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In association with Neurology and Neurosurgery Student Interest Group (NANSIG) 13:30 – 17:00, 23 October 2019 – The Mshed, Bristol Free to undergraduate medical students
A lovely day for our students and staff at the Promise Ceremony, Graduation and the drinks reception at St Georges. Please find below a link to the photos taken on the day http://graduation.cfme.org.uk – hosted on Flickr.
Congratulations to Eleanor Wright, a Swindon based SSC student who won the prize for the best UG presentation at the British Association of Sexual Health (BASH) ASM meeting.
A new common room space was officially opened at Gloucestershire academy for medical students. A purpose built dedicated space on the ground floor GRH, adjacent to the main restaurant. The official opening ceremony was held on 17th April 2019 .
There
are medical student prizes on offer for presentations and systematic reviews.
There are educational bursaries too. The medical student systematic review prize deadline is 30 April.
The selection procedure is a two-stage process. You need to nominate yourself or a fellow student and complete a short submission form. This should be accompanied by a demonstration of your work/innovation as, and if, appropriate.
We will shortlist the best applications. If successful you will be invited to present your work to a panel of judges.
Dates to remember: Deadline for submission forms by email to dominic.alder@bristol.ac.uk: 12 noon, Friday 15th February 2019.
Presentations by shortlisted students: Great Hall, Friday 1st March 2019 as part of the Student Excellence in Medicine event.
Reading Well helps you to understand and manage your health and
wellbeing using helpful reading. The books are all endorsed by health
experts, as well as people with living with the conditions covered and
their relatives and carers. You can be recommended a title by a health
professional, or you can visit your local library and take a book out
yourself. The scheme is delivered by The Reading Agency and the Society of Chief Librarians, with funding from Arts Council England and Wellcome.
Where are the books available?
Libraries across the UK hold copies of the 37 titles on the booklist,
which provide adults with mental health needs with advice, information
and support including self-help. The scheme complements existing local
health services and is a simple way of delivering prevention and early
intervention, self-help care and support.
The books will be available in University Medical Library
at the start of term, located opposite the main Information Desk. The
books can be borrowed by any member of the University with
a Ucard / Library account. Many of the titles are also available as eBooks via Library Search.
The books provide help with dealing with difficult feelings and
experiences including bereavement and anger, support for specific
conditions including depression, anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD), as well as personal stories and memoir. The booklist
also features a number of titles that cover general information and
advice on mental wellbeing and support for family and carers.
Reading Well follows clinical guidelines for the treatment and
support of mental health needs. Specific self-help interventions are
included when recommended within NICE guidelines. The books were
selected by health professionals following a rigorous and evidence-based
approach (see the Protocol for Book Selection). The scheme has been co-produced with people with lived experience.
Reading Well for mental health is supported by: Anxiety UK, British
Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, British
Psychological Society, Carers UK, Health Education England, Mental
Health First Aid England, Mental Health Foundation, Mind, National
Association of Primary Care, NHS England (IAPT), OCD Action, Public
Health England, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of
Nurses, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal Society of Public Health,
Self Management UK.
The University contact for the scheme is Emma Place, Subject Librarian, please contact her for more information: emma.place@bristol.ac.uk
The Reading Well collection in the University Medical Library
1. You need to nominate yourself or a fellow student and complete a short submission form. This should be accompanied by a demonstration of your work/innovation as, and if, appropriate.
2. We then shortlist the best applications. If shortlisted, you will be invited to present your work to a panel of judges.
Dates to remember:
Deadline for submission forms by email to dominic.alder@bristol.ac.uk: 12noon, Wednesday 13th February 2019.
Presentations by shortlisted students: Great Hall, Friday 1st March 2019 as part of the Student Excellence in Medicine event.
Please contact me with any queries. Dominic Alder Faculty of Health Sciences TEL dominic.alder@bristol.ac.uk
