The winner of the 2021 Association of Surgeons in Training Silver Scalpel Award was announced at the virtual conference this weekend as being Miss Manjit Dhillon a Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The physical award was presented to Miss Dhillon in October by ASiT President Lola Giwa and Anna Rose at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in front of around 25 of her colleagues, friends and family. 

Miss Dhillon said "the award is a reflection of how amazing the maxillofacial team and trainees here in Aberdeen are and, without you, this would not have been possible." She went on to say, “We are a professional family, we look after each other and we learn from each other every day. Over the years we have learned from our many mistakes that we've made and we've turned the wounds into wisdom to create a safe, open, fair, impartial, and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We still have a very long way to go but I feel like we are on the right path."