Widening Participation Medics

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📚 ✏️ CALLING ALL WP FIRST YEARS ✏️ 📚

Come along to our how to study at medical school session!

We will discuss methods and tips for effective learning and study and will finish with a Q&A.

📍 Appleton Tower (2.11)
🕰️ 5:30-7:00pm
📅 Wednesday 25th September

See you there!
Sign up: https://forms.gle/XTSSWUVhxgCNz5EN8

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Join our Committee! 📣

We are recruiting the final positions for our 24/25 WPM society committee.

Roles Available Include:
- Year 1 Lead (apply if you’re first year!)
- Year 5 Lead (apply if you’re fifth year!)

All other roles have now been filled.
Apply through the link below:
https://forms.gle/fe4mA9QJrkYukd3t9

Once you have applied, we will allow the committee to vote on applicants for the role at our EGM, after a short speech from each applicant:
📆 Tuesday 17th September
⏰ 7pm
🎥 Zoom

We are so excited for the academic year ahead! Applications close on Monday 16th September, 12pm.

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☕️ FREE COFFEE&CAKE ☕️

Widening Participation students are welcome to join us at Black Medicine on Thursday the 12th of September from 4pm for a chat, and some free coffee and cake! ☕️ 🍰

Sign up link: https://forms.gle/2hjooGwciMUtXHkC8

Can’t wait to see you all there 🩺
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📣 CALLING ALL YEAR 4 STUDENTS 📣

Come and join us for our first event of the semester and learn the best tips, tricks and advice for surviving 4th year!!

Thursday the 29th of August, 7-8pm, online.

Sign up through the link below or on our story and an online link will be sent to you.

See you there!! 🩺

Sigh up link: https://forms.gle/64esv3qxPTpQ2msB7

Conscious Edinburgh, the university's mental health charity, are excited to host their first student-led medics' peer support group.

A safe and confidential space for medical students to share experiences and support one another.

Join them for free cake and chat in the Cheviot Room, Pleasance on Tuesday 26th March.

Pre-clinical years from 3-4pm
Clinical years from 4-5pm

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Introducing our medics peer support group. A place for open conversations about experiences both in the medical school and on the wards. From feeling overwhelmed, an emotional experience on the ward to seeing a cadaver for the first time or an encounter with a doctor which has maybe left you feeling deflated. We hope this provides a space where you can feel supported by your peers in an informal setting. Sign up to the medics support group mailing list if you are interested in learning more and keeping updated!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVQx-tL9L4FbvnDvSTy5wKSWCpzrFUi0JlnRnnqIMfqupzgQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Year 6 Medical student volunteers needed for assistance in research on WP medics experiences transitioning from medical students to junior doctors. 🩺
Participants would receive a £20 voucher.
Follow the link for more information!

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p0Kperam0kCiKmkRA2Dx_ic3CyZF4WL-/view

🩺WP Outreach Programme opportunity 🩺

The Year Two Lead from the Widening Participation Medics Society is looking at setting up a Widening Participation Outreach Programme. WP/state school students can get involved in the programme as a whole, based in Edinburgh, or a specific outreach trip to a state school in Durham.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/7iBrsstbNWbppncw8

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🎨Free Pottery Painting and Hot Drinks for WP Medical Students🎨

Come along to our social at Doodles Ceramics where you can paint pre-made potteries, enjoy some hot drinks and meet new friends!

📍 Doodles Ceramics (27-29 Marchmont Cres, Edinburgh EH9 1HQ)
📅 Wednesday, 22nd November 2023
⏰ 6-8pm

Widening Participation Medics can sign up through the link below or by scanning the QR code below. Spaces are limited!

Can’t wait to see everyone getting creative!🎨🍶

Sign up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHhyLlKkg6s12klcGmQtLIgaHgL1djMhN2IzVNvHay5k2fYQ/viewform

Hi everyone, today is the first anniversary of the Widening Participation Medics society! We would like to say thank you to everyone for coming along to our events and to our committee members for their hard work. Here are some highlights of the last year and we are so excited for the next year to come!

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📢 MEET THE COMMITTEE 📢

Introducing the faces behind the Widening Participation Medics Society for 23/24🩺

We are all incredibly excited to be a part of the movements to increase access and opportunity in medicine for those from WP backgrounds.

Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming events, we can’t wait to see you all there. 🧑‍⚕️ 🗓️

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🗯️ APPLY TO JOIN OUR COMMITTEE 🗯️

Still not sent off your application? Want to make a difference and gain a certificate for your contribution?
You can still apply via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNwCSzML24qG7elzrVm-7QjwobuxPPCUHwqsdk5v-hD0b9Lw/viewform 📲
All applicants will have the chance to make a short speech about why they would like to take their desired role within the society at our EGM.

