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Welcome! to! the! third! and! final! of! this! year’s! edition! of! ‘Get!

Involved’.!We!hope!you!have!found!it!useful!and!it!has!encouraged!

you! to! join! some! of! the! amazing! societies! within! our! medical!

school.!

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Medical(Education(Society(0(MedEd(This!term!is!MedEd’s!busiest!and!we!are!trying!our!hardest!to!make! it! the!best! for!all!of!you!

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We!will!be!running!revision!sessions!for!first!and!second!years!for!both!the!written!exams!and!

the! communication!OSCE! stations.!We!are! currently! changing! our! presentations! and!making!

sure!all!of!our! teachers!are!prepared.!Keep!checking!our! facebook!page! for! the!dates!of! the!

sessions!most!relevant!for!you!so!that!you!can!sign!up.!!

Third!years,!we!will!be!pairing!up!with! the! newly! formed!Cardiovascular! society! to!help!you!

with!some!OSCE!revision!sessions,!ECG!interpretation!and!many!more!skills.!!

Fifth!years,!don’t!think!we’ve!forgotten!about!you!!A!whole!revision!weekend!has!been!set!up!

for!you,!run!by!F1s,!who!are!Newcastle!graduates,!and!are!on!hand!to!help!you!pass!your!finals!

with!flying!colours.!!

However,!we! are! not! all! about! revision.!We!will! be! holding! our! AGM! during! this! term! so! if!

you’re! interested! in!being!on!the!committee,!or!even! just! learning!more!about!how!you!can!

teach!next!year,!make!sure!you!come!along.!!

Good!luck!with!all!your!exams!!

MedEd!

If!you!have!any!queries!do!not!hesitate!to!contact!us!at:!meded@gmail.com!

Contributors!

• AMS!

• Mediwikis!

• Paediatric!Society!

• CPRiS!

• Orthopaedics!Society!

• Radiology!Society!

• Cardiovascular!Society!

• Medics!Revue!

• NMDSC!

• Friends!of!MSF!

GET(INVOLVED(

Academic(Medicine(Society(Final(speaker(evening!(Dr(Desa(Lilic(Tuesday(6th(May(6pm(Dental(LT(F!!The! enthusiastic! Consultant!

Immunologist! and! Principle! Investigator!

Dr! Desa! Lilic! will! be! our! final! guest!

speaker!for!the!year!!Dr!Lilic!specialises!in!

a!rare!immune!deficiency!disorder.!!

Free(food!(!(

National(Student(Association(of(Medical(Research(Conference(Saturday(10th(May(@(Newcastle(Medical(School(FREE(registration(nsamr2014.co.uk((

! 4!Renowned!plenary!speakers!

! Oral!presentations!

! Poster!presentations!

! Workshops!

! Academic!surgery!

! Global!health!

! Medical!Education!

…to(name(a(few!!! Certificate!

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We! are! recruiting! students! to! be! on! our!Day( Committee,! this!will! look! great! on! your!CV! and! is! a! fantastic!opportunity!to!be!more(involved!with!AMS!and!the!conference!!Please!contact,!nsamr2014@gmail.com!if!you!

are!interested!!

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We!are!also!recruiting!volunteers!from!stage!2!onwards!to!be!“Buddies”!for!our!visiting!sixth!formers.!This!is!a!great!CV(booster!and!will!provide!you!with!the!opportunity!to!demonstrate!your!clinical(skills.!To!find!out!more!

please!contact!Alex!Martin!at!nsamr2014@gmail.com!!!!!

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AGM(&(AMS(Elections!(( Monday(12th(May(6pm(Leech(2.2!It’s! that! time!of! year!again!!Want! to!be!more! involved!with!undergrad! research?! Fancy!a!

place(on(committee?!Come!along!to!the!elections!!Contact!academicmedncl@gmail.com!for!

more!information!about!positions(up(for(grabs.!!!

AFP(2015(Info(Evening(( Thurs(15th(May(6pm(Dental(LT(E!For! all! those! considering! or! planning! to! apply! for! the! Academic! Foundation! Programme!

(AFP),!Dr!Andrew!Gennery!(Director!Northern!Deanery!AFP)!will!be!delivering!a!talk!about!the!Newcastle(AFP.!AFP!doctors!will!discuss!their!experiences!and!future!plans.!Final!year!medics!accepted!on!the!2014!programme!will!be!there!to!answer!questions!and!share!their!

advice.!!!!

Good(luck(with(revision(and(exams(everyone!(That’s(all(for(this(year!((Thanks,(Katie(Best,(President(!!

To(be(added(to(the(mailing(list,(please(email(academicmedncl@gmail.com!

amsncl.co.uk(( ((((@AMSNewcastle!

