BSMS Teachers’ Newsletter: June Updates
This month’s newsletter contains details of some upcoming events as well as some resources which we hope will be of use to you, your young people, and their parents/carers.
Monthly Lecture Series – Paramedics as part of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
Wednesday 2 July, 6:30-7:30pm on Zoom
It's nearly time for the final talk in our 2024/25 BSMS Monthly Lecture Series! We’ll be taking a short break over the summer before returning for the new academic year in the Autumn.
This month, we're joined by Adam Davis, Lecturer in Paramedic Science at the University of Brighton, to talk about the role of paramedics. Adam will discuss the skillsets involved in para-medicine, the experience paramedics bring to the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), and training pathways.
Before joining the University of Brighton, Adam had previously served in the London Ambulance Service as a Tactical Response Paramedic – a specialist role working closely with general and specialist police units. Adam is currently serving in the British Army as a reservist, and working towards the role of Combat Medical Technician within an infantry unit.
UCAS Parents’ Podcast – Getting Ahead of Clearing
The most recent episode of the UCAS Parents’ Podcast unpacks the Clearing process: what it is, how it works, and why it has become a valuable route into higher education for thousands of students each year.
This podcast is created for those supporting young people who are applying to university, providing practical tools and emotional insight so that parents and carers can offer guidance with confidence.
Med-Chi July Lecture - Medical Supply Chains: Environmental destruction, sweatshops, child labour
Wednesday 16 July, 6pm for a 6:30 start.
Lecture Theatre, Audrey Emerton Building, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE or online via Zoom.
The Brighton & Sussex Medico-Chirurgical Society present their July lecture from Professor Mahmood Bhutta, the Inaugural Chair in ENT Surgery and Professor of Sustainable Healthcare at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He was recently appointed to lead the national academic hub for decarbonising the NHS, and has a particular interest in the environmental and labour rights harms caused by medical supply chains.
Hull York Medical School – Medical Mythbusting: Considering a Career in Medicine
Tuesday 15 July, 5pm on Zoom.
Hull York Medical School are hosting a 'Medical Mythbusting' webinar as part of their Medicafé series. Aimed at students who are just starting to think about a possible medical career, this webinar will explore what a career in medicine is like, what sort of subjects and grades you will need to have studied, and what kind of person is suited to becoming a future doctor.
Reminder: On-Campus Meet & Greet – 30 July
Wednesday 30 July, 1:30-3:30pm
We at BSMS are running another on-campus Meet & Greet event for prospective students to visit us on the University of Sussex campus.
Visitors will attend an introductory ‘Welcome to BSMS’ talk, go on a campus tour and have their questions answered at our Q&A. They will also get the chance to chat to staff and current students.
Register here. (Note: All are welcome at the BSMS Meet and Greet sessions; however, places will be limited to 60 attendees in total. Please note that completing the form does not automatically guarantee a space on the Campus Meet and Greet. Registrants should wait for a confirmation email to come through before making travel plans.)
Best wishes,
Agatha Steeles
Widening Participation and Outreach Coordinator
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Pronouns: she/her