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BeSSTies Blog

Jul 21, 20234 min read

Welcome to 'Hope Springs' - Discussion of a 'Teaching Coat' by Tracey Collett

Some of us in BeSST have been exploring creative methods of inquiry, this has led to interesting ways of thinking about and representing...

BeSSTies Blog

Apr 11, 20235 min read

From House, M.D. to someone like me

An anthropology student-researcher’s changing perception of medical students and how they relate to the social sciences Tyler Harvey is...

BeSSTies Blog

Apr 27, 20225 min read

The Elephant in the Office: Challenges faced by women of colour in the workforce

Kah Yann Cheah is a 2nd Year medical student from Malaysia, studying at the University of Edinburgh. She entered and won the 2022 the...

BeSSTies Blog

Feb 10, 20223 min read

When you hear … by Tracey Collett

Do you ever have the experience when you're in a huge medical programmes management meeting (say) and everybody is there who is involved...

BeSSTies Blog

Mar 31, 20216 min read

Finding my feet in a pandemic:Reflections (and confessions) of a ‘newbie’ lecturer : Dr Sarah Wright

We know it takes courage to teach, but I’d argue it takes great courage, resilience and conviction to teach that course within a medical...

BeSSTies Blog

Mar 1, 20212 min read

This month's Tea Time chat......

By Tracey Collett Thank you to everyone for a lovely tea time chat it was great to see you. It was really great to hear a little bit...

BeSSTies Blog

Oct 2, 20203 min read

So far from you... By Jeni Harden

Like many of you I have spent the last few months redeveloping my courses to be delivered online. There is so much I could say about that...

BeSSTies Blog

Jan 16, 20202 min read

Welcome to the BeSST Blog - Tracey Collett

Welcome to our new BeSST BLOG! Over the years we have had numerous inspiring and thought provoking conversations at our BeSST...

BeSSTies Blog

Nov 14, 20191 min read

New blog coming soon

We plan to introduce a new BeSST blog