Dr Enam Haque
Chair of the National Medical Student Widening Participation Forum
Welcome to the inaugural AspireMed
Medicine Applicants Virtual Conference!
We are delighted that you are here to join us for an exciting day of talks and workshops!
Links
Conference Video Recording
From the GMC
Front Page of the GMC WebsiteAchieving Good Medical Practice – guidance for students produced jointly with the Medical School Council
Outcomes For Graduates & Practical skills and procedures
Welcomed & Valued - Supporting disabled learners in medical education and training
Information on Quality Assurance of medical education
Quality Assurance Reports of UK medical schools
Welcome To Medicine
Good Medical Practice in Action
From UCAT
UCAT 2020 Test Centre Candidate GuideUCAT Online 2020 Candidate Guide
Speakers
We have an exciting and diverse line up of excellent speakers.
Ms Esther Hamilton-Dick
UCAT Marketing and Communication Coordinator.
Member of the UCAT office which runs the UCAT exam on behalf of the UCAT Consortium
Ms Yvette Qureshi
BioMedical Admissions Test
Senior Marketing Manager
Dr Clare Ray
University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences Outreach and Widening Participation Lead
Dame Professor Parveen Kumar
Professor of Medicine and Education
Barts and the London School of Medicine
Claire Owen
Assistant Director at the Medical School's Council.
Lead on selection and widening participation amongst other education focused projects.
Dr Simon Fleming
Trauma and Orthopaedic registrar.
Vice Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Trainee Doctors’ Group (ATDG)
Mr Ollie Burton
Final year medical student at Warwick University
Founder of PostGradMedic YouTube channel
Professor John Paul Leach
Head of Undergraduate Medicine
University of Glasgow
Dr Mandy Hampshire
Director of Undergraduate Medicine Admissions
University of Nottingham
&
Lead for Widening Participation - Derbyshire
Dr Jonny Guckian
NHS Junior Doctor
Founder @MedisenseMeded
#SoMe Director @asmeofficial
Editorial Trainee @BrJDermatol
Ms Anna Harvey
Final year medical student at KCL
BMJ Editorial Scholar
Head of the S|Docs medical education programme at Medics.Academy
Founding member of the National Student Widening Participation Working Group
Workshops
We have prepared a fantastic selection of interactive workshops!
UCAT Workshop
Peninsula Medical School
Widening Access to Medicine Society
Personal Statement Workshop
The Medic Portal
Interview Workshop
Student Assisted Medical and Dental Applicants
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Medical Schools Q&A
The Medical Student's Q&A will feature students from:
England
Anna Harvey - King's College London
Phoebe Hill - Keele University
Nithin Thoppuram - Imperial College London
Aysha Zahid - University of Manchester
Oxbridge
Orthi Shahzad - Downing College, Cambridge
Lucy Xu - Pembroke College, Cambridge
Franceska Tchapdeu - Brasenose College, Oxford
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Dion Manning - Cardiff University
Maarja-Liis Ferry - University of Dundee
Ryan Devlin - University of Edinburgh
Marina Politis - University of Glasgow
Rachel Millar - Queen's University Belfast
Our Sponsors
We are tremendously grateful for the generosity of our sponsors, without which this event would not be possible.
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund
The RMBF is committed to leading the way in providing support and advice to members of the medical profession and their dependants at times of crisis and serious need. As the medical profession continues to change, the RMBF will be ready to meet new and emerging needs.
General Medical Council
The GMC is the governing body for medical practitioners in the UK, with the responsibility of protecting patient safety, and supporting medical education.
British Orthopaedic Association
University of Birmingham
Association of Medical Education in Europe
The AMEE promotes international excellence in education in the healthcare professions across the continuum of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education. AMEE, working with other organisations, supports teachers and institutions in their current educational activities and in the development of new approaches to curriculum planning, teaching and learning methods, assessment techniques and educational management, in response to advances in medicine, changes in healthcare delivery and patient demands and new educational thinking and techniques.
International Assocation of Medical Science Educators
GPs at the Deep End
Programme
Questions for Our Speakers!
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