Widening Participation programme @BSMSMedSchool, working with young people throughout Sussex in year groups 8-13 to inspire and inform choice.
Brighton, England
Joined October 2012
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BrightIdeas is an incredible opportunity for students to experience what med. student life could be like!
As part of the programme, they undertake a research project, attend 4 online events and an in-person summer school at either ARU or at BSMS, along with our BrightMedders!
We're very excited to be working with @AngliaRuskin, @ukmedschools and @NHS_HealthEdEng to deliver BrightIdeas 2023!
The programme is for Year 12 students who are looking to develop their insights and skills required to study medicine.
For more info.➡️bit.ly/BrightIdeas2023
Anyone former BrightMed mentors/BrightMedders free to impart words of wisdom upon the next generation of doctors? 👀🤞
#MedEd
We're looking for someone to share their passion, triumphs and challenges of working in medicine, on the 5th Oct., as part of our online lecture series (see here for previous lectures bit.ly/3RK5T2R)
If you'd like to get involved➡️[email protected]
#medtwitter
Please share with friends, family, colleagues that may be interested in supporting our summer school session!
During our summer school, we're exploring careers outside of medicine and are looking for two HCPs to speak with Year 12 students, for 20 minutes, on Mon.25th July between 9-10am in person (Sussex Uni.) or via Zoom.
If you think you can help➡️[email protected]
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#MedTwitter
We would like to give our young people a chance to hear from medical students who study outside of Brighton!
If you'd like to get involved, please do email.
We're looking for current students from all UK med. schools to speak to our Year 12s. We want to hear about the things you love, as well as the challenges of studying medicine at your University!
For more info. email us ➡️[email protected]
#MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter
ALT Can you help? BrightMed and BrightIdeas Summer School 2022, Medical Student Q&A, Tuesday 26 July, 1.30-2.30pm, Online via Zoom. Email [email protected] for more information.
Can you (or know of anyone who could) support our BrightIdeas session? 🙏🫰
Drop us a DM for more info.
🚨 Can you help?🚨 We're looking for volunteers with personal, familial or professional experiences of one of the conditions below, to speak with our aspiring medics, online, for 20 minutes, on the 30th April.
If you're able to help ➡️[email protected]
#MedTwitter #MedStudent
ALT Conditions of interest for BrightIdeas Mid-point Review (30th April) include: Alzheimer's, Arthritis, Autism, Cancer, Coronary Heart Disease, Crohn's, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes, Down's Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Heart Valve Disease,HIV/AIDs, Hypothyroidism, Infertility Mitochondrial Disease, OCD, Parkinson's, Progeria, Schizophrenia, Tourette's Syndrome
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Next week we've got three free online sessions for aspiring medics!
We'll be exploring a patient journey through the NHS, life at medical school and giving some top tips for getting into medicine 🙌
For more info. ➡️bit.ly/3sDCfCq
ALT BSMS Online Talks: Journey through the NHS, Tuesday 8 March, 5-6.30pm What is it like to be a medical school student?, Wednesday 9 March, 5-6.30pm Getting into Medicine, Thursday 10 March, 5-6.30pm
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Join us and Dr Fionnuala Finnerty - a specialist in HIV/Sexual and Reproductive Health - for our March Monthly Lecture as we explore the developments in HIV over the last 40 years!
Book your free ticket ➡️bit.ly/3h9WrFr
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February's monthly lecture with Dr Karen Patterson is set to be an incredibly interesting (and topical) one!
Join in and book your free ticket here: bit.ly/32Aj0PV
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Have you completed the BSMS Virtual Work Experience? Academic doctor @PatelAnneka is investigating the validity of the VWEX and needs your help! For more information, and to take part, please see her entry in the January BSMS Outreach newsletter ➡️ bit.ly/34K3TEd
Here's something for our younger aspiring doctors!
Our annual festive lecture is back 🙌
Get the family together and help our elf-care team to cure Santa and save Christmas!
To join us in-person➡️bit.ly/3o9gk2z
To join in online ➡️bit.ly/3kknuQv
ALT Cure Santa and Save Christmas Wednesday 1 December 2021, 6.30-7.30pm University of Sussex and online Santa has been taken ill and you're in charge! With the help of Santa's elf-care team, find the clues to work out what's wrong and how to make him better. You'll have to work quick though, if he's going to recover in time for Christmas Eve. Suitable for ages 8+.
Check this out! ⬇️
BrightIdeas is a medicine focused research project for Year 12 students which ends in a 4-day summer school!
The project, supported by med. students provides invaluable insights into the roles of a doctor; as a scientist, a clinician and a teacher.
➡️ bit.ly/BrightIdeas2022
We're looking for a surgeon/someone who works in surgery to talk to our Year 10 BrightMedders (in-person or online) about their day-to-day roles, on Sat. 6 Nov between 12.45-1.45pm.
If you and/or know of anyone who might be keen, please DM us!
#surgtwitter #medtwitter
It's Launch Day! A huge welcome to all of our newest BrightMedders. We've got loads of exciting, inspiring and thought-provoking activities lined up for you and we can't wait to get started!
#FutureDoctors #LetTheFunBegin
Currently at medical school and fancy helping the team out for an hour?
You'll get to help inspire the next generation of medical students AND get a certificate - what more can you ask for?!
We're looking for current students from all UK med. schools to speak to our Year 12s. We want to hear about the things you love, as well as the challenges of studying medicine at your University!
For more info. email us ➡️[email protected]
#MedStudentTwitter
Any ex-BrightMed mentors free to help out at all?⬇️
🚨BSMS graduates can you help?🚨
We're looking for a BSMS graduate to speak to aspiring medics about their clinical experiences. The session will be online on Wednesday 26 May between 3:45pm and 4:30pm.
If you're free/interested please do DM us or email [email protected] 🤞
Please do share with anyone who you think might be interested!
Speaking to people with lived experiences of conditions students are interested in, will be an invaluable opportunity for them.
🚨We're looking for volunteers to speak with our aspiring medics!🚨
Can you spare 20 minutes on the 8th/15th May to share your personal, familial or clinical experiences with one of the conditions outlined?
DM us or email [email protected] for more info.
#MedTwitter #MedEd
Sussex students currently in Years 8-11 interested in becoming a doctor, applications for our BrightMed programme are now open! 🙌
Check out our website for more info. ➡️bit.ly/32H4ZMU
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Just one of many aspiring medics we are proud to have supported on their medical school journey! 🙌🏻
A refugee who fled Iran when he was just 17 has been told he can train to become a doctor in #Sussex only five years later.
Ali Mohammadi has had to teach himself English - yet was one of the top candidates for a place at medical school.
More here: bit.ly/2Q2ZsNv
