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New foundation course to increase doctor numbers and diversity for the future
Budding doctors from disadvantaged backgrounds have the chance kick-start their career thanks to a new six-year programme at the University of Plymouth.
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Psychiatry profession ‘must make itself more appealing to state educated non-whites’, new study suggests
Figures show doctors are more likely to apply for psychiatry training if they are older, white and privately educated with below average performance at medical school.
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Detailed study reveals how pulse oximeters significantly overestimate oxygen readings in people with darker skin tones
University of Plymouth news: The University has led a systematic review, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, that assesses how a person’s skin tone can influence readings provided by common monitoring devices used in global healthcare
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Breakthrough research suggests drug commonly used to treat blood on the brain is ‘worse than placebo’
Breakthrough research suggests drug commonly used to treat blood on the brain is ‘worse than placebo’. Chronic subdural haematoma is one of the most common disorders managed by neurosurgeons, and findings from this trial will change practice.
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From bomb-disposal to a pioneering healthcare role – meet James Potter
James Potter from Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth (formerly Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre) has recently qualified as a physician associate
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Become a postgraduate professional
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/peninsula-medical-school/postgraduate-professionals
Peninsula Medical School
Our postgraduate courses develop and widen your professional skills, equipping you to contribute in deeper and more varied ways to your field of practice or to pursue new avenues.
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Social prescribing – who does it work for and why?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/social-prescribing-nil-who-does-it-work-for-and-why
In a time when people are living longer, but with more complex healthcare needs, GPs are increasingly using social prescribing to help manage conditions.
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Funds raised for world-leading Huntington’s disease research
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/funds-raised-for-world-leading-huntingtons-disease-research
Plymouth University news: World-leading research into a cure for Huntington's disease at the University of Plymouth has received a significant boost thanks to local fundraising supported by matched funding
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Wordotomy – see the new game taking healthcare teaching by storm
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/wordotomy-see-the-new-game-taking-healthcare-teaching-by-storm
University of Plymouth news: Wordotomy – see the new game taking healthcare teaching by storm. Dr Siobhan Moyes and Dr John Chilton have designed a game to help students understand anatomy terminology.
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"Conducting research has kickstarted my career" – student leads impactful study on contagious disease
University of Plymouth news: Medical student Humaria Ahmed has led an impactful study on superbug Clostridioides difficile.
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