ScotGEM Soc February Newsletter
Q&A drop in for 2nd years
Next Tuesday evening (13th Feb) at 6:30pm we are holding an informal question and answer session for current 2nd years to ask about what 3rd year is like. There will be students in 3rd year from each of the regions. If you are in year 2 keep an eye on your emails for the link to the meeting!
Society Secretary
Congratulations to Bianca Chiu who has been voted in as the new ScotGEM society secretary!
Ceilidh fun
Thanks to everyone who came along to our winter ceilidh. We had about 100 attendees with a mix from all 4 year groups. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves, we definitely hope to make it a regular event.
ScotGEM society spring charity dash!
Our next society event is going to be a charity fun run in each region on the same day, Saturday 20th April 2024. There will be a fundraising competition for each region, further details will follow!
Modern GP conference 2024
A little note from our friends at the Mackenzie GP society:
The Mackenzie GP Society is excited to welcome you at our upcoming conference, which will champion the limitless possibilities of what a modern GP career can look like.
Our keynote speakers are some of the *biggest names* in General Practice, including:
"From GP to NHS Leader" with Prof. Sir Gregor Smith (Chief Medical Officer)
“How to shape a portfolio career” with Dr Kevin Fernando (The GP Notebook podcast)
“The GP Nomad: wandering to work” with Dr Kyle Mathews (Islands-based GP)
“From inspiration to action: a toolkit for change-makers” with Dr Callum Leese and colleagues (The Movement Prescription podcast & Aberfeldy | Scotland’s Healthiest Town)
“Movement is medicine” Chair Yoga with Alice Mooney Therapy
Date: 20th February 2024, 4pm - 7pm
Location: Booth Lecture Theatre, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews
Food and soft drinks provided
SIGN UP BELOW: your spot on the event is not confirmed until you receive a CALENDAR INVITE
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKMRHwTltC_G03osn___gfLJAU0bbCA8KemY-4pJ3qYwQ-IA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Want to enter our poster competition? (cash prizes and certificates available) - Contact: aj230@scotgem.ac.uk
ScotGEM soc merch on its way!
We have set up an online shop which will go live soon. Follow us for updates on instagram: @scotgemsociety
Participants for study
Calling all year 2 ScotGEM students for a study investigating the wellbeing of medical students. (Project Title: Composite Narrative Animations: a novel approach to increase the acceptability of accessing psychological support for medical student wellbeing and to build workforce resilience).
We are interested in your views on student wellbeing, related to the teaching session, which used the Nadya composite narrative animation.
The interview will be conducted via zoom/MS teams, as a one-to-one session with our Research Assistant Francesca Marshall, which we anticipate lasting less than an hour. In the interview you will have the opportunity to confidentially discuss medical student wellbeing, including your thoughts and perceptions of the animation and the associated teaching material you used in the teaching session.
Please note that you will have the opportunity to receive a £10 ‘Love to Shop’ voucher as recompense for taking part in the interview.
If you are interested in taking part, please email falm1@st-andrews.ac.uk
A note from ScotGEM Stories
Hello! We're ScotGEM Stories, a blog run by a group of students with posts written by students across all year groups. The stories showcase the variety of experiences students on the course have while learning medicine all over Scotland. Why not have a read of our most recent blog post about a final year student’s elective experience in South Africa?
If this inspires you to write for us, get in touch with any of the editors or email stories@scotgem.ac.uk.
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