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Meet an academic doctor Part 1 – INSPIRE and BMRES event

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FAO. All medical students

When: Thursday 8th of Feb 6.00-8.00pmWhere: Lecture theatres A&B, Dorothy Hodgkin Building
Interested in an academic career?
If you’re looking to boost your CV and apply for future academic posts, this talk series by Dr George Hudson, will help summarise & clarify the road to get there.
Dr George Hudson is an academic junior doctor working in the Bristol Royal Infirmary with research projects in vascular, thoracic and neurosurgery.

Dr Hudson will drill down and guide you through a series of what it means to be an academic doctor.

Talk content includes:
  • What is the academic career pathway
  • The types of research you might encounter as a doctor
  • Tips on completing literature reviews and retrospective studies as a medical student or doctor
  • What it is like to be junior doctor on a specialised foundation programme.
Remember to sign up via the QR code or this link: https://forms.gle/RGWXx4Sn3bG6uo53A
There will be a chance for Q&A and pizza and drinks will be provided!

 

 

Opportunity to join the INSPIRE Student Journal’s editorial team 2024

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Calling all Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary students at Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter and Plymouth

There’s an exciting opportunity to join the 2024 editorial team for the INSPIRE Student Health Sciences Research Journal.

The INSPIRE journal is looking for three students from each institution (in any year of study, 12 in total), to join the editorial team for the 2024 issues of the journal.

The successful applicants will be involved in the whole publication process, from the handling of article submissions (e.g. arranging for peer review and revision of manuscripts) to post-acceptance processing (e.g. copy-editing and proofreading), helping you to develop several skills, including academic writing, peer review, team work and working to tight deadlines. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in updating the website, co-ordinating social media promotion of the journal and creating podcasts.

Read the current issue of the journal at www.inspirestudentjournal.co.uk

To apply, please complete the application form here by Thursday 29 February: https://forms.gle/h7Us1JTP4A3HYJ9R9

We look forward to receiving your application!

The GW4 INSPIRE Team

Thinking about applying for the Specialised Foundation Programme?

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Interested in medical research? Thinking about the specialised foundation programme? Wondering about how to get involved in teaching as a doctor? Curious about leadership during your foundation job?

Our event will have speakers from Research, Leadership and Education specialised foundation programmes giving you an insight into what their experience is like, why you might want to apply for the SFP and how to provide a competitive application.

Pizzas provided!

Location: Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Lecture theatre A&B

 

When: THIS Friday 8th December 6.00-8.00pm

 

Remember to sign up: https://forms.gle/mqzVtBxeMLyfua848

BMRES INSPIRE Speak to an Intercalator Event 6th Oct 2023

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Speak to an Intercalator Oct 6 th 

Inspire and BMRES have teamed up to organise this event for you to hear from and ask questions of previous intercalators

At the event previous intercalators will talk about: 

Their intercalation experience – what they learnt, how it benefited them & challenges encountered when intercalating

Funding and how it differs for MSc / BSc

External intercalation vs intercalating at Bristol

Intercalating into MSc / MRes

Intercalating as an international student

When and where:

Friday October 6th 6-7.30pm.

Sign up via the link:  https://forms.gle/WGoBJgUURhgQiv449.

Location TBC  – Keep an eye out for email / social media posts confirming the location

Snacks and soft drinks will be provided at the event – so come and join us for a friendly chat about intercalating.

Calling med/dental/vet students interested in being an INSPIRE Ambassador 2023/24

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We are inviting Expressions of Interest for any med/dental/vet student to join our cohort of INSPIRE Ambassadors for 2023/24.  If you are interested, please complete this short form: https://forms.office.com/e/JfZ6DWpReW

We will add you to our email distribution list, and let you know when there are INSPIRE Ambassador meetings.

Being an INSPIRE Ambassador means:

  • Promoting research and training opportunities to your fellow students
  • Contributing to at least one of our INSPIRE activities (see below)
  • Attending regular INSPIRE Ambassador meetings to feedback to the rest of committee on what you have been doing in your focus group (see below). Meetings usually held virtually every 1-2 months on a Wednesday afternoon.