Health & Care Professions
Look beyond white coats and stethoscopes and discover the amazing wealth of lesser-known specialities, disciplines, and careers that make up the 'multi-disciplinary team' of UK healthcare. Putting healthcare roles such as Nursing and Medical Imagery at the forefront of your learning, this course will feature sessions based on the work, research, and practice of the University of Exeter’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, from undergraduate study to high-level specialism and beyond.
| Day | Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday | 6th February 2025 | 12:00 - 16:00 | St Luke's campus, Exeter |
| 2 | Thursday | 27th February 2025 | 12:00 - 16:00 | St Luke's campus, Exeter |
| 3 | Thursday | 20th March 2025 | 12:00 - 16:00 | St Luke's campus, Exeter |
| 4 | Thursday | 24th April 2025 | 12:00 - 16:00 | St Luke's campus, Exeter |
| 5 | Wednesday | 28th May 2025 | 12:00 - 16:00 | St Luke's campus, Exeter |
| 6 | Thursday | 26th June 2025 | 12:00 - 16:00 | St Luke's campus, Exeter |
Session One: Introductory Session
Date: January
Content:
- Introduction to programme and departments
- Ice breakers and group activities
- Campus tour
- Student Life Q&A
Leads: WPC, ESAs, Leila Morgan (Nursing), Ifraax Abdi Osman (Medical Imaging)
Session Two: Introduction to Medical Imaging and the Xray Lab
Date: February
Content:
- Introduction to MI, Practical workshops in various labs (e.g. Xray lab, VR) MI
Leads: Ifraax Abdi Osman
Session Three: Nursing – Discover Your Senses
Date: March
Content:
- Discover your sense, dementia themed, aging suits Nursing
Leads: Leila Morgan
Session Four: Physics Lab and Ultrasounds
Date: April
Content:
- Session and workshops focused on the theme of Physics with practical workshop/experiments as well practical session on ultrasound MI
Leads: Ifraax Abdi Osman
Session Five: Escape Room
Date: Wednesday 28th May (TBC)
Content:
- Escape room - joint Nursing/MI
Leads: Leila Morgan & Ifraax Abdi Osman
Session Six: Clinical Skills
Date: July
Content:
- Clinical skills Mental health assessments/ pregnancy bls complications
Leads: Leila Morgan
This subject activity strand has contributions from the following degree programmes:
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- BSc Medical Imaging
- BSc Adult Nursing
- MSci Nursing
Students must have achieved grade C or 4 in both GCSE Maths and English Language.
Priority will be given to students studying one or more of the following subjects at A Level or the equivalent qualification:
Biology/Human Biology; Chemistry; Computing; Design and Technology; Electronics; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Geography; Geology; Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths; Life and Health Sciences; Physical Education; Physics; Psychology; Science (applied); Statistics.
In order to pass the programme, you must attend a minimum of 5 out of 6 subject activity sessions, as well as the Exeter Scholars Student Conference.
