Click here to read the recently published MB ChB Programme newsletter: MB ChB Programme Newsletter 7 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)
The Black Bag and Arts in Medicine Society presents ’80th Anniversary Competition’
Would you like to design the front cover of the Black Bag?
In Autumn 2017, The Black Bag will release its 80th anniversary issue, and we want someone in the medical school (staff or students) to create a cover that reflects the history of Bristol Medical School and the magazine
Email your design to blackbag@galenicals.org.uk by 15th October
The British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) will be running their 16th Undergraduate day on the 28 October in Leeds at the Carriageworks. Click here for the flyer: Plastic Surgery Day for Medical Students
For further information, contact Kavita Prashar, Events Co-ordinator Tel: 0207 831 5161 or by email: secretariat@bapras.org.uk Website: www.bapras.org.uk
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 will be paid for one student to attend from University of Bristol.
If you wish to attend, please send your name and contact details by Monday 12th June to AnneMarie.Sahakian@medschools.ac.uk
For more information please see the flyer: Health-of-the-public-2040-flyer and event programme: Health-of-the-public-2040-programme
The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM) is a multidisciplinary society aiming to prevent, improve, manage and treat lifestyle-related conditions. The BSLM Inaugural Conference is taking place in Bristol on 1st July, for more information see: https://bslm.org.uk/event/vital-optimism
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 of this leaflet: 20160919-AP3391_BIS_Sponsorhip
**College of Medicine Conference 2017**
Students from all health, social and care provider courses are warmly invited to attend the College of Medicine’s national, annual interdisciplinary conference in September 2017. The theme this year is ‘Sustainability- sustaining wellbeing, health and social care, nutrition, physical activity and resilience and even sustainable technology. We have an amazing line up of speakers so it is sure to be an inspiring and thought-provoking event all-round, giving you a new perspective of patient-centred and holistic care.
The conference this year will be held on Saturday 16th and 17th September 2017 at the Austin Court Venue, Birmingham (same as last year) at a price of £42.50 per day for two days, including accommodation, venue access, all catering with an evening meal plus breakfast. Please note, this price is entirely not for profit and is heavily discounted by our charitable donors and sponsors.
If you would like to attend, please register your interest by emailing students@collegeofmedicine.org.uk, including your name, university, year of study and course. Places are offered on a first come first served basis so please reserve your place today!
**Abstract submission for September conference**
As part of the conference, we encourage you to submit an abstract for poster presentation, with the theme of sustainability, in all its breadth and variety; we love to hear of the work and research you are doing to improve patient care. In your registration email, if you would like to be considered for a poster presentation, please send a 250 word abstract including the following: Title, Authors, Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusions. There will be generous prizes for the poster presenter winners, awarded at the conference in September.
**Michael Pittilo Essay Prize 2017**
Students from all health, social and care provider courses are invited to submit a 1,500 word essay to answer the following question:
‘‘How can patients, communities, healthcare professionals and governing bodies work together to ensure sustainability of the healthcare system?’
Winners and runners-up will receive generous cash prizes, which will be awarded at the College of Medicine conference in September 2017. Please submit your entry to students@collegeofmedicine.org.uk by 9th July 2017. For more info download the poster here: Michael Pittilo Essay Advertisement
Creative Pieces by Medical Students: 35 Jamaica Street Bristol, 2-3rd June
Each year the University of Bristol offers medical students the opportunity to pause their studies and gain an intercalated BA in medical humanities. Joining English and Philosophy students, these medical students are able to explore some of the wider issues around healthcare with a particular emphasis placed on an arts based inquiry into such topics.
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 as victims of domestic violence in pregnancy. You can read her paper at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.