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JVT warns of Covid complacency as he visits University

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/jvt-warns-of-covid-complacency-as-he-visits-university

University of Plymouth news: Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam spoke to staff, students, members of the Plymouth Medical Society and NHS partners.

The EarlyBird study

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/medical-statistics/earlybird

Plymouth University: Insulin resistance is thought to underlie the development of type 2 diabetes and the aim of the study was to determine which children became insulin resistant and why.

Plymouth’s first female doctor commemorated at Peninsula Medical School

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/plymouths-first-female-doctor-commemorated-at-peninsula-medical-school

Plymouth’s first female doctor, Rosa Bale, has been commemorated to mark International Women’s Day, with a lecture theatre named in her honour.

Neural stem cell placement for student

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/neural-stem-cell-placement-for-student

Plymouth University news: An internationally-respected University of Plymouth research team which is investigating neural stem cells has provided a research opportunity for a biochemistry graduate from the University of Bristol

Become a Physician Associate

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/peninsula-medical-school/become-a-physician-associate

Peninsula Medical School

If you want a dynamic and rewarding career in healthcare as a Physician Associate, working as part of a multidisciplinary team under the supervision of a senior doctors, we have the courses to get you there.

New foundation course to increase doctor numbers and diversity for the future

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/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.

Patient Management in Hazardous Environments (ADV769)

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/cpd/patient-management-in-hazardous-environments

Designed for Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedics, the module builds on the previous learning of candidates who work in these environments.

Psychiatry profession ‘must make itself more appealing to state educated non-whites’, new study suggests

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/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.

Future ready workforce

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/institutes/health/future-ready/future-ready-workforce

Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR): Making a direct impact on the capability and sustainability of the health and care workforce

Breakthrough research suggests drug commonly used to treat blood on the brain is ‘worse than placebo’

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/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.