My name is Jacqueline van Laarhoven and since 2016 I’m part of the Medical Team of AIS Channel. In 2012 I finished my Medical Degree in the Netherlands at Utrecht University and in 2015 I obtained my PhD. Currently I am a senior resident General Surgery with the focus on Gastrointestinal and Minimal Invasive Surgery. In my role as Dutch AIS Ambassador I aim to contribute to provide my international and national colleagues with cutting edge surgical training. Especially to those for whom state of the art training is not available in daily practice. And by doing this I am continuously learning myself: AIS Channel provides the extra challenge and depth I was looking for next to my daily training in becoming a skilled and well educated surgeon. My goal for the future is to inspire other female students who aspire to become a surgeon themselves.