Medicine and Health Outreach Programmes and Talks

Health Sciences Outreach Team

Medicine and Health Outreach at the University of Leeds

Welcome to our latest Medicine and Health Outreach update and a Happy New Year to all as we enter 2021. We hope you and your students have had a relaxing break following a very challenging year.

Below you'll find a summary of our latest activities and programmes that you and your students can sign up to. Highlights include our support calls for Teachers and Advisors, Subject Insight Webinars for Year 11 and 12 students, and our interview resources.

Please do pass on this email to any colleagues you feel would benefit from the information below, and apologies if you are not the best person to be receiving this specific communication.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please see our website or get in touch.

Information, Advice and Resources

Interview Resources for Applicants

Interviews for our Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare programmes are currently underway. To help students prepare for any upcoming interviews, our students have put together a number of resources to help share their experiences of preparing for interviews.

Students can access session recordings, videos and hints and tips on interviews via this link.

Support Calls for Teachers and Advisors - Book Now!

Have any questions about supporting your aspiring healthcare professionals? Want to know more about the activities we are offering this year?

To help support you and your students, we're offering schools and colleges the opportunity to book a 30 minute call with one of our lead officer to find out more about Leeds, our outreach programmes and how we can support you.

You can request a call by filling in our short request form here.

Activities and Talks for Aspiring Healthcare Professionals

Subject Insight Webinars for Aspiring Doctors, Dentists and Healthcare Professionals

We're excited to be launching our new series of insight webinars, beginning on Monday 22^nd February and continuing weekly throughout March.

Open to students in Year 11 and Year 12, these evening webinars will take a deeper look at the programmes students can study at the University of Leeds within Medicine and Health.

You can expect to see sessions around applying to Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery, as well as our Healthcare Science and Psychology programmes.

Students can now register to take part by completing our short registration form here.
You can also download a poster to share with your students here.

Healthcare Academy - Online Resources for
Year 9 Students

Our new Healthcare Academy resources, designed for Year 9 students interested in medicine and health subjects, will be available to access towards the end of February.

These pre-recorded resources are available for students to access at their own pace, and will help students develop their understanding of the science behind medicine and disease.

The programme will explore a range of health topics with our current Leeds Medicine and Healthcare students, learn about the skills needed to work in different health professions and about the right pathways into studying towards these careers.

Due to the current restrictions, the programme will initially be delivered online, with students accessing the content at their own pace throughout the year.

As the programme progresses toward the end of the first year and for years 10 and 11, we hope to be able to host live events both online and on our campus in the future.

Please keep an eye on our webpage for registration details.

Admissions and Course Information

Focus On... Psychology

This month, we take a closer look at Psychology. Psychology looks at human behaviour and why we do what we do. The subject is vast and encompasses topics such as child development, animal behaviour, ageing, memory, appetite, health and well-being – to name a few!
Students learn about the complex processes that underpin psychology from what happens inside our brains to society and culture. Studying classical and contemporary research, they will also take part in cutting-edge, real-world research working alongside academics.

The BSc Psychology degree at Leeds is a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited degree which means that students start their journey towards becoming a clinical psychologist. Psychologists support people with all sorts of problems and apply their expertise and knowledge to help in many areas of society

Many graduates find non-clinical employment in HR, marketing, business, public service, forensics and education. Students also have the option to study a year abroad, spend a year in industry or do a combined Master's degree and study Psychology at an advanced level.

Students can find out more about the Psychology courses at Leeds here.

UCAS Deadline and Access to Leeds

As you will no doubt be aware, the UCAS deadline has been extended to the 29th January and is fast approaching!

The University will continue to accept applications to some of our undergraduate programmes beyond the extended UCAS deadline. Please visit our UCAS webpage for up to date details regarding which courses are included.

The deadline for submitting applications to Access to Leeds, our contextual admissions scheme, is 24th February 2021 for all degree programmes other than Medicine and Dentistry (which has already passed).

This update is provided by the Health Sciences Outreach Team at the University of Leeds, supporting students applying to Medicine, Dentistry, Healthcare and Psychology courses.

Please forward this on to any colleagues who may be interested in the opportunities we have to offer. They can also sign up to receive updates using this link.

Keep in touch

Web: www.healthsciences.leeds.ac.uk | Email: medicineandhealth@leeds.ac.uk