Summer school for would-be doctors

Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), run by the universities of Brighton and Sussex, is running one of five Medical Schools Council (MSC) summer schools next year.

Funded by Health Education England, the residential schools are aimed at young people in England who are thinking about a career as a doctor, in particular those from areas where few students apply to study medicine.

The school, run in partnership with Kent and Medway Medical Schools (KMMS), will provide experience for under-represented students wishing to make the first steps in becoming a doctor. Students will learn clinical and communications skills.

Professor Malcolm Reed, Dean of BSMS, said: “Widening participation into medicine is a key focus of our recruitment work, and we are pleased to be able to work with KMMS in co-hosting these summer schools. They will help make a career in medicine feel like more of a realistic possibility to many young people who may have thought it was something out of their reach.  This collaboration will emphasise and strengthen the growing partnership between KMMS and BSMS.”

Further information on applications dates will be published on the BSMS  and KMMS websites.

Professor Malcolm Reed