On Friday 13th, at the National Foundation Doctors Presentation Day 2017, FY1s and FY2s from around the country presented topics on a range of subjects. In the cohort were some of last year’s graduates and Charlotte Mason-App won a prize with her co-authors for an oral presentation on “Improving the Quality of referrals received by Liaison Psychiatry… Read More »
A group of core medical and surgical trainees have developed Ontake – a free online case-based resource – available at www.ontake.co.uk. Ontake is a library of interactive case-based activities with real-life data from patients that simulate clerking commitments on the wards. The site aims to prepare medical students for work on the surgical or medical admission… Read More »
For more info on grants and awards available now from the Junior Association for the Study of Medical Education (JASME) visit their website: http://www.asme.org.uk/grants-awards/jasme-grants-awards/ Applications are also invited for the 2017 RCEM Emergency Medicine Undergraduate Essay Prize (worth £1,500!). Click here for more information: http://www.rcem.ac.uk/
University Research Committee (URC) / Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship Scheme (IRIS) Undergraduate students are invited to apply to undertake interdisciplinary research projects in summer 2017. The interdisciplinary research project must be co-supervised by an academic member of staff in the school or department in which the student is registered for… Read More »
Aungshuk Ghosh Student Prize for Innovative use of e-Learning within Medical Education: £300 Submissions for the above are now invited. Details of the prize and nomination forms are located at: http://bristel.cfme.org.uk/2017-elearning-prize/ This prize is awarded annually. The selection procedure is a two-stage process. You need to nominate yourself or a fellow student and complete a… Read More »
Jane Blazeby, 53, champions better understanding and use of evidence in surgery through randomised controlled trials, a course often advocated but seldom adopted because of methodological challenges and “eminence based” surgical practice. She is professor of surgery at Bristol University and an honorary consultant surgeon focusing on gastrointestinal cancer and emergency care. She directs an… Read More »
In collaboration with the INSPIRE initiative and Dr Barnaby Hole from the School of Clinical Sciences, 3rd year medic Joseph Salem has recently had a paper published in the BMJ Open titled ‘How long do patients with chronic disease expect to live?’ This is an open-source publication available to read on the BMJ website: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/12/e012248.full or download… Read More »
Bristol Futures While studying at Bristol, our students gain a wide range of knowledge and skills that are not only vital to getting the most out of their time at university, but also in preparing them for whatever comes next. What is Bristol Futures? Bristol Futures is being designed with input from academic schools, prospective… Read More »