MEDICINE
Planning to study medicine?
This term Debate Chamber are running three interactive courses for students who want to take their science to the next level or are considering applying for Medicine or a related discipline at University. Taught by Doctors and medicine graduates, these Masterclasses involve debate, discussion, role-play, case studies and guidance from expert tutors. Each course introduces you to a selection of the topics you will encounter in a medical degree.
Medical Events for ages 15-18
You might also be interested in the MEDICNE SUMMER SCHOOL, a special extended event that brings together aspects of all three courses.
Events for ages 11-14:
Would you like to hold a medicine event in your school?
Debate Chamber also conducts in-school workshops, which can be closely tailored to the needs and abilities of your students. If you are a teacher and interested in this opportunity please click here.
Feedback from previous medicine events:
‘I really liked the debates and the chance to challenge others and myself’
‘I had a brilliant time and I would come again’
‘It was really interesting and I have learnt a lot. It was good to have such a small group’
‘It made me question a lot of things – very useful because it didn’t force you to change your beliefs but gave you the opportunity to learn more’
‘I thought it was very thought provoking and extremely interesting’
‘It was extremely helpful, and broadened my knowledge and understanding’
‘Very good. It definitely made me think, and both sides of the course, ethics and medicine, were brilliant. I will certainly be able to apply these skills. The teachers were brilliant’
‘I learnt lots of new things and it was interactive which made it more fun. It really made you think and it was also really nice to meet new people’
Medicine Tutors
Sherry Tsai
Sherry is a Paediatrics Doctoral student at the Queen’s college, Oxford. She completed her medical training at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her main academic interest is the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae, a common cause of middle ear infection in children. for almost a decade, Sherry has been an active volunteer and private tutor in many biomedically related subjects.
Giang H. Nguyen
Giang graduated summa cum laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has previously completed two years of research at the National Cancer Institute as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholar. She is currently reading for a Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Oncology at Balliol College, Oxford. Her doctoral dissertation is focused on studying the role of a small non-coding RNA in a premature aging condition known as Bloom syndrome. Her main interest lies in the interplay between cancer and aging, and she has published a number of articles on this subject.
Emmert Roberts
Emmert is a final year medical student at Mansfield College, Oxford. He graduated in 2007 with a BA in Medical Sciences, and is currently a tutor in Pathology and Microbiology at Trinity College, Oxford. Also qualified in Clinical Hypnosis his interests are primarily in psychiatry and mental health.
Sean Galvin
Sean is a clinical medical student at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He holds a BA in Medical Sciences, specializing in myocardial, vascular and respiratory biology. His interests include emergency medicine and public health. He is also currently completing a course on medical education.
Aswin Chari
Aswin is a fourth year medical student at New College, Oxford. He completed his undergraduate degree at Downing College, Cambridge and specialised in Pathology. His current interests include gastrointestinal and liver pathology and he also has a passion for the study of Neurology.