Author: Clare Ray

Today on the MDS Outreach blog we have a post, from Zaiba Abid, a member Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences (BWAMS) about writing UCAS personal statements.   How I Started Writing My Personal Statement When the challenge of writing my personal statement presented itself, unfortunately I had little guidance from the college I … Continue reading “Guest Blog – How I Started Writing My Personal Statement”

Today on the MDS Outreach blog we have a post from Jenny Mullins-White, Careers Consultant in the Careers Network at the University of Birmingham. Her blog is brimming with brilliant ideas of how you can prepare for a future career in medicine and healthcare by finding out more about these professions and yourself while in … Continue reading “Guest Blog – Lockdown doesn’t mean locked out. Support for those considering applying for medicine and other healthcare professions”

Today on the MDS Outreach blog we have a post, Book Club 1, from Zaiba Abid, a member Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences (BWAMS).   Paul Kalanithi’s memoir is pretty much near the top of the list of the (many) books I’ve read over my almost 22 years. This amazingly written autobiography cleverly … Continue reading “Guest Blog – Book Club 1 – When Breath Becomes Air”

  This guest blog is written by Karishma Dewitt, a Dental Student at the University of Birmingham and a member of Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences. Hi everyone, my name is Karishma, I’m a 3rd Year Dental Student at UoB and here’s 5 things I think aspiring Dental Students should take a look … Continue reading “Guest Blog – 5 Things Aspiring Dentists Should Read, Watch, or Listen to This Week”

Today on the MDS Outreach blog we have a post from Atousa Khiabany, a member Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences (BWAMS). Hi, my name is Atousa and I’m a first year Graduate Entry Medicine student at the University of Birmingham. When I was making my application to study medicine, it was the advice … Continue reading “Guest Blog – Introducing the We Are Medics YouTube channel”

This guest blog is written by Ka Yuet Kenneth Au-Yeung, a Medical Student at the University of Birmingham and a member of Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences.         1. A stressful shift on the paediatrics ward | Confessions of a junior doctor This video offers a quick glimpse of the … Continue reading “Guest Blog – 5 videos every aspiring healthcare professional should watch this week”

This guest blog is written by Ruby Hill, a 3rd Year Medical Student and member of Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences. Hi guys! To introduce myself: my name is Ruby and I am a third year medic at the University of Birmingham. I wanted to share with you today six articles from sources … Continue reading “Guest Blog – 6 News Articles Every Aspiring Healthcare Professional Should Read This Week”

After much deliberation amongst our committee, about how best to support prospective medical applicants in the current climate; we decided on hosting Live Instagram Q&A regularly. We think this will serve as a great way to support a wide range of students looking for trustworthy and comprehensive advice. We streamed our first session on Thursday … Continue reading “Guest Blog – BWAMS Instagram Q&A Live”

The following press-release was published today by the Medical Schools Council and highlights the progress that has been made in diversifying the student population entering medical School by increasing the numbers from backgrounds of social and education disadvantage. New data from the Medical Schools Council shows that the medical student population has diversified across characteristics … Continue reading “Medical students diversifying across economic and ethnic measures”