A Busy Week for the Medic Society

It has been a busy and highly informative week for the Medic Society. On Tuesday, over 50 students joined a live stream of the Oxford High School Medical Conference. The event featured a diverse menu of sessions delivered by experts in fields such as Endocrinology, Anaesthetics, Cardiology, General Practice, Dentistry, and Veterinary Surgery. The conference was well-received and provided students with an interesting insight into these careers and working within the NHS.

The week continued with a session on Thursday, welcoming Shelly, an experienced midwife.  

In addition to learning about the diverse and interesting work midwives do beyond catching babies, Shelly led several thought-provoking scenarios, including bringing into question men’s paternal rights and current law, something that the boys in attendance were particularly interested in. 

A highlight of the session was when students had the opportunity to practise delivering a baby, which we are happy to report went very well with babies being safely delivered by both lower school and Sixth Form students!

If you would like to support students exploring careers in the field of medicine and health care we would love to hear from you. Our students are particularly keen to meet a wide range of professionals with a notable demand for anyone working with animals. If you think you would like to be involved then please complete the Google form linked here.