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Prof Shaun Treweek from the University of Aberdeen’s Health Services Research Unit and Dr Violet Warwick from the University of Dundee’s Breast Imaging Research Group will be turning to steampunk to give an exposition extraordinaire on three important decisions that are made in clinical trials as part of TechFest’s ‘Snappy…
Dr Gordon Fernie and Dr Magaly Alceves from the Health Services Research Unit (HSRU)recently went back in time to demystify clinical trials and explain their importance.
“A Trial at Sea” was a re-enactment for schoolchildren of James Lind’s first clinical trial in 1747, aimed at finding out which medicines…
A small cohort of Aberdeen Medical students began the programme of the first Scottish Medical Humanities summer event “Differing ways of seeing: What medical humanities can offer” last week in the beautiful venue of St Cecilia’s Hall, Concert room and Music Museum, Edinburgh.
The Scottish Medical Humanities project aims to…
The first student was enrolled on our Medical Physics MSc programme in September 1968, making this the 50th anniversary of the programme. To celebrate this we will be hosting an event on the 2nd of November, which is open to all former staff and students from the Biomedical Physics suite…
Inter-professional Education Conference, Heidelberg, June 19-22, 2018
We are now on our third day here in this beautiful city. I am a third year medical student in Heidleberg as part of a joint trip with Robert Gordon University to learn about inter-professional learning ihere. We spent the first day getting…
I developed a website at the end of first year covering the topic of heart murmurs with the aim of integrating different aspects of teaching. The site covers some of the background anatomy/physiology, pathophysiology of common murmurs, and audio files of the murmurs. The website also contains sections on investigations, management,…
Our new MSc in Reproductive and Developmental Biology focuses on the amazing journey from a fertilised egg to a fully formed organism, why this sometimes goes wrong and how using in vitro technologies we can help couples have healthy pregnancies.
The MSc also offers courses in genomics, genetics, toxicology, bioinformatics…
The General Practice and Community Medical Education (GPCME) team were delighted to host colleagues from Third Sector Organisations for the first University of Aberdeen Seminar on Inequality and the Third Sector.
Patient Centred Care is a significant theme in the early years of the Primary Care Course and for some…
It’s Volunteers’ Week and so we want to recognise the invaluable contribution made by our Patient Partners in helping educate and prepare the medical professionals of tomorrow.
Patient Partners are a key part of the education and training within the programmes at the School of Medicine, Medical Science and…
A great evening out last night to celebrate how well everyone has done on this trip, surprised we were sophisticated on Prosecco! We had a staggered start this morning, aiming to arrive at Inverness Castle around midday. The route was much nicer than I was expecting, once we climbed…
