Chantal Cox‐George (MB ChB 2016), while a student in Swindon Academy, wrote a paper on Domestic Violence and its relevance to O&G. The paper focuses on the ways that domestic violence occurring during pregnancy has negative effects on both the mother and the unborn child. It highlights the high proportion of pregnant women who present… Read More »
Philippa Walker-Smith, a year 4 student, was doing her dermatology in the BRI when she came across an unusual inflammatory lesion on a young man’s cheek. It turned out to be due to a relatively new organism, Arthroderma benhamiae, which was isolated after culture. Well done to her for spotting this and for getting it published… 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)
A huge thank you to all the 1st year medical students that attended the University of Bristol Oncology Society (UBONC) element 8 and 9 revision session on the 30th of April. We had a huge turnout with over 140 people attending the session. Our aim was to simplify the more complex topics of Immunology/Cancer Biology… Read More »
On Friday May 5th, several of our students (Laura Medhurst, Curtis Wright and Callum Hunter) attended and presented at the Annual South West Obstetrics and Gynaecology meeting, held this year in Plymouth. Pictured below, they presented on topics of Female Genital Mutilation, Cleft lip and palate, and prophylaxis against HIV. As has happened every year… Read More »
The Black Bag has been the medical school student magazine since 1937. The latest edition published yesterday can be accessed via this link https://goo.gl/pL1oV4 or via the Black Bag Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BlackBagBristol/
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 »
Click here to read the recently published MB ChB Programme newsletter: MB ChB Programme Newsletter 5 2016-7v.1 If you would like to include something in the next edition please send it to Susan Pettinger-Moores susan.pettinger-moores@bristol.ac.uk
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
Click here to read the recently published MB ChB Programme newsletter MB ChB Programme Newsletter 4 2016-7v.2 If you would like to include something in the next edition please send it to Susan Pettinger-Moores susan.pettinger-moores@bristol.ac.uk