CMGS What has it ever done for me

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CMGSWhat has it ever done for me?

• Su Stenhouse
• Chair, CMGS

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Clinical Molecular Genetics Society

• Founded in 1987, Oxford.
• Representative organisation for scientists in
  molecular genetics.
• Attained charitable status in 1995
• To promote the science of clinical molecular
  genetics for the benefit of the public to
  further public education therein to promote
  study and research work in the field and publish
  the results.

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Current CMGS Executive

• Su Stenhouse (Chair)
• Graham Taylor (Vice-chair)
• Sarah Warburton (Secretary)
• Sian Ellard (Treasurer)
• Simon Ramsden
• Stephanie Allen
• Laz Lazarou
• Becky Treacy
• Geraldine Malone
• John Short

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BSHG

• British Society of Human Genetics
• Clinical Genetics Society
• Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors
• Association of Clinical Cytogeneticists
• Clinical Molecular Genetics Society
• Cancer Genetics Group (associate)

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CMGS

• What has the CMGS ever done for me?
• Founded QA sub-committee
• Best practice meetings guidelines
• Founded training sub-committee
• TAB
• Point of contact for DH on these issues and so
  gives us a voice in policy making

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What else has it done for me?

• Spring Scientific Conference
• Symposia _at_ BSHG conference
• Travel grants (for MTOs too)
• Website jobs, lab info, new discussion board
• Supported the ACGT in its efforts to establish
  the voluntary register

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Mates

• In a small profession like ours the CMGS
  membership will become your mates!
• In a profession like ours they may be the only
  mates you can get!
• Some of my best friends are molecular
  geneticists.

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Ask not what your society can do for you, ask
what you can do for your society

• The CMGS can only voice the thoughts and concerns
  of its members if it knows what those are.
• Take part, get involved, make your views known,
  stand for election.
• MTOs need to take part to have a voice.
• We need new blood in all areas of the CMGS
• Im on my last legs..