@johnvtaylor.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky!

📢 Applications Now Open Starting this September we are launching a PGCert in Clinical Education—designed specifically for busy healthcare professionals looking to grow as educators. 📩 Contact the team at [email protected] for details.

Best of luck and huge congratulations to everyone graduating today! Some fantastic work across our intercalating and PG students. This is what all your hard work is for!

Well done to all the intercalating @livunimedicine.bsky.social intercalators, there were some great paediatric projects delivered last year. Enjoy your graduation!

This National Care Leavers’ Month @LivUni is celebrating welcoming more than 100 care experienced students to courses supporting incredible students like fifth year medic Mia to unlock their potential with us here at Liverpool. (1/2) #NationalCareLeaversMonth #NCLM2025

New paper klaxon 🚨🚨 One of our @livunimedicine.bsky.social intercalators has their 1st publication (with a team from @alderhey.nhs.uk, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk): it's an education piece on how to approach a baby with suspected congenital heart disease ep.bmj.com/content/earl...

Fabulous news - congratulations Dan!

We’re delighted to welcome Professor Andy McKeown as the new Dean of the School of Medicine. His appointment marks an exciting new chapter for the School as we continue to advance medical education and improve health across the Liverpool City Region. 🔗 www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

1/ 🎤 Today's PHPS forum was on "Lessons from smoky kitchens: Unveiling the hidden burden from wood-fuelled cooking in sub-Saharan African schools" #PublicHealth 🗣️ Speakers: Dr Esther Kalkman & Prof Dan Pope 💨 Featured work by NIHR CLEAN-AIR (Africa) Global Health Research Unit: cleanairafrica.com

🎉 It was fantastic to welcome partners from some truly inspirational organisations from across the Liverpool city region to a Third Sector networking event this week. We hope the event was useful in building connections within the sector. It's a pleasure to work with you! ❤️

😍 It's been a wonderful few weeks here in Liverpool as we have welcomed our students back to campus, as well as the arrival of our new student doctors in Year 1! 🔗https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/news/stories/title,1530764,en.php

This September, we say a fond farewell to Professor Hazel Scott as she retires after eight impactful years as Dean of the Liverpool School of Medicine, leaving behind a stronger community and an enriched curriculum. 🔗 www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

🥳 Happy Welcome Week everyone! 👋 Looking forward to meeting our newest student doctors this morning for their course induction and welcoming them to campus 😊 For starters, it was great to see one our students featured by the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🥺 Earlier this week we unfortunately said goodbye to Clinical Skills Lecturer Vicky Bond after almost 28 years in the Clinical Skills Dept. 🎉 Wishing you all the very best for the next chapter Vicky!

🏆We’re proud to announce that ILCAMS has been awarded the Athena Swan Gold for our sustained commitment to gender equality in medical sciences. 💪 Huge credit to the submission team & everyone driving change across our institute. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/athena... #AthenaSwan #GenderEquality #EDI

🌍 From Fiji to Fazakerley and from Belize to Birmingham, Year 4 students begin their 4-week Elective placements this week! 📸 Best of luck to all you - we hope you find the experience enriching and rewarding!

An achievement to be extremely proud of! Massive congratulations to Louise - we look forward to hearing more about it throughout the summer! ❤️

The UK’s heart health declined more quickly at the start of the 2020s than in any other decade for over 50 years 📉 Today @thebhf.bsky.social launched its new strategy to reverse this worrying trend. As part of this strategy, we're influencing policy to save more lives from cardiovascular disease 💡

This Deaf Awareness Week we are celebrating a 20-year partnership with Merseyside Society for Deaf People giving Liverpool student doctors the chance to boost their skills, knowledge and confidence in communicating with deaf patients. #daw2025 🔗 Learn more on our news page: tinyurl.com/deafaware25

Did you know that April is #StressAwarenessMonth? 🎉 As we begin to gear up for the assessment period, our Wellbeing team have put together their top stress-busting tips - whether you’ve got 5 minutes or 1 hour to spare! 🔗https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/news/stories/title,1515063,en.php

