BAMEdical

💫 2024/25 BAME COMMITTEE APPLICATION OPEN 💫

Our committee applications are open to start off the new academic year! 🗓 Swipe left to see available positions. 😊 Don’t worry if you have no previous experience as all roles will be supported by the rest of the committee. 🤍

Join us in organising exciting and interesting events in the upcoming year! ✨You will receive a certificate at the end of your role to add to your portfolio. 🤩

☎️ Please don’t hesitate to drop us a DM or email if you have any questions ☎️

You can apply via the link in bio ⬆️ Application deadline is 20th of June 2024 (Thursday).

* Open to Manchester medical students only *

Link: https://forms.gle/vyj5aFmMvPDwkmT27

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🕌 Ramadan Kareem everyone! 🕌

We wish you a happy, healthy and meaningful holy month! 🤍

💫 Teaching Series: BAMEdical Year 3 Summary Sessions 💫

The BAME Medical Society is resuming our exciting lecture series for year 3 content. 😊 This is a tutorial based teaching series, focusing on high-yield weekly exam content, with an added touch of BAME education! 🖐🏼

Come along to our LAST session of the year ‼️ -> ‘Week 23 + 24: Health Behaviours, Diabetes and Endocrine Disease + NHS Health Check (Hypertension)'. Snacks provided! 😋 🥨

Event details:
🗓 21st March 2024 (Thursday)
🕕 6 - 8pm
📍 Lecture theatre 2, Undergraduate Centre, MRI

💫 Teaching Series: BAMEdical Year 3 Summary Sessions 💫

The BAME Medical Society is resuming our exciting lecture series for year 3 content. 😊 This is a tutorial based teaching series, focusing on high-yield weekly exam content, with an added touch of BAME education! 🖐🏼

Come along to our next session ‘Week 22: Headache and Funny Turns'. Snacks provided! 😋 🥨

Event details:
🗓 14th of March 2024 (Thursday)
🕕 6 - 8pm
📍 Lecture theatre 2, Undergraduate Centre, MRI

Here are some photos 📸 from our most recent event - Rare Disease 101 by Dr. Laura Furness 🩺 and Mr. Jibreel Arshad 🧍🏽! Special thank you to both our speakers for sharing their experience and insight on the topic. ‼️ ✨ Thank you also to all attendees! 🤩

Please keep your eyes peeled for more events to come on this page! 👀🤍

💫 Teaching Series: BAMEdical Year 3 Summary Sessions 💫

The BAME Medical Society is resuming our exciting lecture series for year 3 content. 😊 This is a tutorial based teaching series, focusing on high-yield weekly exam content, with an added touch of BAME education! 🖐🏼

Come along to our next session ‘Week 21: Limb Problems'. Snacks provided! 😋 🥨

Event details:
🗓 7th of March 2024 (Thursday)
🕕 6 - 8pm
📍 Lecture theatre 2, Undergraduate Centre, MRI

💫 Teaching Series: BAMEdical Year 3 Summary Sessions 💫

The BAME Medical Society is resuming our exciting lecture series for year 3 content. 😊 This is a tutorial based teaching series, focusing on high-yield weekly exam content, with an added touch of BAME education! 🖐🏼 This week, we're collaborating with our colleagues from MedEd to deliver this session so do come by! ✨ The more the merrier am I right? 👀

Come along to our next session ‘Week 20: Fatigue and Neck Swelling'. Snacks provided! 😋 🥨

Event details:
🗓 29th of February 2024 (Thursday)
🕕 6 - 8pm
📍 Lecture theatre 2, Undergraduate Centre, MRI

Does anyone know when the which day is the rarest of days in the year? 🙋🏻‍♀️ It's 29th of February, a day that only comes once every four years ‼️ This day has also been coined the Rare Disease Day to raise awareness about the > 7, 000 existing rare diseases in the world (according to the National Institute of Health, NIH). 🦠