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Mediwikis(On!the!7th!of!May,!Mediwikis!is!hosting!an!event!at!Quilliam!Brothers!tea!house.!You'll!

be!able!to!meet!other!people!involved!in!the!wiki,!learn!more!about!getting!involved!in!

the!Mediwikis!project!that's!spreading!across!the!country,!and!get!free!tea!and!snacks!!

*Free!tea!and!snacks!

*Get!tips!and!teaching!for!upcoming!exams!

RSVP!or!find!out!more!via!Facebook,!just!search!Mediwikis!!

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Newcastle(Paediatrics(Society(This!academic!year!has!been!one!of!success!for!Newcastle!Paediatrics!Society.!Our!SSC!

and!Electives!evening!was!attended!by!over!60!third!year!students,!quite!a!few!of!which!

have!gone!on!to!secure!SSCs!at!prestigious!centres!such!as!Great!Ormond!Street!and!

Alder!Hey.!Our!second!annual!Northern!Undergraduate!Paediatrics!Conference!was!again!extremely!popular,!attracting!students!from!medical!schools!around!the!country!

and!receiving!positive!feedback!from!all!delegates.!We’ve!also!been!fortunate!enough!to!

raise!over!£400!for!children’s!charities,!both!national!and!local.!

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We’re!ending!our!year!with!one!final!event!–!the!Careers!in!Paediatrics!evening!will!take!place!on!30thApril!at!7pm!in!the!medical!school.!We!will!have!speakers!from!various!

paediatric!subcspecialities!to!talk!to!you!about!how!a!career!in!paediatrics!progresses!and!

what!a!job!in!paediatrics!entails.!

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Thanks!again!to!everybody!who!has!attended!our!events!!

this!year.!If!you!are!interested!in!becoming!a!member!of!!

our!committee!for!next!year,!please!keep!an!eye!out!on!!

our!Facebook!and!Twitter!pages!for!information!on!when!!

our!AGM!will!be!!

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Facebook:!Newcastle!Paediatrics!Society!

Twitter:!@newcpaeds!!

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CPRiS(CPRiS are holding a fundraiser on the 3rd May:

A 12-hour CPR marathon!

Members!will!be!getting!together!in!front!of!the!!

student!union!from!10amc10pm!to!do!CPR!!

continuously!for!12!hours.!There!will!also!be!a!!

station!for!people!to!learn!CPR!and!get!involved.!!

Participants!will!be!looking!for!sponsors!and!we!!

will!also!be!collecting!donations!on!the!day.!The!!

event!is!to!raise!money!for!CPRiS!itself!as!well!as!proceeds!going!towards!a!heartcrelated!

charity!(tbc).!Please!drop!by!on!the!day!and!get!involved!!More!information!available!

through!our!Facebook!group,!CPRiS!2013c14.!

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Othopaedic(Society(We!are!pleased!to!announced!the!triumphant!return!of!

Orthopaedic!Society!!We!are!in!the!process!of!organising!

some!exciting!events!such!as!speaker!evenings!and!

practical!skill!sessions.!We!know!that!there!isn't!much!

scope!for!experiencing!this!specialty!in!the!normal!

curriculum,!so!we!want!to!provide!a!little!taste!of!what's!

on!offer!beyond!medical!school.!Please!like!our!page!on!

facebook!to!keep!up!to!date!with!our!events!!

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Cardiovascular(Society(The!Newcastle!University!Cardiovascular!!

Society!is!the!newest!society!to!be!set!up!!

within!the!medical!school.!We!aim!to!!

increase!awareness!of!careers!in!cardiology!!

and!cardiothoracic!surgery.!Our!first!event!!

is!soon:!

Careers!in!Cardiology!Monday!12!May,!6pm!

David!Shaw!Lecture!Theatre,!Medical!School!

!Two!of!our!consultant!patrons,!Prof!Spyridopolous!and!Dr!Shepherd!will!talk!to!

the!society!about!their!experience!of!working!in!the!field!and!give!hints!and!tips!

on!how!to!successfully!prepare!to!enter!a!career!in!cardiology!!

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This!term,!we!will!be!teaming!up!with!MedEd!to!provide!revision!sessions!on!the!

cardiovascular!exam,!how!to!interpret!an!ECG!and!much!more!!

Like!our!Facebook!group!and!keep!up!to!date!with!all!our!events.!

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radiologist,! they!always!see!right!through!you!! If!you!want!to!have!such!special!powers!

and!to!learn!about!an!exciting,!expanding!field!in!medicine,!why!not!join!us!for!some!of!

our!free!events?!Last!term!we!had!some!great!events:!teaching!of!chest!radiographs,!MRI!

in!research!and,!of!course,!weekly!consultant!led!sessions!in!the!RVI!covering!a!range!of!

topics.! These! sessions!will! continue! this! term:! if! you!would! like! to! join! us,!we!meet! at!

