This article may be of particular interest to Year 4 and year 5 students interested in a career in O&G. The RCOG is hosting the Annual Academic Meeting in February 2018 – if you are doing or have done an exciting piece of work in your O&G attachment, or over the summer, consider submitting an abstract to… Read More »
We all know that exercise is good for us, and most of us spend our lives in an over-sedentary way, not taking any exercise, and laying up trouble for the future. However, a rather scary article in the BMJ (p422) highlights the risk of some more extreme forms of exercise. Triathlons are one of those… Read More »
€30,000 research prize won by Harrison Carter, a Year 5 medical student, who was awarded the ‘International MNI Award 2017’, at the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN) in The Hague. He has been awarded 30,000 euros to develop a medical and public health nutrition programme for UK medical students to help improve patient outcomes… Read More »
This event is taking place in Bristol on Wednesday 1st November and is open to all grades of doctors and medical students. For more information please download the event flyer here: Women in Medicine- Career and Leadership
The Intensive Care Society is running a ‘Career Day’ seminar. It is for medical students, foundation years and core trainees with an interest in finding more out about ICM. It aims to inform trainees and students about the specialty of intensive care medicine and the potential options and opportunities provided by the training programme. The course… Read More »
The GMC are running a summer break competition with a chance of winning up to £300! Full details below: Honesty and integrity are fundamental aspects of being a doctor. How do they translate to you as a medical student? We’d like you to create a session that will engage your peers in a conversation about… Read More »
Take part in the Annual Meeting Essay Awards 2017 for Medical Students & Foundation Doctors Y1/2 AWARD DETAILS : An award (£300 plus free annual meeting registration ) will be made towards travel and accommodation at the BSIR 2017 ICC Birmingham 1st – 3rd Nov 2017 . It is anticipated that this award will be… Read More »
News from the medical library: there is a new BNF and BNFC app now available… For more details see here: https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/new-improved-bnf-and-bnfc-app-launched?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=bnf&bnfclaunch17 The new app sounds like it has an improved design and enhanced features. The existing app will also no longer be updated, so it’s important that users make the switch.
Dom Mahoney a medical student from Bristol took part in the fifth National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition at the University of Southampton (8 Apr 2017) and received a distinction award. https://twitter.com/NatNeuroComp/status/856785925975756800 Katie Lloyd a final year medical student from Bristol attended the International Joint Summer Meeting of the British & European Associations of Clinical Anatomists at the… Read More »
The UK Balint Society is host for the International Balint Federation Congress at Keble College, Oxford from 6th to 10th September 2017. On Saturday 9th September, medical students are invited to join the congress. You will have the opportunity to meet other medical students and have time to talk with 8 -10 others about your… Read More »