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Lorraine Hawick receives the Students' Union & UOA Excellence Award
Lorraine Hawick has received the Students' Union & UOA Excellence Award for her work as Mental Health Champion. Lorraine always provides a safe and welcoming environment for students. She has gone above and beyond to support mental and physical wellbeing of the university community by providing Qigong Sessions outside of...
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NorthCOPE
The inaugural meeting of NorthCOPE was held on Wednesday 5th April in Aberdeen. This was well attended by trainers and educators. Kim Walker and Florin Nedelea (faculty development team) opened the session giving a background to the project and providing some statistics about its use. Colin Lumsden, Lead for MBChB...
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A top ten downloaded article in Medical Education
Kim Walker (PI), Katie Gibson Smith, Anita Laidlaw and Peter Johnson are co-authors on a paper entitled “Heard, Valued, Supported?: Doctors’ wellbeing during transitions triggered by COVID-19”, a cornerstone paper from their research on Scottish Doctors wellbeing during Covid-19 which was one of CSO’s rapid research grants. Great news, in...
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ASME Annual Scholarship Meeting (ASM) 2023
Submissions for the ASME Annual Scholarship Meeting (ASM) 2023 are now open. The event will be held between the 12-14th of July 2023 at the Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, UK. The theme for 2023 is "Developing a Diverse Workforce" Find out more information about the event and how to submit proposals concerned with research,...
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ASME ASM Aberdeen
Professor Peter Johnston was one of the plenary speakers at the ASME ASM which was held in Aberdeen at the beginning of July. This was one of the new sections of the conference, entitled, A Conversation with a Local ………… Dr Kim Walker, Senior Lecturer in CHERI interviewed him where...
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Dr Kim Walker receives the NHS Education for Scotland Research in Medical Education Award
Professor Rona Patey nominated Dr Kim Walker for the award in recognition of her leadership and sustained service to medical education research in Scotland and beyond.
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Promotion for Katie Gibson Smith
In the annual round of staff promotions, Katie Gibson Smith has been promoted to a more senior level research fellow.
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SMERC receives the Institutional Commitment to Scholarship Award
CHERI is delighted to announce that SMERC has been awarded the Institutional Commitment to Scholarship Award (ICSA) by the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME). The award is presented to ASME members for exceptional commitment to ‘Advancing Scholarship in Medical Education’, including translation of medical education evidence into...
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Researchers suggest new ways to improve wellbeing of NHS doctors
An interactive app, rest and relaxation spaces, and informal, in-person psychological support are among new ways that have been suggested to ease the stress associated with the Covid-19 pandemic on doctors and trainee medics.
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Katie appointed as Young Academy Scotland member
Katie was recently successful in her application for membership of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS). YAS received 112 applications for membership. Applications were subject to scoring by RSE Fellows and YAS members, followed by a selection process involving two selection committees, composed of YAS members, RSE Fellows and...