In commemoration of this day, BAMEdical is collaborating with M4RD to organise an event on this very topic! 🎉The speakers invited to deliver this event are Dr. Laura Furness 🩺, who will be sharing her experience working with patients living with rare diseases, and Mr. Jibreel Arshad 🧍🏽, who will share his story as a patient with lived experience of a rare disease. More information of the speakers are available below.👇🏼👇🏼

We’ll be talking about why it’s important to be ‘rare aware’ as a medical students. 🧑🏾‍🎓👩🏼‍🎓Tips on how to approach rare diseases and be prepared for when we qualify, where we may encounter patients living with a rare disease will also be shared through this talk! ✍🏼🤩

Come along to learn more about rare diseases! ✨ Pizzas provided! 🍕Certificates provided! 📜

Event details 🗓️
Title: RARE DISEASE 101
Date: 28th of February 2024
TIme: 6pm - 7.30pm
Location: The HIVE (UoM Student’s Union)

⬇️Speaker Information ⬇️
Dr. Laura Furness 🩺
“I am a clinical genetics registrar with a background in paediatrics. I have an interest in rare disease with a passion for family led care. I have a particular interest in translational medicine with experience delivering clinical research in inherited paediatric disorders. ”

Mr. Jibreel Arshad🧍🏽
“I am a standup comedian living with a rare disease called MPS 4 (Morquio) who will be sharing my story for Rare Disease Day. This is an amazing opportunity to hear firsthand from a patient with lived experience of rare disease.”

💫 Teaching Series: BAMEdical Year 3 Summary Sessions 💫

The BAME Medical Society is resuming our exciting lecture series for year 3 content. 😊 This is a tutorial based teaching series, focusing on high-yield weekly exam content, with an added touch of BAME education! 🖐🏼

Come along to our next session ‘Week 19: Fatigue (I feel Tired)'. Snacks provided! 😋 🥨

Event details:
🗓 22nd of February 2024 (Thursday)
🕕 6 - 8pm
📍 Lecture theatre 2, Undergraduate Centre, MRI

💫 Teaching Series: BAMEdical Year 3 Summary Sessions 💫

The BAME Medical Society is resuming our exciting lecture series for year 3 content. 😊 This is a tutorial based teaching series, focusing on high-yield weekly exam content, with an added touch of BAME education! 🖐🏼

Come along to our next session ‘Week 18: Haematuria'. (Snacks provided!) 😋 🥨

Event details:
🗓 15th of February 2024 (Thursday)
🕕 6 - 8pm
📍 Lecture theatre 2, Undergraduate Centre, MRI

If there’s any topic that needs more coverage in medical school, it would be ethnic minority health. 👀🩺 Lucky for you BAMEdical’s next event is on this very topic - ‘Introduction to Ethnic Minority Health’ ! ✨

This talk will be led by Dr. Enam Haque, whose passion lies in addressing inequalities. ⚖️ He has been involved in national and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) work for a few years. 🤩 Other than that, he is also involved in national work through Diversity in Medicine & Health (DIMAH), a nationally respected organisation which has advised the GMC on EDI guidance. ✍🏼

As you can tell, there’s no one more qualified to lead a discussion about this topic. 💪🏽 All healthcare students welcomed! 😊

Come along to learn more about ethnic minority health! ✨Certificates provided! 📜

Event details 🗓️
Title: Introduction to Ethnic Minority Health
Date: 19th of February 2024
TIme: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Location: The HIVE (UoM Student’s Union)

💫 Teaching Series: BAMEdical Year 3 Summary Sessions 💫

The BAME Medical Society is resuming our exciting lecture series for year 3 content. 😊 This is a tutorial based teaching series, focusing on high-yield weekly exam content, with an added touch of BAME education! 🖐🏼

Come along to our next session ‘Week 17: Swallowing Difficulties'. (Snacks provided!) 😋 🥨

Event details:
🗓 8th of February 2024 (Thursday)
🕕 6 - 8pm
📍 Lecture theatre 2, Undergraduate Centre, MRI