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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.
More detailed information about the MSRC can be found here. Contact us directly at msrc.leeds@gmail.com
NEWS
June 2009
Allocation to Foundation Jobs within the Yorkshire & Humber Deanery
Fourth Years, you may be aware that if we wish to apply for our first FY1 job in Leeds/West Yorkshire this year, the system has changed. Dr Corrado, the Director of the West Yorkshire Foundation School, wants to find out more about what Medical students at Leeds think about this change. This is your chance to have a say in something that could potentially affect your future career.
Please complete our very short (only 2 questions) online survey to state which option you would prefer. More details are given at the beginning of the survey. It's a bit wordy, but it's a good idea to read this as it will be something you have to think about very soon anyway.
You can read the info and fill in the survey here
Please complete the survey by the 26th June.
Thanks in advance,
Brian, Victoria & Gloria
Year 4/5 MSRC Reps
May 2009
4th/5th years - FY1 Application Process
Wesleyan Medical Sickness will be hosting an evening lecture from guest speaker, Dr Mike Roddis (BSc MB ChB MBA FRCPath) of Healthcare Performance.
Thursday 14th May in the MLT, 7th floor @ 5.30pm
The lecture is entitled ‘The FY1 Application Process' and will include lots of useful information, and Dr Roddis will be happy to answer any other questions you may have about applying for your first job. There will be pizza for everyone following the lecture. This lecture has been extremely popular in other Medical Schools across the country so don’t miss out! Plus, find out about your free student cover, final year group photograph and enter the prize draw! Download a flyer here
March 2009
MSRC ELECTIONS
Congratulations to the newly elected MSRC committee:
President- Ian Butler,
Vice President- John McGuinness,
Secretary- Laura Stephenson,
Treasurer- Lindsay McDowell,
Sports Secretary- James Young,
Publicity Executives- Alice Rothwell, Lauren Harris,
Bradford Transfer Rep- Andleep Ali,
International Students' Rep- Mohantha Vidana,
Mature Students' Rep- Rebecca Lewis,
Progress Rep- Aimee Charnell,
2nd year reps- Sarah Clark, Dave Thompson,
3rd year reps- Clare Bird, Kate Sutton, Florence Goodison & Dare Oladokun,
4th Year reps- Lucy Turner, Sam Alderson,
5th year reps- Gloria Ashiru, Victoria Green, Brian McMillan,
Intercalating Reps- Sheona Harper, Guy Gherardi & Nellie Johnson,
Honorary Reps- Ali Carpenter, Saxon Prentice, Matt Fong, Gwen Davies , James Chan, Harriet Clay,
Open seats - Poppy Lister & Karin Duckett
NHS Bursaries / Student Loans
If you are going into your 5th or 6th year you may be eligible for a NHS Bursary. We have written a document explaining the how NHS Bursaries and Student Loans affect each other, and tried to answer any questions that you might have. You can download it here
January 2009
Shortened First Aid Course?
As you may know, the school of medicine is currently reviewing the week long first aid at work (FAW) course that first-year students take, due to cost concerns. One of the main alternatives would be a shortened course, and we at MSRC want to hear your views on such a change - whether you're against or for it. Please let us know how you feel by filling in this very short questionnaire.
Welcome back
Hope you all had a good holiday. We've uploaded the MSRC 3rd year handbook here. The "Medical Neuroscience" website that has been down for ages is now back up - very useful for Control & Movement Spot test revision!
November 2008
We've allocated £3695 to medic societies this year! The following societies were allocated funding:
Rectum,
Careers Fayre,
Medsin,
Choir,
Leeds Marrow,
Netball,
Medics badminton,
Hockey NAMS,
Pharmaware,
Hockey,
Cricket team,
Charity bike ride,
Football club (mens).
August 2008
Welcome back to all Leeds Medics this year - I hope you
all had an enjoyable summer break, whether it be in sunny Britain or
abroad.
This year is an exciting year for MSRC, with more and more ideas and
progress within the upcoming curriculum 2010 review, and an overhaul of
the personal tutor system in store, and renovations of the library
occurring over the summer break.
For the freshers we are trying a modified "MUMS" scheme, allowing the
incoming first years to choose non-drinking parents if they wish. Over
this year we will also be adding to and enhancing the MSRC website,
furthering its use as an important resource for Leeds Medics.
So, the best of luck for the year ahead, and please remember - should you
have any "ideas, concerns or expectations", or if you would like to get
involved with MSRC, do not hesitate to get in touch at msrc.leeds@gmail.com !
Alexander Carpenter
President, MSRC
May 2008
Timetable update: During the 2007/2008 academic
year an attempt was made to bring the medical school's timetabling
into line with central university timetabling. Unfortunately for
everyone the timetable of the typical medical student was too complex with
too many nuances for the central timetable to successfully incorporate.
After a long (and painful) time for everyone trying to make it work, the
decision was taken to once more have an in-house internally run medical
school timetable, a decision which MSRC are very happy to (finally) see!
The in house timetable is located here.
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 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.
Last updated by Brian McMillan on
Saturday 11th October
2008
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