For the past three years the Muslim Medics Southampton Society has been providing support and help to the Muslim students training to be doctors of the future. Medically Speaking spoke with Fahim Syed, the current President (2022-23) to find out why the society was started and how it’s making a positive impact on our students
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Meet the Muslim Medics Southampton Society
Reflections of The Faculty of Medicine Research Conference
Emma Reeves reflects on the Faculty of Medicine Research Conference 2022
Read moreA new academic year by Dr Jane Wilkinson, Associate Dean (Education)
You may well have heard on the news about the challenges facing universities with admissions following the release of A-level results based on teacher assessed grades. Some medical schools have found themselves in the awkward position of having too many
Read moreUpdate from Dr Jane Wilkinson, Associate Dean for Education
This is a busy and stressful time for staff and students alike as we are in the midst of the exam period. Last year students sat formative exams and progressed regardless of the outcome. This year the exams are summative,
Read moreLearning from our strengths and successes by Professor Tim Underwood
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
Read more“Moving forward” by Jane Wilkinson, Associate Dean (Education), Faculty of Medicine
Many of us tell our children not to wish their lives away in their haste to get on with the next phase. However, I suspect we are all longing to get to the point when the restrictions of lockdown will
Read moreImproving lives through primary healthcare research by Professor Nick Francis
Primary care is the bedrock of the NHS, with about 90% of all NHS contacts occurring in primary care. Primary care in the UK is delivered by a highly trained workforce managing patients of all ages and with an almost
Read more“The silver linings of adapting to change” by Professor Julie Parkes
This week I want to focus on how we have adapted to change and some of the unexpected silver linings to the COVID cloud that has enveloped us over the last 10 months. We have been so agile and effective
Read moreThe value of personal interaction in research by Professor John Holloway
Today marks a return to normality for eNews in that we are returning to Facutly Leadership blogs to replace the weekly covid update from the Dean (and the occasional substitute) that we have become accustomed to in the last seven
Read more“What a start” by Jane Wilkinson
Little did I know what was to come when I was appointed as Associate Dean for Education in January of this year! These are very difficult and perilous times, but I have been overwhelmed by the positive response from staff
Read more“Research Culture: an issue of our time” by Professor John Holloway
At a recent breakfast meeting on Highfield campus, I had an interesting discussion with Associate Deans (Research) from across the University and our Vice-President for Research and Enterprise, Professor Mark Spearing, about the research culture of the University. This was
Read more‘And now you can dare to dream’ by Professor Diana Eccles
Last November, I received an invitation to represent the European Society of Medical Oncology, speaking at the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology in Kyoto in July 2019. My first thought was “what a great opportunity”, my second was “I think
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