Over the months of February and March, ICSM Welfare successfully ran a sleep campaign that aimed to make students aware of the impact and importance of sleep on wellbeing. The primary objectives of the campaign were to aid students understanding about factors that influence sleep, sharing sleep hygiene tips and empower students to consult resources to improve sleep quality. Furthermore,…
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The ICSM Redeployment Controversy
Cate Breheny, a first year medical student, writes her take on the events that occurred during the controversial ‘compulsory redeployment’ of ICSM medical students in January of this year. Whilst the dispute between students and Faculty over compulsory redeployment has now been resolved, questions remain over how Faculty, our Hospital Trusts, and ICSMSU will move forward. It seems that student-faculty…
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Student Voice Neglected in Decision to Move the MDLs : What this Means for the Future of ICSM
Last December, the Faculty of Medicine announced that they were to build a new Institute of Infection within the Sir Alexander Fleming building (SAF). However, in order to make room for this, the decision was made to move the existing MDLs out of SAF, into the much older Royal College of Science (RCS) building next door. The shocking announcement brought…
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A Term Like No Other
As lockdown descended over campus, our third term university experience was brought to an abrupt halt. We’ve caught up with some ICSM students to find out how their year group was affected. First Year Written by Haider Nazerali In first term, we learned about Viral Immune Evasion Strategies in a lecture which introduced us to the idea that some viruses…
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The New SU
In our socially distanced society, the future of university life is looking extremely uncertain. Thankfully, whether we’ll be living it large on campus or zooming in from the comfort of our homes, we’re not without leadership. We caught up with the new ICSMSU Committee of 2020-21 and got their thoughts on lockdown, the St Mary’s sale, BLM and more. This…
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Faculty of Medicine Respond to Allegations Regarding Mishandling of Year 1 Examinations
Written by Dr Paul Kemp (Head of Phase 1 Assessments) and Professor Mary Morrell (Director of Phase 1). Dear Gazette, It is seven months since the COVID-19 virus entered our lives. During this time ICSM has come together to do all we could to support our colleagues working in the NHS and to ensure that our students’ learning was minimally…
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First Year Student Speaks Out on Exam Fiasco
The wave of COVID-19 brought unprecedented changes to educational institutions around the world, with many students facing disruption to teaching and examinations. We explore accusations from Year 1 medics regarding the mishandling of their first year exams. Zahrah Sufi, First Year Medic I can remember waiting in anticipation for Term 1 to start as I was beyond excited to embark…
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ICSM STFYD(IY)
In 1940, a group of students and faculty from Westminster Medical School decided to put on a dinner to raise spirits in the midst of the Blitz. 80 years on, the dinner remains an iconic finale to the end of medical school for final year students to reminisce on their medical school journey with their peers before going their separate…
