BSMS Alumni

20/05/2026

Applications are open for our new Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Sustainable Healthcare, starting in 2026. This course is ideal for anyone with an interest in environmental sustainability in the health sector.

Led by BSMS's Green Healthcare Hub – a world-leading research centre for environmental sustainability established at BSMS in 2025 – and taught by academic experts from a range of disciplines, this programme offers a dynamic and innovative learning experience.

What you’ll gain:

🌍 An overview of this rapidly emerging field
♻️ Practical skills to analyse the environmental footprint of health systems, processes and pathways
🌳 Knowledge of the tools and mechanisms to help drive sustainable change in healthcare.

A limited number of funded places are available.

If you’re passionate about creating a more sustainable future for healthcare, we’d love to hear from you.

➡️ Find out more: bsms.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught-degrees/sustainable-healthcare.aspx

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05/05/2026

📢 Inaugural Lecture: The work of belonging: Power, inclusion and kindness in medicine and medical education. Join Prof Dunx Shrewsbury for their inaugural lecture exploring inclusion in medicine and medical education.

🗓 Thursday 21 May, 6:30pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building, University of Sussex campus
👉 Book: https://delegate.brighton.ac.uk/DuncanShrewsbury

📢 Inaugural Lecture at BSMS: The work of belonging

Join Prof Dunx Shrewsbury's inaugural lecture, exploring inclusion in medicine and medical education.

🗓 Thursday 21 May, 6:30pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building, University of Sussex
👉 Book: https://bit.ly/48eewgo

22/04/2026

The SimNet Conference 2026 will take place on Thursday 25 June 2026, in partnership with Brighton and Sussex Medical School, on the University of Sussex campus.

This year’s theme, The Power of Simulation in a New NHS Era, will explore how simulation is advancing innovation, workforce development and patient safety in support of NHS priorities and the Long-Term Workforce Plan.

Registration, abstract and poster submission is open now: bsms.ac.uk/about/events/2026/06-25-simnet-conference.aspx

21/04/2026

Open to all, the next Brighton & Sussex MedChi meeting ⬇️

'Change in the NHS, progress and barriers. Reflections from a recent RCGP Chair'
by Professor Kamila Hawthorne

Thursday 7 May 2026 | 6:30 pm

Lecture Theatre, Audrey Emerton Building, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE
Livestream access signup: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zV043FnxRM2W7ctdLh68vw

Kamila has been a GP in South Wales for 31 years, and a GP for 37 years, having qualified from Somerville College, Oxford in 1984, and completed her GP training in Nottingham in 1988. She grew up in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania. Prior to arriving in South Wales, she was a GP partner in practices in Nottingham and Manchester. She is the immediate past Chair of the Royal College of GPs, having demitted office at the end of November 2025. She is on the Trustee Boards of the Kings Fund, and Moondance Cancer Initiative, the Chair of Trustee Board for two charities, the National Academy of Social Prescribing, and Pathway (health inclusion for homeless people). She is the patron of Health Literacy UK. She is also a Bevan Commissioner and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.

Her research and clinical working interests have been in health inequalities and access to health services, (her MD was based on link-worker-led culturally appropriate health education for BAME patient groups with Type 2 diabetes in Nottingham, Manchester and Cardiff). With wide experience of general practice and running community projects in diabetes and heart disease, she has been named ‘GP of the Year’ twice, Woman of the Year 2024 at the GG2 Leadership and Diversity Awards and was awarded an MBE in 2017 for services to General Practice. She has been an MRCGP Examiner for 26 years. More recently, she has been Head of the Graduate Entry Medicine programme at Swansea University (2019-2022).

Kamila is now retired from clinical general practice, but is keeping very busy with her charitable activities, gardening and spending time with her grandson.

20/04/2026

A brilliant full circle moment for Brighton and Sussex Medical School 💙💚

Final‑year student Enya Costin has been elected to the ASiT Executive Council as Communications Officer – while her former BrightMed mentor and BSMS alumna Miss Emily Mills (BM BS 2020) steps into the role of ASiT President. Their journey from widening participation mentoring to ASiT leadership is a proud reflection of the BSMS community. They follow in the footsteps of Mr Goldie Khera, BSMS Honorary Associate Professor and ASiT Past President (2011-12), continuing a strong tradition of BSMS leadership in the organisation. Huge congratulations to all! 🎉

17/04/2026

Flashback Friday to our wonderful winter graduation ceremony earlier this year 👏🎓🎉 Catch the highlights here ⬇️

BSMS had its Winter Graduation ceremony on Thursday 22 January, which saw more than 200 students graduate and join the school’s alumni network – the majority...

16/04/2026

ICYMI: Brighton and Sussex Medical School's Dr Chi Eziefula, Associate Professor in Global Health and Infection, recently featured on BBC Radio 4's What’s Up Docs podcast discussing endometriosis. In the episode, she talks about diagnosis, patient experience and current considerations in women’s health research and practice.

▶️ Watch a clip here and listen to the podcast in full on BBC Sounds:

19 likes, 5 comments. "What Is Endometriosis? Symptoms, Causes & Why It’s Missed | What's Up Docs?"

04/02/2026

On Tuesday, Brighton and Sussex Medical School's very own Prof Claire Smith appeared on ITV’s This Morning to talk about body donation and its vital role in medical education. She highlighted how donated bodies support hands-on learning for medical students, helping them develop essential anatomical knowledge and surgical skills in a safe, ethical setting. A great opportunity to raise awareness of how body donation helps train the next generation of healthcare professionals ⬇️

23/01/2026

23/01/2026

What a day! 👏🎓🎉 Congrats to our newest graduates, if you attended yesterday's ceremony we hope you had an amazing time celebrating your incredible achievements. If you haven't already done so, make sure to register for the BSMS Alumni Association – it's free and only takes a minute ➡️ rb.gy/h2p71l

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23/01/2026

All are welcome at this free online event. Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/current-stories-in-global-health-infertility-and-childlessness-tickets-1976455138524

📢 Upcoming Event — Free & Open to All!
Infertility and Childlessness: Moving Beyond Biology Toward Global Health Equity

🗓️ Wednesday 28 January
⏰ 2:00pm UK time
💻 Online via Zoom

Join us for the latest event in BSMS’s Current Stories in Global Health series, exploring the World Health Organization’s first infertility guideline and its implications for global health equity.

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4rJXb7e