Work initiated in a Year 4 SCP project by Dr Hannah Mills, supported by Dr Rachel Brooks has now been implemented into routine practice. Read more here: Show me where
Show me where? An SSC project that changed practice
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Author Archives: Sam Hibbitts
Launch of the Year 5 Elective Advisor Website
In 2013-2014 we surveyed the fifth year medical students on their return from Elective to find out more about their experience. Information on personal highlights, low points and advice for future students was collated.
Seventy seven students responded and the data has been used to create the Year 5 Elective Advisor website.
Thanks go to Dr Paul Brennan for all his work creating the pages and to Allan Theopanides and @IanBru for technical advice.
Prizes awarded at 2013-2014 Celebrating Excellence in SSCs event
The final day of the Celebrating Excellence Event in SSCs showcased the top projects undertaken by third year medical students at Cardiff University.
The standard of presentations was exceptional and all 12 students received a certificate and Amazon gift voucher.
The 2013-2014 winners:
- The Director’s £100 prize went to Jamie Fisher
- The Director’s runner up book prize was awarded to Emeka Ezeigwe.
- The Academic’s £75 prize was awarded to Lewis Powell
- The Student’s £50 prize was Isaac Meyers.
Well done to all students for showcasing the outstanding work ongoing in Cardiff.
Top 12 year 3 students selected based on Excellence in SSCs
We hosted the first Celebrating Excellence Event in SSCs for year 3 medical students over two days: 14th and 15th July. There were 8 sessions in total and the standard of presentations was excellent. Students demonstrated a great depth of work in a whole range of areas with many important findings that have the potential for publication and changes in clinical practice.
Thank you to all students who engaged fully with this event and all supporting academics and visitors who came to see the work our medical students have completed during their SSC period.
The 12 posters with the highest percentage of votes from their sessions have qualified for the oral presentation session.
Presentation times:
Qualifying students have been ordered randomly and will present in the following order:
| Time | First Name | Surname | SSC Title | Main Project Speciality |
| 09:30 | Amy | Butlin | Investigating the Aetiology, Clinical Course and Management of Head Injuries in Morriston Hospital: A 6-Month Assessment | Emergency Medicine |
| 09:45 | Lauren | O’Donnell | An audit of the care of patients with Motor Neurone Disease in South Wales | Neurology |
| 10:00 | Isaac | Myers | Tight Junctions in Cancer Metastasis | Academic Surgery and Oncology |
| 10:15 | Alice | Tainsh | Hydroxycarbamide for Sickle Cell Anaemia and Beta Thalassaemia: Producing Patient Information Leaflets | Paediatric Haematology |
| 10:30 | Alexandra | Charnock | Investigating the Role of Calcineurin in Induced Pancreatic Acinar Cell Injury | Gasteroenterology |
| 10:50 | Helen Aoife | Iliff | Asthma in Adults – an Audit of Asthma management in Adults presenting to the University Hospital of Wales Emergency Department | Emergency Medicine |
| 11:05 | Ben | Stone | Foetal tissue donation – importance and sensitive optimisation | Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| 11:20 | Jamie | Fisher | Women’s views on tissue disposal after first trimester abortion |
O&G |
| 11:35 | Stefan | Rietz | Multi-Agency and Multiple-Casualty Pre-hospital Simulation: A Case Study | Simulation and Resuscitation |
| 11:50 | Emeka | Ezeigwe | Forensic Medicine: Medical Opinion Linked with the Innocence Project | Forensic Pathology |
| 12:05 | Sophie | Kendall | Modern Management of Phaeochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: A Case-Based Review | Endocrinology |
| 12:20 | Lewis | Powell | Pornographies effects on young individuals may need to be considered from a psychological, psychiatric and neurological point of view. | Public Health |
| The final event will take place in Lecture Theatre 1, Main Building, Heath Park, Cardiff University on the 18th July with 3 prizes awarded to the top students: |
- Directors prize: £100
- Academics prize: £75
- Student prize: £50
All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there for what promises to be an excellent final day.
Celebrating Excellent Event fast approaching
Next week we are hosting the 1st annual SSC Celebrating Excellence Conference at UHW. Throughout Monday and Tuesday all year 3 medical students will present a poster on their recently completed 8 week SSC project and students from all years are welcome to attend.
1st and 2nd years who are still around are particularly encouraged to come along as it will be a great opportunity to gain inspiration for your own year 3 SSC, when you can design your own project, which includes choosing your tutor and location.
The event is in the Sports and Social Club and will run from 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm each day.