Congratulations Mumtaz! 👏 A fantastic achievement 🎉

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Blossom season on campus 😍🌸 #Spring #Liverpool #UniversityOfLiverpool #Blossom #SpringInLiverpool

We're thrilled to announce that the University of Liverpool has been awarded the prestigious title of University of the Year at the Educate North Awards! 👏 Read the full story ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/04/04/l... @educateawards.bsky.social

👏 Student Doctor Katy Rushforth joined the School this September after benefitting the from Welsh Seren Medics Programme. 🗣️ "It supported me throughout the whole application process to medical school" You can read more about Katy's journey into medicine below ⬇️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

The Smile Squad team was recently invited to attend the LFC legends charity match at Anfield. We are proud to collaborate with the LFC Foundation, where we work to address the pressing issue of childhood dental health across the Liverpool City Region. Read more 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/dentistry/ne...

🎉We're a key partner in the DORIAN GRAY EU-funded project exploring the link between cardiovascular disease and mild cognitive impairment. The initiative will use real world data and AI to develop strategies to improve brain and heart health in ageing populations. 🧠 #CVD #MCI

Today was week two of Toddler Science Club at @evertoninthecommunity.org 🧫 this week we were learning about brilliant bodies and how medicines make us healthy! 💊 Thanks to our super scientists from the @therexuol.bsky.social team!

♥️ Alongside this, we were privileged to welcome back alumni for a tour of campus this afternoon 🔗 Graduating years ranged from 1976 - 2000. Truly the bonds formed during your study years are incredibly strong! 💃 We hope everyone attending this evening has a lovely time!

For students currently observing Ramadan, don't forget there are resources available online to help you with your studies. ➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/stu...

Where could a master’s or research degree take you? Explore your options at our upcoming events. 🙌 Join us on campus at our Postgraduate Open Event tomorrow, or online at our Postgraduate Online Open Week from Mon 24 - Fri 28 March 2025. Book now ➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...

🤝 Today is #YoungCarersActionDay This year's theme ‘Give Me A Break’, highlights the important need for young carers to have time to rest whilst also calling on schools and employers to provide better support, helping them balance their responsibilities and achieve their full potential.

🔍 Great find by our colleague John Taylor this week! 😲 The program from the 1925 Annual dinner of the then medical student debating society (soon to be Liverpool Medical Students Society) annotated and signed by the guests ✨ Very nice find ahead of their 150th anniversary alumni dinner this week!

Ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow, we're shining a light on some of our incredible women in research right here at #TeamLivUni 🔬 Learn more about Liverpool's female pioneers who are shaping the world through research and innovation here ➡️ brnw.ch/21wRbid

🗣️ "Frustration at being misunderstood often led to anxiety & irritation but once he could sign, his confidence soared". 👏 A privilege to speak to our students in Makaton Medics spearheading a movement to improve patient-doctor communication. Read more ➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

🗣️ "From the very first days of the course, I was impressed by the quality of teaching and the state-of-the-art facilities" ♥️ Great to hear from our alumni recently! 👨‍⚕️ Dr Sachin Patel graduated in 2022 & is now based at Colchester General Hospital. Read more ➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

NEWS | Researchers at @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @lstmnews.bsky.social shed light on steps needed to combat the vertical transmission of chronic hepatitis B virus in Africa. It is one of the leading causes of liver cancer + cirrhosis in the region. More ⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/02/27/i...

🎉 Congratulations to Taia Rothwell who won our Elective Photo Competition for 23-24! 🎁 The judges thought her image showcased an example of "strong core clinical practice with scarce clinical resources". Read more ➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

NEWS | A portrait of @louiseckenny.bsky.social has been unveiled at @dotart.bsky.social in an exhibition celebrating the contributions of women worldwide Her portrait, created by artist Mariana Potetenko, honours her pioneering work in women’s health ⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/02/14/p...

🎤 *tap tap* is this thing on? 👋 Hello Bluesky! We're excited to reconnect with old friends, meet some new ones, and share all the latest news and updates from our amazing School. 📍You can find us in most other places @ LivUniMedicine Stay tuned! ❤️ #TeamLivUni