We hope you settle in well and enjoy Freshers fortnight! This is a super exciting time with a tonne going on so get stuck in and have a fabby dabby Freshers! If you have any questions/ concerns feel free to ask any of us on exec (in the red shirts) or pop into the SU office (next to the bar) we're always here to help. Hope to see you all today at freshers fayre - make sure you come see us with your shopping list before you leave!
Downlad the SGSU APP to request songs for discos. First one is Back 2 Skool so send in your requests by 6pm so you can dance to your favourite tuuuuuunes!
We all love a good pre-drinks Snapchat so we've made event filters for halls and the SU for all our discos - cant wait to see all of your amazing selfies!
opportunities
Are you a Canadian who went abroad to go to medical school (a CSA or IMGc)?
If so, researchers from Memorial University and the University of Ottawa would like to hear from you. In confidential interviews, we want to learn about CSA’s preparation and experience with medical school abroad, residency training, or practice in Canada. To participate in an interview or learn more about this study, please contact Dana Ryan at IMGstudy@med.mun.ca or by phone at 709-864-4957 or toll free at 1-877-623-7524 by September 30th. We would greatly appreciate your participation!
Mayor's Entrepreneur competition
Open for entries now!
Students can attend free workshops at City Hall and the winner will get £20,000 and help make their idea a reality.
More information is available on their website www.london.gov.uk/entrepreneur
MMAL Society Committee position openings
2016-17 Committee Roles Available
- Vice-President (Internal)
- Treasurer
- Recruitment and Retention Representative
- Events Representative (x2)
We are pleased to announce that we're expanding our society, and with that, our Committee. If you'd like the chance to be involved, send us your completed application ( Word limit: 200 words) to sgulmmal@gmail.com by 9am on Monday 10th October 2016
Application forms, and details about the roles, can be found on Facebook (/sgulmmalsoc) or by emailing us at sgulmmal@gmail.com. Good luck!
Student Minds Committee Position openings
Roles that are open are: Treasurer, Secretary, Media Officer.
Please send a short written application about- what role, why you are interested in this role, why you would be good for this role/ what you can bring to the society.
Deadline 30th of September.
For more information contact studentminds@su.sgul.ac.uk
Local Surgery clinical summariser
Bedford Hill Family Practice @ Balham Health Centre (SW12)
Hours: 6-8 per week
Details: Part time Clinical Summariser required for 6-8 hours per week in a GP Surgery in Balham. The successful candidate will be required to summarise clinical records and enter clinical data onto patients’ medical records. Previous experience in EMIS Web will be an advantage.
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to:
Practice Manager
Bedford Hill Family Practice
120 Bedford Hill
London, SW12 9HS Email: donavansunkur@nhs.net
Psychology/Research Assistant
Population Health Research Institute
(Fixed Term for 12 months to start immediately. One day a week (7.5 hours). Flexibility to work around other commitments.
This is an exciting opportunity for very good psychology graduates (2.1 or above) to gain experience of research and to work with a clinical population group as part of this research. It is a post which requires much skill and autonomy and previous experience of research is preferred. It may appeal to graduates looking to apply for clinical psychology training or junior researchers who would like more autonomy and/or experience working with qualitative material and direct patient contact.
Want to find out more? Contact us at sucommunications@sgul.ac.uk!
Don't forget to order your NUS Extra card and make loads of savings...
wIN £1000 of book tokens
One lucky student each year can win our massive Book Bursary. Last year, Joely from Anglia Ruskin University won £1,000 of National Book Tokens to spend on books – and it could be one of you!Students at St George's can enter to win our Book Bursary here: http://po.st/bookbursary. We’ve also posted about the competition on Twitter here and Facebook here. Students can be nominated - or they can nominate themselves. We’ll also give a £50 National Book Token to whoever nominated the winner. National Book Tokens are ideal for students, helping them to budget for expensive course texts and can be spent in thousands of bookshops, online and on eBooks.
Medical research survey
Complete a 5-minute anonymised questionnaire and get the opportunity to win a £100 prize or equivalent Amazon vouchers. Led by researchers at Harvard University and the University of Edinburgh we are looking at the role of research in medical students' education. This questionnaire asks students or doctors their personal experiences of research and what more can be done to nurture the next generation of medical researchers.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KTQYXYT
Strategy survey
We need help from our staff and students to develop our goals and aspirations in the coming years. We feel the best way to create a relevant and dynamic strategy for the future is for everyone to be actively involved.
You can help by answering our survey so we can begin this process. Please note the deadline for completing the survey is September 28.
After completing the survey, feel free to get in touch with any further suggestions or queries: strategy@sgul.ac.uk
Thanks for your help.
rob lowe survey
St George's, University of London would like to provide a modern gym facility for all St Georges students and staff. Your SU would like to gather feedback on the options of keeping Rob Lowe Sports Centre as it is or outsourcing the gym facilities to a local offsite provider. The survey will take five minutes to complete. Thank You.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ROBLOWE
Outside Events
AFP PREPARATION COURSE
Dear medical students,
Our names are Ankur Khajuria (Academic Surgery F2 trainee) and Laurence Robinson (Academic Genetics F2 trainee & George's Graduate!) at Imperial College London and we are delighted to invite you to our course; 'High Yield for AFP Success' is a NATIONAL preparation course for the Academic Foundation Programme with the aim to provide prospective candidates with non-generic, high yield guidance with focus on the individual application components - advice on white space questions, interviews and sessions on critical appraisal, emergencies, portfolios and CV building. The unique aspect of this course will be the focus on helping you develop strategies/ frameworks for articulating your approach to common clinical scenarios as well as on how to provide succinct summaries on academic papers - the 'high yield' that will score points! We will also go through how to maximise your score in the white-space section and have mock interviews and Q&A sessions providing ample opportunities for you to seek advice from the current academic clinicians. The teaching will be delivered by successful AFP candidates from around the UK who have a track record of excellence, prizes and publications in high impact journals including Lancet and Annals of Surgery. There will be depth and breadth of experience with academic doctors from London, Oxbridge and West Midlands, and them sharing their experiences of the application process.
Guest Speaker - Professor Jeremy Levy (Director of Clinical Academic Training, Imperial College London)
Venue: Drewe/Glenister building, Charing Cross Hospital, London
Dates: 24 September - lectures/tutorials
25 September - mock interviews (FIRST COME FIRST SERVED)
Tickets will go live at 1600 (30/8/16) - Do not miss out!
All proceeds will go to Kidney Research UK:
Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/high-yield-for-afp-success-tickets-27360953348?aff=escb&utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=cp&utm-term=eventcard
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1765107420438109/
Any queries, please email highyieldafp@gmail.com