I met with four of my personal academic tutees this week. They are the life-blood of medicine and the people who will be looking after me in the not-too-distant future. These medical students, the doctors of tomorrow, are hard-working, considered and
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Learning from our strengths and successes by Professor Tim Underwood
The “other side” of COVID-19 by Professor Tim Underwood
In my clinical life, I am an oesophogogastric cancer surgeon, which means I operate on people who have cancer of the oesophagus (gullet) or stomach. Whilst these cancers are relatively rare when compared to breast cancer or prostate cancer, they
Read moreHow to win when there is not finishing line by Professor Tim Underwood
I have no idea what to write about. Sitting in my spare bedroom-come-office at home, surrounded by piles of washing, all moved urgently into mega-piles, like the mounds of leaves in the garden ready for the wheel-barrow, to be out
Read more“A refreshed sense of purpose” by Professor Tim Underwood
“A brilliant team who collaborate to deliver innovative discovery cancer science and patient benefit.” This is the refreshed sense of purpose that the Cancer Sciences Unit is bringing to life right now. This is the “Why”. The order of words
Read moreAnd now for something a bit different – by Professor Tim Underwood
How would you like to give something back to our local community? What if the Faculty of Medicine helped make it happen? Starting in the next academic year (October 2019) the Faculty of Medicine is organising a pilot volunteering scheme
Read moreWithout exception they commit to the process
The outcomes in professional sport are decided by the finest of margins.
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