Welcome
The MSRC is a student body whose aim is to look after you throughout
your time as a medical student at the University of Leeds. This site contains minutes of our meetings, links to useful resources, and contact details of people on the MSRC.
If there is anything you think we could do to make the site better, please
let us
know.
NEWS
March 2008
New study resource links added:
We are constantly updating our
study resources page. Links added this month include embryology and
immunology links (especially useful in 1st and 2nd year), videos of
examination techniques (useful for those 3rd year OSCEs), and links to
sites describing heart auscultation, and how to review chest radiographs.
MSRC 2008/2009 Comittee: Following our Annual General Meeting on
Friday, 7th March, we are pleased to announce your 2008/2009 Committee:
President - Alexander Carpenter, Vice-President - Saxon Prentice,
Secretary - Sam Alderson, Treasurer - Kate Sutton, Sports Secretary -
Greta McLachlan, Publicity Secretary - Philip Robinson, 2nd Year Reps
Karin Duckett, & Clare Pettinger, 3rd Year Reps - Nellie Johnson, Brian
Dromey, John McGuinness, & Lindsey McDowell, 4th Year Reps - Gloria Ashiru,
Poppy Lister, & Victoria Green, 5th Year Reps - Jenny Longstaffe, Sally
Chapman, Lolo Kalake, & Jon De Siquiera, Intercalating Rep - Dave Cook,
Bradford Transfer Rep - Sheona Harper, Open Seats - Brian McMillan & Aimee
Charnell. Honorary Reps - Matthew Fong, Gwen Davies, James Chan, Harriet
Clay, Aarti Patel. Mature Students Rep - Henna Anwar, International
Students Rep - Vinothini Armugam
February 2008
Elections: Election fever is spreading as MSRC
and Medsoc will put to vote new candidates for their key committe
positions. You will be able to vote online
and at the AGM which will take place on the 7th March.
BMA - Strengthening our ties with the BMA MSC committee: Our
representative Alex Griffiths will attend the national conference in April
to advocate key issues such as; pay debanding, loss of hospital
accomodation for FY1 doctors and improving the deal for international
students.
Funding: We have had the
unique position of offering an unprecedented £3500 to be allocated to
medics sports teams, societies and activities this year. All the
applications have been reviewed and notifications are being sent out this
week. These allocations will enable the continued growth and prosperity of
the wider network of medics extra-curricular activities.
Game Tables: We
have been successful in acquiring a table football unit for the Airport
Lounge. We expect delivery in the next few weeks. Just a reminder that
proceeds from both the pool table and table football are received by MSRC
and in turn reinvested in our student body.
Peer Assisted Learning Scheme (PALS): Stay
tuned for these sessions which are happening later in April/May. PALS is
comprised of sessions where 3rd Years are taught essential OSCE
skills by 4th Years/5th Years/Intercalators. These
sessions are always well received by all teachers and students alike.
Further details will be sent out in the coming weeks.
Shuttlebuses:
Following the recent prohibition of students using the Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust shuttle buses (including the LGI- St James’). Alison
Noscoe (5th Year Rep) has launched an
online survey
which will allow us to demonstrate the importance of this service to
medical students so please follow
this link
and let us know what you think:
We continue to work with the Medical School to ensure that suitable
alternative arrangements are forthcoming.
University Timetabling: We are now in the
second term without a dedicated MBChB timetable. Your informal and written
feedback via our online survey has given us a strong body of evidence
indicating that the central timetabling alternative is unsuitable. The
Medical School, Leeds University Union, Dean of Medicine and Health, and
Central Timetabling has been made aware of our situation. A formal
complaint has been lodged with the University Complaints Officer and we
are pushing for an immediate remedy in parallel with any longer term
solution.
Teacher of the Year:
Each year, MSRC honours the most outstanding teacher for your year as
chosen by you! Now is your chance to have your say. There is one award for
each year and the winners are invited to the MedSoc Spring Ball to receive
their award! Be sure to check your email inbox for voting instructions.
December 2007
BMA
Intra
School
Committee (ISC) Elections:
The results are in:
Year 1 (no voting): Elizabeth O'Dowd &
Samantha Simpkins.
Year 2: Katie Dexter & Amit Patel, Year 3: Owen Chambers, Sunny Khan,
Brian McMillan, Year 4: Naeem Mohyudin, Andrew Ratcliffe, Year 5 (no
voting): Tracey Barnes.
BMA Medical Students Committee elections:
Congratulations to Alex Griffiths, who has been elected
as the BMA MSC rep for Leeds Medical School.
To learn more about the BMA
MSC,
click here.
Book reviews:
Are there any medical textbooks that you would particularly recommend
to your fellow students? Or any that you think are a complete waste of
time? We are looking for book reviews to add to the site. If you're
interested in contributing, please
let us
know.
Are you a budding photographer?:
We are looking for original photographs for our website. If you have
any photos that you would like to see on the site, please
e-mail
them to us.
Learning resources:
Fancy reviewing some of the links on our Study Resources page? We
could do with a short description of each site. Do you have any useful links that could be added to our resources
section? If so, please
let us know.
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