1pm! in! the! Medical! School! foyer! every! Friday.! Join! us! on! Facebook! or! email!

radiologysocietyncl@gmail.com!with!any!questions.!

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Medics(Revue:(WARNING.!Not!for!the!faintchearted.!Or!dentists.!

Medics’!Revue!is!an!annual!comedy!show!!

organised,!written,!and!performed!by!a!group!of!!

brave!third!year!medics!all!in!the!name!of!charity.!

Pull!yourselves!away!from!the!Walton!and!the!!

Fell!and!join!us!at!the!Students’!Union!for!a!night!!

of!songs,!satire!and!sketches!that!will!drown!out!your!revision!blues.!

We!can’t!promise!you!cultural,!and!we!can’t!promise!you!civilised,!but!we!do!guarantee!

extensive!mocking!of!lecturers,!topped!off!with!a!decent!share!of!dentist!bashing,!and!

general!pissctaking!of!medic!(and!everyday)!life!that!WILL!make!you!feel!a!little!better!

about!Sophie’s!vagina,!your!worryingly!empty!logbook,!and!the!fact!that!you!know!

nothing!about!immunology.!

This!year!we!are!raising!money!for!two!great!charities!c!a!national!charity,!The!Red!Cross!

and!a!local!charity,!Newcastle!Carer’s!Centre.!

Shows!will!take!place!on!Thursday!22nd!and!Friday!23rd!May.!!

Tickets!are!on!sale!NOW!and!are!£5!in!advance,!or!£6!on!the!door.!Tickets!can!be!

reserved!by!posting!on!the!event!wall!up!to!24!hours!before!the!show,!or!can!be!bought!

from!any!member!of!our!committee!after!Easter.!Doors!will!open!at!7.00pm!and!the!

show!will!start!at!7.30!on!both!nights!!

THE!2014!MEDICS’!REVUE!COMMITTEE!

NMDSC!Newcastle!Medics! and! Dentist! Student! Council! have! had! a! great! year! organising! events!

from!the!Cheese!and!Wine!night!to!the!Halfway!Ball…!But!now!it!is!time!to!search!for!a!new!

group!of!Medical!and!Dental!students!to!take!the!helm!next!year.!

Anyone!in!Second!Year!who!wants!to!form!a!team!can!get!in!contact!with!us!via!facebook,!

and!begin!campaigning!for!votes.!Best!of!luck!to!anyone!who!wants!to!get!on!board!!

We! leave!you!with!news!of!one!final!event!planned!for!the!end!of!Stage!1!and!2!exams…!

We!can’t!give!away!too!much!right!now,!but!the!NMDSC!Summer!Event!is!always!the!place!to!be!after!exams.!We!will!also!be!revealing!next!year’s!committee.!

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Many! thanks! to! the! BMJ,! MDU,! MPS,! Wesleyan! and! Blackwell’s! for! their! continued!

sponsorship! of!MedEd.!Watch! out! for! competitions! and! representatives! at! future!MedEd!

events.!

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Friends(of(MSF(Friends!of!Médecins!San!Frontières!(FoMSF)!!

are!university!based!student!societies!of!the!!

organisation!Médecins!San!Frontières!(MSF).!!

MSF,!also!known!as!Doctors!Without!Borders,!!

work!in!areas!of!medical!need,!for!example,!!

disaster!zones,!conflict!areas!and!epidemics,!!

providing!medical!care!to!those!that!are!in!urgent!need!of!it.!Their!work!requires!both!

funding!and!awareness!amongst!the!general!public,!which!FoMSF!contribute!towards.!!

At!Newcastle,!we!are!holding!a!Disaster!Medicine!Day!on!17th!May!2014.!The!day!will!be!

hands!on,!with!different!practical!scenarios!such!as!an!obstetric!emergency,!infectious!

diseases,!gunshot!wounds!and!natural!disasters!and!there!will!also!be!a!guest!speaker!

who!has!worked!in!the!field.!We!hope!to!provide!everyone!with!some!clinical!skills!and!

knowledge!that!can!be!used!during!medical!school,!and!also!provide!a!good!foundation!

for!anyone!who!would!like!to!work!abroad!or!in!disaster!zones!!For!free!tickets,!please!

register!at!http://disastermedicineday.eventbrite.com!

Later!on!in!the!term,!we!hope!to!have!an!MSF!speaker!coming!to!talk!at!the!medical!

school,!as!well!as!an!Open!Mic!Night!to!celebrate!the!end!of!term!!

Any!queries,!please!email!Rayan!at!r.mohamedcahmed@ncl.ac.uk