PACEMAKER - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Scalpel: Manchester’s Surgical Society
By Lauren Bolton Scalpel is the University of Man-
chester’s surgical society. We are ex- tremely active with events running frequently throughout the year in- cluding lectures, skills days, our con- ference and anatomy and finals revi- sion days to name a few!
Why Scalpel is Great
Scalpel is great because it provides students with the opportunity to get hands-on experience of surgery. We try to put on a range of events so there is something to interest everyone. Scalpel allows people to explore
whether they would be interested in a surgical career. For those who have already decided, it offers a range of events giving them the chance to practice surgical skills in the basics such as suturing and knot-tying, and in more specialised areas such as or- thopaedics, inserting chest drains and laparoscopy.
What I’ve Learnt from Scalpel The best thing I have gained from
Scalpel is that it has increased my in- terest and passion for surgery. I think
The Coming Year
Over the coming year we will con- tinue to offer high standard events with regular lectures, skills days and revision days already planned. We are starting to run socials following some of our events, giving students the chance to talk with local surgeons and other students interested in surgery. We will be running another RCS student surgical
England skills
course, giving students the chance to get a certificate for a nationally recog- nised course. Our big event of the year will be our undergraduate conference with renowned speakers, a range of prac- tical and academic workshops, and a chance to present your work – not an event to be missed.
The Manchester Medical Orchestra and Choir
By Amy Smith
Do you play a musical instru- ment? Have you been wanting to get it out of its case again? The Man- chester Medical Orchestra and Choir is your salvation! We hold rehearsals on Monday evenings during term time and play and/or sing a wide range of music, including classical and contempo- rary. Concerts are performed three
times a year across South Manches- ter, as well as going on tour, all while fitting around the work and exam schedule of a medical student. There’s a great social aspect to Manchester Medical Orchestra and Choir. MMOC includes members across all years of medicine, as well as nursing, midwifery, dentistry and other health related degrees. In addi- tion, healthcare professionals are also
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it has helped me a lot in being able to meet surgeons from different spe- cialties; from this I have had lots of amazing opportunities such as assist- ing in operations and getting involved in research projects. Most of all, how- ever, it has been great learning to work together and lead the committee to create such high quality events.
SOCIETIES
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involved. This gives a fantastic op- portunity to network across different years and specialties while sharing a common interest. However, this can- not be done without singers or string, woodwind, brass and percussion players! We don’t audition, meaning everyone is more than welcome! The highlight of 2014 has to be the
inaugural MMOC tour to Liverpool. Combining the talents from Manches- ter with the past culture capital made for an exciting weekend of music and tourism, with busking and exploring the town culminating in a final con- cert on the Sunday afternoon in the
famous bombed-out church. For the orchestra, the Christmas concert repertoire will include the incredible Scheherazade by Rimsky- Korsakov, and the Roman Carnival Overture by Berlioz. The choir will be singing Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughn-Williams, The Snow by Elgar and highlights from Disneys ‘Frozen’. If you’re interested in MMOC, please contact us by email (
mmoc.chair@
gmail.com /
mmoc.secretary@
gmail.com) or Facebook (Manchester Medical Orchestra and Choir [MMOC]).
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