Kent and Medway Medical School

Are you a student currently in Years 8-11 with an interest in medicine? Applications are now open for the Future Doctors: Virtual Medical Society programme starting in September!

For further information and to apply, visit: https://kmms.ac.uk/applications-now-open-for-next-years-future-doctors-programme/

Virtual Medical Society Promo 2024 If you're looking to explore a career in medicine, find out more about our Virtual Medical Society open for students in Kent and Medway in Years 9-12. We wil...

We are delighted to be able to share that two of our fourth-year students have become the first from Kent and Medway Medical School to present research at a Mental Health conference!

Wojciech Slusarczyk and James Dobrzanski both presented posters at the "Beyond Today: Advances in Psychiatry Clinics" conference, presented by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Both students were supported in their research by Professor Sukhi Shergill, Dr Joanne Rodda and the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

We are so proud of our students!

Students Become First from KMMS to Present Research at a Mental Health Conference - Kent and Medway Medical School The conference, titled “Beyond Today: Advances in Psychiatry Clinics”, was presented by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and took place online on Wednesday 8th May. It provided psychiatrists with the opportunity to explore emerging themes in clinical psychiatry. James, a fourth-year student, p...

We’re at the STEM Hub Science Technician Event today! Here to network with science teachers and technicians across Kent and Medway to promote our outreach offers and build connections with local schools.
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KMMS students and staff took a break from their work to plant medicinal trees outside the University’s Sports Centre! 🌳🧡

First-year students, in the middle of very busy pre-exam period, were taught about the trees before being given a lesson in how to plant them.

This planting is part of the University’s eight-part plan to create a ‘river of vegetation’ across the Canterbury campus, between the Kent Community Oasis Garden and the Diamond Anniversary Orchard.

The inclusion of Paper Birch, Witch-Hazel and Gingko species, donated by the Kent Men of the Trees (KMOTT), were specifically selected as part of phase three to occupy the urban area near the KMMS Pears building, due to their medicinal properties.

Thank you to all of you who attended our Virtual Open Day last night! It was great to have the opportunity to speak to you all and answer some of your questions about life at KMMS. 🧡🖤

You can rewatch the livestream on our YouTube channel, or follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/live/oYsxBd15xPc?si=D1W9L9Abruo5rhx5

Missed out on the chance to meet our staff and students live? Come to our upcoming In-Person KMMS Open Day, on Saturday 11th May!

The event will begin at 09:30, and give you a chance to learn about KMMS; hear from members of our faculty and meet our students.

Sign-up using the form in our bio, or follow the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/QrMCxCZJAJ

🧡 VIRTUAL OPEN DAY MEET OUR SPEAKERS 🖤

Tomorrow is our Virtual Open Day- we’re so excited to meet you all online! We’ll be live streaming on YouTube and Facebook from 5pm-6:30pm; the links to join are in our bio and story.

Here are our wonderful speakers that you’ll get a chance to meet and ask any questions you might have about our school.

You can still sign up for the Virtual Open Day using the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/yV2UafdNht

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Less than a week to go until our Virtual Open Day, which will be held on Wednesday 27th March, between 5pm-6:30pm.

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about KMMS, our course, student life, wellbeing, and much more from staff and students at KMMS.

You can reserve your place by using the link below.

https://shorturl.at/CHJUX

We look forward to seeing you there! 🧡🖤

James Dobrzanski gave a research presentation today about Ultra-Low field MRI to the KMMS Research Group (a newly formed group of research-active staff, students and affiliated PhD students).

James is a Year 4 KMMS student and a qualified Radiographer of 7 years, and has been working alongside Dr Jo Rodda on researching the new low field MRI scanner, what it is and its potential use in being able to diagnose dementia.

It was great to be able to listen to the achievements already made using this and what the potential of the ultra-low field MRI could mean for the future.

Meet Kate Langford, Chief Medical Officer NHS Kent and Medway a medical leader with a passion for system working. With 30 years of experience, she brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. 
  
