS subcommittee and SurgSoc subcommittee for the past year, I helped in tasks from procuring conference supplies, refreshments and set up/ cleanup, to ushering and interacting with delegates and demonstrators. This has given me a deeper understanding of the logistics, coordination and flow needed to run conferences. I believe I am equipped to step up and help with conference preparations for infectious disease society.

I was previously Vice-President of a nursing home volunteering programme, where I guided volunteers to plan activities catering to specific needs of the elderly. I helped to facilitate committee meetings on the direction and planning of the programme, while liaising and coordinating with volunteers and nursing home staff. These faciliation and liaison experiences would set me up to coordinate with infectious disease society members, delegates and committee effectively.