Projects
Medsin Leicester has 9 nationally recognised projects that run to address a wide range of health issues. For more information, please contact the Projects Officer (Haresh Selvaskandan) at projects@medsinleicester.com.
Teddy Bear Hospital
The Teddy Bear Hospital is a public health project for 3-7 year olds. It offers the opportunity for one-to-one consultations with children, thereby reducing childhood anxiety about hospitals and doctors and increasing students’ confidence.
Contact Jodie Sabin at teddybear@le.ac.uk
Sexpression
Sexpression is dedicated to the development of sex education. It provides facilitated sessions to give young people the knowledge to make informed decisions about their own health – sexually, physically and mentally.
Contact Hattie and Laura at sexpressionleicester@gmail.com
Gondar Project
This is a project that is unique to the Leicester Medical School. Set up in 1995, between medical students from Leicester and Gondar (Ethiopia), the aim of the project is to raise enough money to support students in Gondar with their medical education.
Contact Rupert Major at rm157@le.ac.uk
Crossing Borders
Crossing Borders is a national group of students who are interested in refugee healthcare issues. They work to improve the health of refugees and asylum seekers through practical action, education, awareness raising, campaigning and volunteering.
Contact the Crossing Borders committee at crossingbordersleicester@gmail.com
Marrow
Late in 1997, Karen, a 22 year old, was diagnosed with leukaemia and her only hope of survival was a bone marrow transplant. A donor was found. However, due to the delay in finding the donor, she died not long after the transplant. One of her friends, James Kustow, a medical student at Nottingham, thought that more should be done to help people like Karen. Marrow was born, aiming to recruit potential bone marrow donors from the UK student population.
Contact James Sutton at su-marrow@le.ac.uk
Students for Kids International Projects
Students for Kids International Projects (SKIP) is a student led charity, working to support child welfare as well as the personal and professional development of future healthcare students. Our ultimate aim is to not be needed; for vulnerable children to be well supported and cared for by their communities, and for healthcare students to be actively compassionate and aware of the realities and implications of global and cultural health issues.
Contact Salma Ali at sa129@le.ac.uk
Save A Baby’s Life
Save A Baby’s Life is a two-hour course run through the Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS) that covers basic life support (rescue breathing and CPR), choking and near-drowning protocols as applied to infants. The project involves a group of medical students being trained by an RLSS National Trainer/Assessor (NTA) to deliver this course in the community.
Contact the SaBL committee at sabl@live.co.uk
IFMSA Exchanges
The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) is responsible for mobilising over 7000 medical students on clinical exchanges each year. Professional Exchanges aim to promote understanding and cooperation amongst medical students and all other health professionals. It is also a great opportunity to escape from the UK for a month, improve a foreign language and make lots of fun new international friends.
Contact Georgie Ridddough at ger5@le.ac.uk
HOMED
HOMED works with healthcare students to promote understanding of and encourage engagement with issues relating to homelessness and social exclusion, such as drug addiction, prostitution and mental health.
Contact the HOMED committee at homedleicester@gmail.com
