Posts in "Student Placements"

Attending the 49^th ASIT Annual Surgical Conference in Belfast was an incredible opportunity to share my research on the optimal surgical approach for acute left-sided colitis - a condition where part of the large intestine becomes severely inflamed. Our team’s research tackled a key question: Is removing the entire colon (total…

I was delighted to have the opportunity to present findings obtained during my summer research project “GPR75: A novel biomarker and drug target for prostate cancer” in the Houses of Parliament, Westminster in March 2025.

‘Posters in Parliament 2025’ provided the privilege of engaging, highlighting and showcasing the continually increasing importance…

My name is Hira Ahmad, and I am a fifth-year medical student at the University of Aberdeen. On the 20th-21st November 2024, I presented a poster at the Faculty of Rehabilitation and Social Psychiatry Conference 2024 in London. The research paper is titled ‘Immigrant, Racialised and Ethno-Culturally Diverse Communities and Community…

In December of this year, my final Christmas term as a medical student, I had the opportunity to present an oral presentation at the winter meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists held in the Suttie Centre, Aberdeen. The presentation in question was regarding my honours project that I…

On the 12th of September 2024 I attended the annual British Association of Urological Surgeons Endourology Conference in Edinburgh, in order to present an audit I had worked on, alongside surgeons from the urology department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Our research considered the local rates of stoneless ureteroscopy (a procedure…

I completed the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the University of Aberdeen. This was inspired by my passion for health equity and social determinants of health. The program offered a diverse range of courses, with Health Policy and Systems Research, Evaluating Policy Effects in Practice, Health Informatics, and…

In July, Kate and I had the pleasure of attending the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) annual scholarship meeting, where we were honoured to present two talks.

Our first talk was based on work we did as student interns on a project led by Kathrine Gibson…

Attending the 2024 RCOphth Annual Congress at the ICC in Belfast from May 20-23 was a transformative experience. Presenting my research on diabetic retinopathy and prediction models was an incredible opportunity to share my work with experts and peers.

Throughout the conference, I immersed myself in a variety of sessions…

In May 2024, I was invited to present my elective study at the "The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology" (EFORT) in Hamburg. Baffled and surprised, it was an honour as a student of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition to present my research at…

From the start of my placement search, I was determined to go abroad. After weeks of sending speculative applications, I connected with the Principal Investigator of the Microbiome group at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) in Barcelona. In August, I moved to Barcelona and worked alongside a team of…