Celebrating 50 years since graduation
This June, the Class of 1972 came back to Liverpool to mark an incredible milestone and share reflections on career trajectories from Liverpool to a host of different specialties, achievements and corners of the world.
If In Doubt: An Anaesthetist’s Story
School Alumnus Keith Wilkinson (1982) tells all in a brand-new book covering his career as an anaesthetist from medical school through specialty training and into his consultant position on the Isle of Man.
School of Medicine Class of 2022 graduates in style
This July the Class of 2022, rather uncomfortably, donned caps and gowns to graduate in soaring temperatures at a ceremony at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall as loved ones, educators and mentors looked on with immense pride.
School Alumnus pens globetrotting autobiography
Dr Sam Ramsay Smith (1971) has always shunned convention and followed his heart in a career spent in the pursuit of service to others, with a generous helping of fun! His new book follows his career as a flying surgeon in Africa, a war surgeon in Sri Lanka and more!
An avalanche of awards and accolades
Liverpool student doctors have been celebrating big wins in prizes both within the University and nationally recognising their pursuits in pharmacology, medical research and reflective practice – amongst others!
A Liverpool Graduate who has not yet left
Dr Kaylea Clark has maintained strong links with the School since graduating in 2017 – acting as an examiner for clinical assessments, as part of the School’s Associate Clinical Teachers (ACT) programme and, this year, deepening her interest in medical education further as an Academic Fellow.
My old bedroom is the School’s simulation control room
Clinical Skills Lecturer Vicky Bond looks back on a career of 35 years, which began at Cedar House where she lived, in what is now the control room for simulated learning, as a student nurse.
Cedar House camaraderie 30 years on
On a recent trip back to Cedar House, Roger Hamlett and friends reminisced on time spent here as student nurses in the late 1980s and how although the hairstyles and fashion trends may have moved on, the bonds of those formative years still remain.
An extra-special 40 year (+1!) reunion
The Class of 1981 have met up every five years since qualification. Reunion organiser John O’Donnell reflects on the University years that were to shape the career ahead of him.
Liverpool is a great city to be a student in
John’s classmate Julian Marsden shares his recollections of student life, including trips to Zorba’s restaurant and deciding between becoming a Red or a Blue.
A warm welcome to our newest student doctors
This September, the School came out in force to welcome 335 student doctors to Year One of the MBChB course with a series of welcome activities to help students settle into their new Liverpool home.
Pioneering anaesthetist and avid mountaineer
After graduating from Liverpool in 1960, Grahame Meadows became a consultant anaesthetist and played a key role in shaping the role of perfusionists. But a mountaineering accident in 1990 almost cost him his career and more.
The year is off to a great start for the LMSS
LMSS Alumni Secretary Charlotte Patterson reveals some of the society’s biggest plans this academic year, including an Alumni Dinner at the Royal Liver Building next April.
In Memoriam: Shaun Roy Jackson (MBChB 1981)
We are saddened by the passing of Class of 1981 graduate, Shaun Roy Jackson and the University sends its heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
Celebrating our extraordinary 2020 and 2021 graduates
Emotions were high as we welcomed the Classes of 2020 and 2021 back to campus for graduation ceremonies at the impressive Tung Auditorium in the University’s brand-new Yoko Ono Lennon Centre.
School alumnus awarded NIHR Research Professorship
Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Dan Perry (Class of 2003) reflects on his journey from a Birmingham comprehensive to a Consultant role at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Inspirational student doctors recognised at School Prize Evening
Students picked up awards for excellence in 2020/21 alongside friends and family, including two remarkable Spirit of Liverpool School of Medicine prize winners.
School alumni pen insightful careers book for student doctors
Dr Amelle Ra and Dr Samuel Latham (Class of 2019) take a trip down memory lane and share more about their book, The Ultimate Career Guide.
An environment that celebrates diversity
The School partners with the Anthony Walker Foundation on a microaggressions training programme in a key step to building a safe and inclusive community.
Alumni reunion to celebrate 30 years of friendship
Dr Liz Hare (Class of 1992) reflects on how her time at Liverpool set her up for the next 30 years of clinical practice as she makes arrangements for a very special reunion event this June.
Final-year students demonstrate skills in new clinical assessment
The School’s Clinical Skills and Assessment teams reveal how they have continued to deliver teaching and clinical exams throughout the pandemic, including a new addition to the Year Five curriculum.
Student achievements to shout about
Liverpool Student Doctors have been excelling on and off campus in their extra-curricular, sporting and fundraising activities, including an international rugby call up and Strictly Come Dancing charity event.
In memoriam
The School regrets to announce the passing of Dr Mary E Cawley, née Casper (MB,ChB 1947).
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