The EGM will be held:
📅 Monday 18th September
⏰ 7pm
📍 Zoom

All applications must be submitted by Sunday 17th at 6pm. ✍️
We can’t wait to see you all there!🩺

🩺Apply to join our committee!🩺

Are you passionate about making a difference in the widening participation community?

Apply to join our committee! The following roles will be available to apply for:
✍️ Secretary
📅 Events Lead
📚 Year 1 Lead
🩺 Year 4 Lead

Apply through the following link:
https://forms.gle/5Q6ai2VHiJGYvRDz7
Votes will be cast for each position at our EGM. Keep an eye out on our socials for the date of this. 📣🧬

📣 Calling all Year 4 Medics 📣

Come along to our “How to Survive Year 4” session run by 5th year medics and get the insider tips and tricks to get you through your first clinical year! 🧑‍⚕️

📍 Where ? Zoom 🎥
📅 When? Monday the 28th of August at 7pm ⏰
Sign up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qVTb6eD2UjI63PoH-1AZNQjcpRgsqjNfG-kvgjvidaI/edit?pli=1
(Linked on our story too!)

Hope to see you all there 👫 🩺

📝Are you a first year looking for some MCQ help before the exam?📝

Come along to our MCQ evening where we’ll go through some MCQs and answer any of your burning questions!

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/qQc4F4r5hQ5zsvARA

Can’t wait to see you all there. 🩺

Did you know 98% of Junior Doctors voted for strike action in 2023? 👩‍⚕️🪧👨‍⚕️

The current strikes are affecting junior doctors across the country. Understanding why they are happening and how they will pave what clinical practise looks like for us as the doctors of the future is so important.

Swipe to find out more about the strikes and what we can do as medical students to show our support 👏 .juniordocs

Thank you so much to everyone who filled out the survey on their WP experiences! I created this survey as I wanted to share my findings and ensure the voices of WP students were heard.

Recommendations were made based on the survey findings and will be advocated for by WPM.

Highlights:
• 53% (n=38) of students rated their support needs as “not at all” met or “ok” when they started medical school (Fig 1.), with Financial & Pastoral Support lowly rated by respondents (Fig 2.)
• Finance (43%, n=31) and work (22%, n=16) have been identified as significant barriers to WP medical students, leading to less time available to study and socialise and an inability to purchase resources (11%, n=8) (Fig 4.)
• 28% (n=20) of students explicitly state a feeling of isolation, loneliness, or imposter syndrome due to their circumstance
• Peer support (42%, n=30) and peer resources (26%, n=19) were highlighted as the most helpful factor in WP student progression throughout medical school (Fig 5.)

Thanks again everyone,
Maha

Did you know 24% of students say they’re less likely to finish their degree as a result of the cost of living crisis? ✍️

Financial worries are amongst a multitude of issues faced by widening participation students during University. These financial difficulties are currently being exacerbated by the rising cost of living.

This is a huge and very current issue many medical students all over the UK are currently facing. Educating on this issue and signposting available help and resources is imperative to ensure widening participation students are supported during the cost of living crisis. 💰🩺

Liveable NHS Bursary.🔗 :https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/a-liveable-nhs-bursary-is-needed-to-make-medicine-truly-accessible-to-all/

Meet The Committee!

These are the faces behind the Widening Participation Medics society!👏

We are all extremely passionate about widening participation within our communities and are all excited to be a part of such an amazing society for the next academic semester.

Look out for these friendly faces at our events and socials, any of us would be more than happy to help.

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☕️Free Coffee and Cake☕️

Calling all WP students!!

Join us on Monday 13th of February from 6:30-8pm for a chat and some coffee and cake!

Sign up link: https://forms.gle/satjRAkZioz4GBz36

Can’t wait to see you all there 🩺

Thank you so much to everyone who came along last night, and to Cal for delivering this talk. We really appreciate everyone giving up their time to be there!

Please help us improve by filling out our feedback form: https://forms.gle/DoZjmmKp4cWCrvMC9

Hi everyone, hope you all had a lovely holiday and a great new year!

We have opened up applications to join our committee. Apply to any of the roles by the 18th January (12pm) via this link: https://forms.gle/iVGKGedP8jjfxtVZA

Learn more about what each role involves via this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XXR3f87XZZa4mO_Lo5Hx3KfDAZMUrF78lAhbCOPeUA/edit?usp=sharing

Robyn & Maha
Presidents of Widening Participation Medics

📚We had a fantastic turnout at both of our 1st year MCQ Evenings 📚

Thank you so much to everyone who came to our events and to all the tutors who helped make it possible. We hope the session helped you guys and we look forward to seeing you all at future events!! :))

Best of luck with exams everyone!!!

🩺 Did you know only 4% of doctors in the UK come from a working-class background? 🩺

People from Widening Participation backgrounds have to overcome many barriers to access Higher Education.

Our aims as a society are:
1. to support widening participation medical students so their background does not negatively impact upon their experiences
2. to provide a space for medical students from widening participation backgrounds to connect and support each other