SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application

The official @Barts SAMDA Twitter feed. Follow for applications advice/tips and medical/dental news.

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

Hi everyone, SAMDA is running a Medicine Taster Day on Saturday 16th of September.

This is a free event that could really help supplement someone's application to medical school with regards to personal statements and interviews.

Sign up now - https://t.co/eUKTaWUDy3

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

🔗 Sign up _NOW_ for a position:
https://t.co/iTxBL7REs2

Join us on:

🗓️ Date: Friday 18th December 2020
⏰ Time: 5 pm
💻 Location: Zoom (link will be sent via email)

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

📣 AGM ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Hello everyone,

✨ SAMDA (Student Assisted Medical & Dental Applications) is holding its 20th AGM!

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

🎓 Applications are now open to join the SAMDA 2021 committee! If you are interested in:

- Being part of our committee
- Helping prospective medical/dental students from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Improving your skills set
- Enhancing your portfolios

Look no further!

[We Are Medics @WeAreMedics_]

So, in case anyone missed it, we are offering:

📖 100 page eBook on medicine interviews
📽 5 realistic mock interviews
🍿 7 week interview crash course

for free, for everyone applying to med school this year 💙

please SHARE so we can reach as many young people as possible

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

Calling all Gap year students who are planning to apply to Dentistry! Make sure you check out this rare placement opportunity.

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

Want to learn what SAMDA's about?! Have a look below at all we have planned for the year ahead 😁

Scan the QR code if you are interested and want to help out 👍

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

Thank you all for visiting SAMDA during today's Freshers' Fayre!! It was great to meet you all!! 💙
For all those that were not able to make it, FRET NOT! 💪🏼
Sign up now by filling in the Google Form below: 😊
https://t.co/9SN7ohPIXy

[Zibad Javed @JavedZibad]

@BartsSamda
Hello Freshers!! 🎉
Come and join us NOW at the BLSA Freshers' Fayre to learn more about how you can get involved with SAMDA!
Follow the link below to get access to the fair. Come along to sign up and become a volunteer for SAMDA!! 🙌🏼
https://t.co/gQHyQtoFqb

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

Follow the link below to get access to the fair. Come along to sign up and become a volunteer for SAMDA!!
https://t.co/AWzIumuDbg

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

Hello Freshers!!
Come and join us NOW at the BLSA Freshers' Fayre to learn more about what SAMDA does and how you can get involved to help sixth-form students apply for medicine and dentistry!

[Shraya ✨ @shraya_p]

This is a great FREE event for aspiring medical and law students!

PLEASE SHARE to those interested!!

[We Are Medics @WeAreMedics_]

📢 CALL FOR AUTHORS 📢

📖 We are looking for contributors to our free BMAT eBook

📚 Our UCAT eBook has over 10k downloads so far + we anticipate a similar response for our BMAT eBook

📌 Please see the image for full details!

#MedStudentTwitter #WideningAccess

[We Are Medics @WeAreMedics_]

‼️Aspiring Dentists, it’s finally here...‼️

🎉“THE BUDDING DENTISTS GUIDE TO DENTAL SCHOOL AND BEYOND” 🎉...is up and ready for you to explore.

This ebook is over 76 pages long with over 17,000 words.

WHAT HAVE WE…

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[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

We have written an open letter which details our concerns in a greater depth: https://t.co/zKZbBa7yoD
If you wish to sign the letter and help these students, please fill in the following form: https://t.co/WKdQS7t2Cj

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

URGENT: A-Level/IB Grade Calculation
As you may know the government is using a grade calculation algorithm for results this year. This has resulted in many offer holders losing their places at medical and dental school, despite them being on track to achieve the grades had...

[SAMDA-Student Assisted Medical &Dental Application @BartsSamda]

...COVID-19 not occurred. The system is inherently biased against students from worse socioeconomic backgrounds and as a widening participation group we cannot stand by and let this injustice occur.

[Shraya ✨ @shraya_p]

@ChloeLJordan Exactly! I was just speaking to a student I know who has an offer and it's just not fair!

@BartsSamda have written an open letter, which I hope you don't mind sharing - addressing both A levels and IB:

https://t.co/1IHrsF0RBR

[We Are Medics @WeAreMedics_]

This is our statement on A level results day. Please swipe to read 👉

We know that some aspiring medics in our community have been impacted by this situation, and we will be providing some actionable advice once the dust…

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