University of Exeter Medical School Education News No Images? Click here Education News October 2017Join us for the launch events of our new PgCert in Healthcare Leadership and Management with Keith Grint, Professor of Public Leadership at Warwick UniversityThe Romance of LeadershipDate: Monday, 30 October 2017 FREE EVENT: A preview of a paper Keith is writing, reviewing Meindl’s original work with particular focus on some contemporary variants of ‘leadership’ and launching our PgCert Healthcare Leadership and Management. For more information and to book, click here. Followership and Wicked ProblemsDate: Tuesday 31 October 2017 This is a Masterclass to fully launch the PgCert Healthcare Leadership and Management, and is delivered by Professor Keith Grint and Dr Clare Holt and is based on their joint paper ‘Followership in the NHS’ commissioned by The King’s Fund in 2011.. For more information and to book, click here. PgCert Healthcare Leadership and Management - still places for October 2017 start!Our new PgCert in Healthcare Leadership and Management is aligned to the national framework for action on improvement and leadership development, Developing People – Improving Care. This is a collaboration between the University of Exeter Medical and Business Schools and aims to develop compassionate, inclusive and effective healthcare leaders.
Postgraduate Places This YearIt’s not too late to enrol – we still have places on some of our postgraduate programmes at MSc, PgDip and PgCert levels starting this and next month. Check the following programmes for last-minute places:
Funding opportunitiesDiscover the range of funding options available for postgraduate study by clicking below. Continuing Professional Development coursesLearn and develop with us through a range of focused short courses, workshops, and education days that will meet your Continuing Professional Development needs.
Conferences and eventsSAVE THE DATE: Exeter Sports Medicine 9-10 May 2018 Please email UEMS_CPD@exeter.ac.uk for further information on any of these events. Date: 14-16 November 2017, the Netherlands The success of this first EBMA Conference at the University of Exeter has prompted the EBMA team to organize a conference yearly. The next conference will be held in the Netherlands. For more information, including how and when to book, visit the conference website. SAVE THE DATE: Waking up to Memory Autumn 2018 (date to be confirmed) Upcoming eventsClick the below links for further details and to book other events at the University of Exeter Medical School.
Research News HighlightsMore than £1 million to identify genomic changes in schizophreniaThe Medical Research Council is awarding more than £1 million to the University of Exeter Medical School to continue their pioneering work into how and why schizophrenia develops. Read more... Healing molecule discovery could reduce limb amputations for diabetes patientsScientists have discovered new insights into a molecule which is part of the body’s tissue repair system, in a finding which could help treat non-healing wounds and injuries, such as diabetic foot. Read more... Global experts seek to end damaging dementia psychosis cycleA new research report calls for a change in approach in the treatment of psychosis in dementia, to find alternatives to highly damaging antipsychotics. Read more... Can spending time in parks, woodlands and beaches improve our mental health?A new study involving the University of Exeter will investigate whether spending time in green and blue spaces, such as parks and beaches, can have a positive effect on our long-term wellbeing and mental health. Read more... |