Considering a career in general practice? The Royal College of General Practitioners are holding an event on 15th August exploring the endless possibilities a career in general practice has to offer with questions answered by current leaders of primary care. If you are unable to attend, you can watch the panel discussion live and join… Read More »
The MSC, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the GMC and NHS Health Education England are working together to deliver a workshop entitled ‘Improving the health of the public by 2040: starting the transformation in educating the health professionals of the future’. This is taking place on 3rd July at Woburn House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HD. Expenses… Read More »
If you are currently studying at medical school, or are applying for a place at a medical school, the Royal Air Force could sponsor your Medical training, in the form of a bursary or a cadetship, leading ultimately to a career as a Royal Air Force Medical Officer. For more information please visit: https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/roles/roles-finder/?category=medical-and-medical-support or download a copy… Read More »
Click here to read the recently published MB ChB Programme newsletter: MB ChB Programme Newsletter 6 2016-7 If you would like to include something in the next edition please contact Programme Administrator Susan Pettinger-Moores (susan.pettinger-moores@bristol.ac.uk)
Anna Taylor, Year 5 on elective, has published a paper based on her work in the year 2 Disability, Diversity and Disadvantage Unit which shows the benefit of formal teaching for undergraduates on interacting with patients from the LGBT community. The teaching programme she and Hannah Condry used (3D lead, GP and co-author) has been… Read More »
For the first time since the SJT process came in, there are no Bristol students still waiting to be placed at this stage of the year on the Foundation School Programme. Our students this year have scored on average higher than the national average of scores, which is partly why they have all done so… Read More »
Messly is the Online Doctors’ Mess – an innovative online platform helping medical students and doctors make evidence-based career choices. Messly have worked with the GMC to design a Training Navigator which breaks down over 80,000 data points from the GMC Survey 2016 into 5-star ratings as the ‘TripAdvisor for NHS Jobs’. Over 400 junior doctors have written honest… Read More »
Congratulations to 5th Year medic Christopher Barr on winning the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Surgical Skills Competition. You can read more about the award and Christopher’s thoughts on winning it here: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/news-public-affairs/news/2017/february/cutting-edge-for-bristol-university-student
The South West Orthopaedic Conference will be returning on 25th March 2017! This one day event offers inspirational career development lectures, exciting practical workshops, and the opportunity to present your work in the form of a poster competition. Organised by a dedicated group of medical students, orthopaedic trainees and consultants, the conference has been specifically… Read More »
For those of you who are unfamiliar with who we are, we are a student-led grassroots international development charity enabling University of Bristol students to make a sustainable difference through volunteering abroad. For more information, see our website at http://www.bvda.org.uk/ Owing to a massive influx of applications before Christmas, we have decided to extend the… Read More »