Author: Sara Close

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In his blog Damian tells us about his journey into public engagement and involvement, and how attending ‘Getting Started in Public Engagement’ training has expanded his horizons.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In her blog Katie speaks about her experiences of public and patient engagement – from both sides of the table.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In her blog Heather shares her ‘lived experience’ of being a patient and the journey that led to her current role in the NHS.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In his blog James shares his experience of giving a talk at the European Respiratory Society’s (ERS) Annual Congress as part of their ‘Summer Slam’ competition, which he won.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In his blog Michael discusses his experiences of writing for ‘The Conversation’ and how writing for them can make a big impact.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In their blog Melanie and Roxanna share their experiences of public engagement, participating in the “Getting Started in Public Engagement” training and their future engagement activity plans.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In her blog Traci shares her experience as a public contributor who is involved with the Faculty of Medicine.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In their blog Chris and Kate tell us about the patient-informed research group they have set up for people with lived experience of cochlear implants from University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service (USAIS).

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In their blog Gary, Katie and Lucy reflect on and summarise the recent training workshop on participatory and co-produced research.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In her blog Lareb tells us about how she got involved in public engagement and why she feels it is so worthwhile.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. In her blog Tinashe shares her experiences of engaging and involving members of the public with her research into osteoarthritis.

This is part of the Engaged Medicine ‘Inspiring Stories’ blog series. Here James shares his experience of outreach with members of the public.