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Psychiatry Prizes & Bursaries for Medical Students

If you have an interest in psychiatry please have a look the Royal College of Psychiatry website: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/your-faculties/neuropsychiatry/prizes-and-bursaries 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. For details of other college prizes available to medical students,… Read More »

Reading Well for Mental Health scheme

The University Medical Library are currently piloting the Reading Well for Mental Health scheme, working in partnership with Student Advisers who will promote it to University health services and students. About the scheme 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… Read More »

NIHR School for Primary Care Research Medical Student Internships 2019: Bristol

These research internships will be based in the Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC) at Bristol Medical School. The successful applicants will join established research teams and gain skills in primary care focused research which may include research methods training, attendance at workshops and seminars, secondary data analysis and literature reviewing. Research stipends of £1,000… Read More »

BAPRAS 17th Undergraduate Study Day 2019

Event: BAPRAS 17th Undergraduate Study Day 2019 Venue: Etc. Venues Norton Folgate, London Date: 30th March 2019 The 17th BAPRAS Undergraduate Course is a one-day national event for all medical students interested in finding out more about a career in plastic surgery. http://www.bapras.org.uk/professionals/training-and-education/bapras-events/bapras-17th-undergraduate-study-day Students are welcome from all medical schools and all years. » Hear… Read More »

MB ChB Newsletter – academic year 2018-19 No. 1

Happy Holidays!Did you know between 1 November and 15 January there are approximately 29 holidays observed by 7 of the world’s major religions. And probably even more across the world. So, we hope you enjoy your celebrations and wish you Peace Joy & Hope for 2019. In this newsletter: • Staff Changes • Faculty Student… Read More »

Running in memory of Ottie Uden

On the 7th October 2018, 20 Bristol medics, together with many others, will run the Oxford Half Marathon in memory of our incredible friend Ottie Uden. She loved a challenge but also adored nothing more than having fun and being with her friends, so bringing everyone together to run 21km seemed only appropriate! October will… Read More »

Raising Money for Student Minds

On Sunday 23rd September a group of 20 students, recent graduates (now doctors) and staff are running the Bristol Half Marathon to raise money for the charity Student Minds. We are doing this in memory of Liv Byrom, who graduated from the MB ChB programme this summer. Liv was an exceptional student and a talented… Read More »

Final Reminder – Green Templeton College (University of Oxford) Medical Humanities Summer School

Hi everyone, further to our post in January regarding this Medical Humanities Summer School opportunity at Green Templeton College, Oxford University, please bear in mind that the deadline to apply is this Friday 9th March. Green Templeton College, University of Oxford is delighted to be running the inaugural Medical Humanities Summer School on 22nd-28th July 2018. This… Read More »