About Kate Langford: 
Kate is known for her experience in clinical leadership at national, regional and ICB level. She has a clinical background as a consultant obstetrician giving her excellent insight into Women’s Heath issues.   
Areas of Expertise: 
- System leadership 
- Women’s Health

Join us on Wednesday 6th March, for an inspiring and ground-breaking event as we bring together a dynamic group of clinicians, patients, students, academics, innovators and system partners from across the Kent & Medway health and beyond, all dedicated to revolutionising women’s health through innovation, leadership, inclusivity and systemic change. We are delighted to be joined by co-host Dr Kate Langford.

Calling all Future Doctors! 📢
Don’t forget to sign up to our upcoming Virtual Open Day, on Wednesday 27th March, 5pm-6:30pm.

Follow the link below to sign up.
https://forms.office.com/e/h0ufuD5XJB

A chance for anyone interested in our course and in becoming a future doctor to learn about KMMS, our course, student life and wellbeing, and speak to our academics and students virtually. 

We hope to see you there! 🧡🧡

LGBTQ+ In Lockdown Exhibition 🌈

As part of LGBTQ+ History Month, KMMS is showcasing the experiences of LGBTQ students during the Covid pandemic.

This collection of art and poetry, commissioned from over 20 students artists from the community, reflects the diverse range of feelings and experiences that are reflective of our wider community, and offers a window into the different meanings that the word ‘lockdown’ had for students.

When you have a moment, please take some time to view and appreciate this powerful exhibition, which will be on display all month, in the Student Social Space at Pears Building.

It was fantastic to take one of our Year 3 students back to her old school Homewood School to inspire the next generation of future doctors in Kent and Medway.

At the University of Kent & Discovery Park Collaborative Innovation Event, with the aim to raise awareness of our student selected components.

We had a wonderful time last night at the Open Evening.

It was great to meet students from across Thanet considering future careers in medicine.

Some of our Year 4 students have spent the afternoon practicing their communication skills using an extended reality programme pioneered by and Fracture Reality using the JoinXR programme. The programme allowed our students to talk to patient avatars within a safe learning environment and to practice and reflect on their consultation skills during emotionally challenging conversations for example talking to some one with a perinatal mental health condition.

Yesterday staff and students enjoyed developing their communication skills in an entertaining Makaton workshop delivered by Dr John-Paul Riordan and colleauges from L’Arche Kent. We need more doctors able to sign!

We are excited to be partnering with the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Academic Health Science Network to be hosting the Kent and Medway Women’s Health Innovation Summit.
Find full details on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kent-medway-womens-health-innovation-summit-tickets-715207985337

Today, we had the fantastic opportunity to visit Hartsdown Academy and chat with Year 10 students about the exciting world of healthcare careers. It was a pleasure to talk to students about our KMMS values and discuss the many pathways and opportunities available within the NHS. Thank you to the amazing students and staff at Hartsdown Academy for having us, and Munya Badze for organising!

Thank you to all those who visited us at the University of Kent Open Day! It was lovely to meet you all

So exciting to launch our 2023 Virtual Medical Society for Year 9 -12 students. Welcome to all our future doctors!

We are delighted to have secured 7 Integrated Academic trainee posts - underlying our commitment to medical research in our course and to supporting the development of future clinical academics. You can find out more on our website: https://kmms.ac.uk/kent-and-medway-medical-school-kmms-nihr-iat-competition-success/

Inspiring the next generation of Future Doctors! Recently, our Outreach Officer had the incredible opportunity to visit St. George's School and chat with Year 9 students about the exciting world of healthcare careers. We were able to talk to students about our Virtual Medical Society programme aimed at Year 9s-11. Find out more on our website: https://kmms.ac.uk/about/future-doctors-programme/


Future Doctors Programme - Kent and Medway Medical School
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We were delighted to have Hannah, one of our volunteer Patient Educators, join us this week to share her powerful experiences with our Year 1 students. Thank you Hannah!

You can find out more about the Patient Engagement Programme on our website: https://kmms.ac.uk/patient-engagement/

We hope everybody who came to our KMMS International tea party yesterday enjoyed meeting other international KMMS students and spending time with our KMMS community. We look forward to next year’s tea party!

We really enjoyed going along to the MedSoc fair and chatting with the brilliant KMMS medical sub societies .medsoc

Who from the KMMS team will be wearing this amazing outfit to the KMMS prize giving event this evening?