Widening Participation Medics

Widening Participation Stethoscope Grant ! 🩺 We are very happy to announce the Widening Participation Medics Society have been granted the Student Experience Grant of £5000. We have decided to use this money to create a stethoscope grant for the academic year 25-26. Any widening participation medical student starting 2nd year in September 2025 who have been flagged as WP by the university will be eligible for a partial reimbursement for the purchase of a stethoscope. The reimbursement amount will be approximately £50 but this might differ slightly depending on the number of eligible students. Eligible students don’t need to do anything! The medical school will already have your bank details so the payment will automatically be transferred to your account in the new semester. Please make sure to email them if these have changed and need updated. Any questions please just send us a message or an email! :) 🩺 Widening Participation Medics 💜

We are so proud that we were nominated, and shortlisted for the “Outstanding Community Impact” award at the 2025 EUSA Student Awards! ⭐️ Some of our members attended to represent the Widening Participation Medics Society on awards night!

Watching the awards and hearing the impact our society has had on so many truly inspires us to continue supporting, and growing the WP community. 🌎 👏

Our co-president Maha, was also nominated, and shortlisted for the “Heart of Edinburgh Award” coming runner up!! Both co-presidents Maha and Robyn, who started the WPM Society in 2022 have worked tirelessly to support and grow this amazing community. They are sadly graduating this year and will be greatly missed within the community!!

If you’d like to be a part of the WPM community for the next academic year, join our WhatsApp group and click the link in our bio to become a member to stay updated on events and opportunities- it’s completely free! 🔗

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📣 YEAR 1 MCQ Evening for WP Students📣

Our highly anticipated exam revision sessions are coming up. We will have exam standard high yield MCQs for you to try, after which we will highlight key points for the exam. This will cover ALL year 1 content!

📅 Thursday , 17th April
📍 Old College
🕰️ 6-7:30pm

Sign up: https://forms.gle/QTMLDfn1JFhLxCAS6

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🫀🧠📣 YEAR 2 ANATOMY ADVICE REVISION EVENING 📣 🧠 🫀

Widening participation students are welcome to come along for some advice on the anatomy spot test from students with first hand experience, plus a Q&A and some high yield anatomy questions to test your knowledge!

📅 Thursday 10th April 2025
📍 Old College, room 07
🕰️ 6-7:30pm

Sign up:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnkb35p7SRYFj6Mydhf3mmWblEc0rvzhmKr0K9PSSdhUWcVQ/viewform?usp=header

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🫀🧠📣 YEAR 1 ANATOMY ADVICE REVISION EVENING 📣 🧠 🫀

Widening participation students are welcome to come along for some advice on the anatomy spot test from 2nd and 3rd year students, plus a Q&A and some high yield anatomy questions to test your knowledge!

📅 Thursday 3rd April 2025
📍 Appleton Tower, 2.11
🕰️ 6-7:30pm

Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFqiFRDHuVJwDXJ6fCPQZlPS0wnhyHdptO4B6O3J2wYBcU3A/viewform?usp=header

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📣‼️YEAR 2 MOCK OSCE‼️📣

We are happy to announce that we will be running mock OSCEs for 2nd year WP Students! This will be a mixture of communication and examination skills practise. You will be able to take part in these stations and be given individualised feedback for each one.
This will be:

📆 Thursday 3rd April 2025
⏰ 3 Sessions: 5:30pm, 6:15pm, 7pm
📍 Simulation Room, Chancellors

Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. We will send an email to confirm to those who have secured a place, others will be placed on a waiting list.
🔗Sign up here: https://forms.gle/AG5Jk1WjDDrow9bH8

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‼️📣Join our Committee📣‼️

We are recruiting for positions for our 25/26 WPM committee. 🥳

Roles Available Include:
- President
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Outreach Lead
- Research Lead
- Publicity Officer
- Events Leads (x2)
- Year 1-6 Leads (apply for the year you’ll be in for the next academic year!)

Apply through the link below, or via the link in our instagram bio: https://forms.gle/mjVnrWvsGS2dWLnn8

Applications close on the 1st April at 6pm.
Once you have applied, on the night of our AGM you will be given 2 minutes to introduce yourself and explain why you should be elected for your role on the committee for the academic year 25-26. This will then be followed by a minute of questions. If you can’t make it please fill in the last question on the form and a member will read it out for you on your behalf!

Please note if you are applying for an executive role (vice/president, treasurer or secretary) you must have been on the committee previously for at least one year.

The AGM will be:
📆 Wednesday 2nd April 2025
⏰ 6pm-7pm
📍 2.11 Appleton Tower

We are so excited for the academic year ahead!

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🧘 ☕️ FREE YOGA CLASS & SNACKS ☕️🧘

Widening Participation Students are invited to join us for an evening of yoga, delivered by a qualified yoga instructor from the yoga society, followed by herbal tea, biscuits and a chat! 🥳

📆 Wednesday 2nd April 2025
⏰ 7-8pm
📍 Chaplaincy Room 1

LIMITED CAPACITY, spaces will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis, if you have been allocated a space after signing up, you will be emailed with confirmation. Those who haven’t will be placed on a waitlist and emailed if one becomes available.
🖊️ SIGN UP HERE: https://forms.gle/SXqgbQMTjxKFM3N4A

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN YOGA MAT IF YOU HAVE ONE, IF NOT WE HAVE SPARE! 🧘

We can’t wait to see you all there!
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💷❗️FREE FINANCE ADVICE EVENT❗️💷

Widening Participation students are welcome to come along to our free finance event suitable for all year groups! This will include information on available bursaries, elective funding advice, money saving tips plus a chance to ask current staff and students any finance related questions anonymously with a Q&A to finish.

FREE pizza and snacks provided! 🍕🍿

📆 Monday 3rd March 2025
⏰ 6:30-7:45pm
📍 2.11 Appleton Tower

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU_ZMneXYuddmGmynC8kIeY9zCU57adqBhZP0obudfKr7y_A/viewform?usp=dialog

Can’t wait to see you all there!

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WHAT IMPACT DOES WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN MEDICINE HAVE ON THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE IN THE UK? 🩺

Currently, research is limited on subsequent follow up of widening participation students entering the medical workforce and how increasing diversity within the workforce impacts on clinical practise. We reviewed a pivotal article, scoping out key findings to shed light on this topic more.

Key findings included:

📝 WP initiatives enhance diversity within the medical profession, which may in turn benefit patient care.

📝 Recruitment to undersubscribed specialities may be enhanced.

📝 Previously underserved areas, vastly of economic deprivation are more appropriately served.

📝Ongoing inequalities exist. Specifically with regards to access to speciality training posts.

Overall, this review highlights the positive effects of WP but emphasises the need to address ongoing inequalities to ensure students from these backgrounds do not face additional barriers in their medical careers.

What do you think?

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🩺 Talk with Dr Gavin Francis with FREE Snacks🩺

Join us on Wednesday the 15th of January 2024 at 6:30pm with Dr Gavin Francis, former Edinburgh Medic, Published author, GP and Director of Edinburgh Medical Admissions.

“This will be an evening of discussion about the places medicine can take you after qualifying, the social value of practising medicine, and how although medicine asks a lot of you, it also can give a lot back.”

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOAPF8YXkE27pl8sDRtZswUOLp5h0Zwqilo5eIF4Yz7pYTPg/viewform

Check out Gavin's website for more information about his exciting and inspiring career! www.gavinfrancis.com

Can’t wait to see you all there!

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