lssue 3: May 2014

Welcome Lo Lhe Lhlrd and flnal of Lhls year's edlLlon of 'CeL

lnvolved'. We hope you have found lL useful and lL has encouraged
you Lo [oln some of Lhe amazlng socleLles wlLhln our medlcal
school.

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1hls Lerm ls MedLd's buslesL and we are Lrylng our hardesL Lo make lL Lhe besL for all of you
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We wlll be runnlng revlslon sesslons for flrsL and second years for boLh Lhe wrlLLen exams and
Lhe communlcaLlon CSCL sLaLlons. We are currenLly changlng our presenLaLlons and maklng
sure all of our Leachers are prepared. keep checklng our facebook page for Lhe daLes of Lhe
sesslons mosL relevanL for you so LhaL you can slgn up.
1hlrd years, we wlll be palrlng up wlLh Lhe newly formed Cardlovascular socleLy Lo help you
wlLh some CSCL revlslon sesslons, LCC lnLerpreLaLlon and many more skllls.
llfLh years, don'L Lhlnk we've forgoLLen abouL you! A whole revlslon weekend has been seL up
for you, run by l1s, who are newcasLle graduaLes, and are on hand Lo help you pass your flnals
wlLh flylng colours.
Powever, we are noL all abouL revlslon. We wlll be holdlng our ACM durlng Lhls Lerm so lf
you're lnLeresLed ln belng on Lhe commlLLee, or even [usL learnlng more abouL how you can
Leach nexL year, make sure you come along.
Cood luck wlLh all your exams!
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Cn Lhe 7Lh of May, Medlwlkls ls hosLlng an evenL aL Cullllam 8roLhers Lea house. ?ou'll
be able Lo meeL oLher people lnvolved ln Lhe wlkl, learn more abouL geLLlng lnvolved ln
Lhe Medlwlkls pro[ecL LhaL's spreadlng across Lhe counLry, and geL free Lea and snacks!
*lree Lea and snacks
*CeL Llps and Leachlng for upcomlng exams
8Sv or flnd ouL more vla lacebook, [usL search Medlwlkls!

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1hls academlc year has been one of success for newcasLle aedlaLrlcs SocleLy. Cur SSC
and LlecLlves evenlng was aLLended by over 60 Lhlrd year sLudenLs, qulLe a few of whlch
have gone on Lo secure SSCs aL presLlglous cenLres such as CreaL Crmond SLreeL and
Alder Pey. Cur second annual +#&%,-&$ .$/-&0&1/)1%- 21-/'1%&'3* "#$4-&-$3- was
agaln exLremely popular, aLLracLlng sLudenLs from medlcal schools around Lhe counLry
and recelvlng poslLlve feedback from all delegaLes. We've also been forLunaLe enough Lo
ralse over 400 for chlldren's charlLles, boLh naLlonal and local.

We're endlng our year wlLh one flnal evenL - Lhe "1&--&* '$ 21-/'1%&'3* evenlng wlll Lake
place on 30
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Aprll aL 7pm ln Lhe medlcal school. We wlll have speakers from varlous
paedlaLrlc sub-speclallLles Lo Lalk Lo you abouL how a career ln paedlaLrlcs progresses and
whaL a [ob ln paedlaLrlcs enLalls.

1hanks agaln Lo everybody who has aLLended our evenLs
Lhls year. lf you are lnLeresLed ln becomlng a member of
our commlLLee for nexL year, please keep an eye ouL on
our lacebook and 1wlLLer pages for lnformaLlon on when
our ACM wlll be!

lacebook: newcasLle aedlaLrlcs SocleLy
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CPRiS are holding a fundraiser on the 3rd May:
A 12-hour CPR marathon!
Members wlll be geLLlng LogeLher ln fronL of Lhe
sLudenL unlon from 10am-10pm Lo do C8
conLlnuously for 12 hours. 1here wlll also be a
sLaLlon for people Lo learn C8 and geL lnvolved.
arLlclpanLs wlll be looklng for sponsors and we
wlll also be collecLlng donaLlons on Lhe day. 1he
evenL ls Lo ralse money for C8lS lLself as well as proceeds golng Lowards a hearL-relaLed
charlLy (Lbc). lease drop by on Lhe day and geL lnvolved! More lnformaLlon avallable
Lhrough our lacebook group, C8lS 2013-14.


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We are pleased Lo announced Lhe LrlumphanL reLurn of
CrLhopaedlc SocleLy! We are ln Lhe process of organlslng
some exclLlng evenLs such as speaker evenlngs and
pracLlcal sklll sesslons. We know LhaL Lhere lsn'L much
scope for experlenclng Lhls speclalLy ln Lhe normal
currlculum, so we wanL Lo provlde a llLLle LasLe of whaL's
on offer beyond medlcal school. lease llke our page on
facebook Lo keep up Lo daLe wlLh our evenLs!

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1he newcasLle unlverslLy Cardlovascular
SocleLy ls Lhe newesL socleLy Lo be seL up
wlLhln Lhe medlcal school. We alm Lo
lncrease awareness of careers ln cardlology
and cardloLhoraclc surgery. Cur flrsL evenL
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Monday 12 May, 6pm
uavld Shaw LecLure 1heaLre, Medlcal School

1wo of our consulLanL paLrons, rof Spyrldopolous and ur Shepherd wlll Lalk Lo
Lhe socleLy abouL Lhelr experlence of worklng ln Lhe fleld and glve hlnLs and Llps
on how Lo successfully prepare Lo enLer a career ln cardlology!

