Researchers from the School of Public Health are recruiting students for a study to assess the effects of lockdown and remote studying on student’s diet and physical activity levels. All university students are welcome to participate. You will be asked to anonymously fill in some short online questionnaires about your lifestyle and health behaviours. This can be done whenever you…

By Amber K Dhoot (BMA Representative Imperial) and Obioma Chima (BMA Deputy Representative Imperial) What is the BMA Charter?  The BMA Racial Harassment Charter is a document produced by the BMA in order to aid medical schools implement strategies that facilitate prompt reporting of instances of racial harassment and effective ways to deal with this. A big part of this…

What is Clinical Genetics?  Clinical Genetics is a branch of medicine which involves the diagnosis and management of hereditary disorders affecting patients and their family members. Unlike other specialities, clinical geneticists must directly deal with the whole family rather than a single patient alone.  What do Clinical Geneticists do?  Clinical geneticists give advice on:  Genetic testing  Diagnosis and appropriate management…

Katie Dallison gives some advice on the mysterious final year exam. 1st December (or 8th of Jan if you’re one of those lucky people that gets to spend their Christmas studying…) – less than a month away until you sit the test that will make up half of the mark that determines where you end up during your Foundation programme.…

The evening of Wednesday 16thNovember 2016 marked a special celebration in the ICSM calendar; the Awards for Teaching Excellence for NHS Teachers and Inaugural Lecture. The Drewe Lecture Theatre at Charing Cross Hospital was packed with members of Faulty, NHS staff and students, brought together to acknowledge and celebrate the talent and dedication of the teachers, tutors, mentors and non-clinical…