Warm congratulations and roses were given to Dr Jane Flint Bridgewater before speaker dinner on 15th June, recognising her recent award of the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Mackenzie medal 2023 for services to British Cardiology. Jane had been invited to address the Women in Cardiology session at BCS Conference 5 June in Manchester, her topic “Reaching for the Stars”. Leading team working all her professional life, she appreciated how Soroptimism has focussed her thoughts in recent years. Her medal appreciated her pioneering role as first Council representative in the Women in Cardiology #WIC @BCSWIC movement in UK, several other preceding Council contributions for British Association for Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) and District General Hospital representation, and not to mention being Founding Trustee of their Cardiac Patient Voice affiliated group Cardiovascular Care Partnership UK (CCPUK) @CardioCarePart. A champion of several ‘Cinderella’ areas beginning with nuclear cardiology as her MD discipline, she ensured all causes were mentioned in her thank you words at BCS President’s Dinner at Manchester Art Gallery.
