Website Maintenance
…Our website will be unavailable from 17:30 GMT on Friday 16th June 2017 until 12:00 GMT on Monday 19th June 2017. For bookings, online orders and general queries, please email info@centreofthecell.org or call 020 7882 2562. Thank you for your patience while we make these changes. Centre of the Cell Team…
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London’s Air Ambulance: What does it take to save the capital’s critically injured?
…charity. The majority of its running costs are funded by its supporters. You can give a one-off or monthly donation online….
https://www.centreofthecell.org/what-we-do/big-question-lectures/big-question-londons-air-ambulance/
Join our YMS steering group
…ngaged, and as with all of our YMS activities, it means you can put us down as a reference when you’re applying to university or for jobs. Commitment The steering group will meet just once every few months – either online or here at Centre of the Cell’s Neuron Pod (complete with snacks and drinks!) to discuss the future of the YMS. To find out more, or become part of the YMS steering group, email fill out this form….
https://www.centreofthecell.org/blog/youth-members/join-our-yms-steering-group/
The transition from A Levels to Medical School
…ectures, although it is very advisable to go to all of them, and there are online learning tools that you need to do. Going to the lectures is great but it is up to you to really learn the content before your exam. It is best to do little and often to avoid getting overwhelmed around exam time. You need to look ahead and be motivated to stay on top of things. Labs are also something that was new to me. Anatomy is very self directed with the resp…
https://www.centreofthecell.org/blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-student/the-transition-from-a-levels-to-medical-school/
Revision Techniques and Tips
…cation for the course you are studying, which are usually freely available online. You may choose to either hand write your notes, which can be time-consuming but has been suggested to be memorised more readily, or type your notes, which can save you a lot of time but will require additional going over. Other revision techniques are flashcards and mind maps. In recent years, there has been a large increase to the use of flashcards by students. The…
https://www.centreofthecell.org/blog/youth-members/revision-techniques-and-tips/
OSCEs
…VID-19, I missed my last OSCE and my upcoming OSCE might possibly be moved online so we are learning to be flexible on top of everything else! In my personal experience, OSCEs are the most interesting yet nerve-wracking exams. They are organised to include around 9 stations which are 7 minutes long. After completing a station, there is a one minute break to rotate and continue on to the next station. Anyone who has applied or is applying for med…
https://www.centreofthecell.org/blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-student/osces/
Play the games
…Why not try our new online game, Skinvaders, where you will learn more about the importance of skin as a barrier! We also have a number of games available as apps, and we are currently working on new games all the time to add onto our website, so watch this space! In the meantime, you can also check out our blog or medical history pages! …
https://www.centreofthecell.org/learn-play/games/
Book a workshop or science show onsite at Centre of the Cell
…r science show that is not booked with a STEM Pod experience session What is a science show? A science show is a presenter-led performance involving demonstrations. Our science shows are very interactive and we often ask for volunteers to help us with demonstrations. What is a workshop? A workshop is a presenter-led experience which includes challenges and tasks for the groups to complete as they go through the workshop. As with our science shows,…
https://www.centreofthecell.org/visit-pod/book-a-workshop-or-science-show-onsite/
Disease Detection and Diagnosis
These activities teach pupils to think about how doctors and other staff diagnose illnesses and how new diagnostic tests are developed. Pupils also consider when screening programmes for diseases are appropriate. How do doctors diagnose disease? First, they take note of a patient’s symptoms. Symptoms are physical signs produced by a disease, but they are not the cause of that disease. If you have a fever, this is your body’s response to an infect…
https://www.centreofthecell.org/learn-play/science-resources-school/disease-detection-and-diagnosis/
Risk Factors of Disease
These activities introduce the idea that there are certain factors, called risk factors, which can increase a person’s likelihood of developing a disease. Pupils learn how scientists use research to determine what the risk factors are for various diseases. Curriculum Links KS3 Science KS4 Science SQA 5-14 Standard Environmental Studies SQA Access, Intermediate and Higher: Biology and Biology Investigation Key words risks of disease risk factors l…
https://www.centreofthecell.org/learn-play/science-resources-school/risk-factors-of-disease/