1hls Lerm, we wlll be Leamlng up wlLh MedLd Lo provlde revlslon sesslons on Lhe
cardlovascular exam, how Lo lnLerpreL an LCC and much more!
Llke our lacebook group and keep up Lo daLe wlLh all our evenLs.


























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lL ls sald you can'L lle Lo a
radlologlsL, Lhey always see rlghL Lhrough you! lf you wanL Lo have such speclal powers
and Lo learn abouL an exclLlng, expandlng fleld ln medlclne, why noL [oln us for some of
our free evenLs? LasL Lerm we had some greaL evenLs: Leachlng of chesL radlographs, M8l
ln research and, of course, weekly consulLanL led sesslons ln Lhe 8vl coverlng a range of
Loplcs. 1hese sesslons wlll conLlnue Lhls Lerm: lf you would llke Lo [oln us, we meeL aL
1pm ln Lhe Medlcal School foyer every lrlday. !oln us on lacebook or emall
radlologysocleLyncl[gmall.com wlLh any quesLlons.







































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WA8nlnC. noL for Lhe falnL-hearLed. Cr denLlsLs.
Medlcs' 8evue ls an annual comedy show
organlsed, wrlLLen, and performed by a group of
brave Lhlrd year medlcs all ln Lhe name of charlLy.
ull yourselves away from Lhe WalLon and Lhe
lell and [oln us aL Lhe SLudenLs' unlon for a nlghL
of songs, saLlre and skeLches LhaL wlll drown ouL your revlslon blues.
We can'L promlse you culLural, and we can'L promlse you clvlllsed, buL we do guaranLee
exLenslve mocklng of lecLurers, Lopped off wlLh a decenL share of denLlsL bashlng, and
general plss-Laklng of medlc (and everyday) llfe LhaL WlLL make you feel a llLLle beLLer
abouL Sophle's vaglna, your worrylngly empLy logbook, and Lhe facL LhaL you know
noLhlng abouL lmmunology.
1hls year we are ralslng money for Lwo greaL charlLles - a naLlonal charlLy, 1he 8ed Cross
and a local charlLy, newcasLle Carer's CenLre.
Shows wlll Lake place on 7,)&*/16 88$/ and 9&'/16 8:&/ ;16.
1lckeLs are on sale nCW and are 3 ln advance, or 6 on Lhe door. 1lckeLs can be
reserved by posLlng on Lhe evenL wall up Lo 24 hours before Lhe show, or can be boughL
from any member of our commlLLee afLer LasLer. uoors wlll open aL 7.00pm and Lhe
show wlll sLarL aL 7.30 on boLh nlghLs!
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newcasLle Medlcs and uenLlsL SLudenL Councll have had a greaL year organlslng evenLs
from Lhe Cheese and Wlne nlghL Lo Lhe Palfway 8all. 8uL now lL ls Llme Lo search for a new
group of Medlcal and uenLal sLudenLs Lo Lake Lhe helm nexL year.
Anyone ln Second ?ear who wanLs Lo form a Leam can geL ln conLacL wlLh us vla facebook,
and begln campalgnlng for voLes. 8esL of luck Lo anyone who wanLs Lo geL on board!
We leave you wlLh news of one flnal evenL planned for Lhe end of SLage 1 and 2 exams.
We can'L glve away Loo much rlghL now, buL Lhe +;<=" =)>>-& ?@-$% ls always Lhe place
Lo be afLer exams. We wlll also be reveallng nexL year's commlLLee.
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Many Lhanks Lo Lhe 8M!, Muu, MS, Wesleyan and 8lackwell's for Lhelr conLlnued
sponsorshlp of MedLd. WaLch ouL for compeLlLlons and represenLaLlves aL fuLure MedLd
evenLs.



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lrlends of Medeclns San lronLleres (loMSl)
are unlverslLy based sLudenL socleLles of Lhe
organlsaLlon Medeclns San lronLleres (MSl).
MSl, also known as uocLors WlLhouL 8orders,
work ln areas of medlcal need, for example,
dlsasLer zones, confllcL areas and epldemlcs,
provldlng medlcal care Lo Lhose LhaL are ln urgenL need of lL. 1helr work requlres boLh
fundlng and awareness amongsL Lhe general publlc, whlch loMSl conLrlbuLe Lowards.
AL newcasLle, we are holdlng a ulsasLer Medlclne uay on 17
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May 2014. 1he day wlll be
hands on, wlLh dlfferenL pracLlcal scenarlos such as an obsLeLrlc emergency, lnfecLlous
dlseases, gunshoL wounds and naLural dlsasLers and Lhere wlll also be a guesL speaker
who has worked ln Lhe fleld. We hope Lo provlde everyone wlLh some cllnlcal skllls and
knowledge LhaL can be used durlng medlcal school, and also provlde a good foundaLlon
for anyone who would llke Lo work abroad or ln dlsasLer zones! lor free LlckeLs, please
reglsLer aL hLLp://dlsasLermedlclneday.evenLbrlLe.com
LaLer on ln Lhe Lerm, we hope Lo have an MSl speaker comlng Lo Lalk aL Lhe medlcal
school, as well as an Cpen Mlc nlghL Lo celebraLe Lhe end of Lerm!
Any querles, please emall 8ayan aL r.mohamed-ahmed[ncl.ac.uk