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Advice needed. How do I approach this situation?

So I got an invitation to speak and present a workshop at this hospital in my country. I prepared all the material, the entire schedule and the stations. For context, it’s a workshop on a niche topic in Medicine that I happen to have worked in. Now I go on the website and see that the workshop organizers put themselves as ‘main speakers’ whilst I’m listed as a ‘guest speaker’ The entire concept of this workshop is mine. And they put a small copyright sign next to the name of the workshop with the hospital department’s name. Note they’re a physician and pharmacist running a department that’s not exactly related to my field but they took up an interest in me and sought me to deliver this content. They came to me. What is going on and how can I address it as a medical student? Do I just count…


So I got an invitation to speak and present a workshop at this hospital in my country. I prepared all the material, the entire schedule and the stations. For context, it’s a workshop on a niche topic in Medicine that I happen to have worked in.

Now I go on the website and see that the workshop organizers put themselves as ‘main speakers’ whilst I’m listed as a ‘guest speaker’

The entire concept of this workshop is mine. And they put a small copyright sign next to the name of the workshop with the hospital department’s name. Note they’re a physician and pharmacist running a department that’s not exactly related to my field but they took up an interest in me and sought me to deliver this content. They came to me.

What is going on and how can I address it as a medical student? Do I just count my losses and focus on my studies?

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