Peer Teaching Society

05/04/2024

PTS AGM 2024/25 IS HAPPENING!!

Wanting to join the best medical sub-society well now is your chance…here are some key dates and information you’ll need:

- Role descriptions can be found on the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mcQEGrrckh87GyNo6mgfIqvKQ_Giguyccj1uGW3aZ4I/edit?usp=sharing

- Applications:
- Max 200 word manifesto
- Photo of yourself
- Send all submissions to [email protected]

- Deadline for application = 12th April @ 5pm
- Voting released = 13th April
- Results announced = 17th April

We can’t wait to receive your applications 🧠🫀👨🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️

31/01/2024

The 1st PTS Annual Meeting is fast approaching!!
Saturday 3rd February 2024
Medical School, Sheffield

We have some amazing guest speakers lined up, so come along and find out all things medical education!

Not only will there be incredible talks but there will be many poster presentations from students from all years

Tickets are avaliable on the below link or via the SU website:

https://su.sheffield.ac.uk/events/id/6125-pts-1st-annual-meeting/6424

We hope to see you all there, we can’t wait for the 1st Annual Meeting 🧠🫀👨🏻‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️

12/12/2023

Introducing QUESMED 3.0!

The largest question bank for medical students has just been revamped to become even better! Featuring anatomy and medical science questions for preclinical years and an extensive UKMLA question back for clinical students, there is a huge bank of questions and resources perfect to tackle medical school exams.

Brand new university specific mocks have been added as well as mock PSA tests to get you through finals and beyond! The offline iOS and Android app is a great feature for revision on the go and the spaced repetition template allows you to consolidate your learning again and again.

Our code ‘SHEFFPTS’ can get you 10% off all 6 month and year long subscriptions!

10/11/2023

QUESMED is the all in one platform for Medical Students. Offering a question bank with over 12,000 questions and over 250 OSCE revision resources, it is a platform which offers everything you need to tackle exam season. You can track your progress, complete tests in timed conditions and use the in depth textbook which directly links to the questions. QUESMED also has its own pre-made flash cards developed by a team of doctors to build up your knowledge using a spaced repetition template.

Keep using our discount code ‘SHEFFPTS’ to get 10% off all 6 month and year long subscriptions for QUESMED!

05/11/2023

SAVE THE DATE…..

Sheffield Peer Teaching Society is holding its first ever Medical Education Conference on Saturday 3rd February 2024 in The Diamond!

Not only will there be incredible talks and workshops to take part in but there will also be an opportunity for students to present posters!

Watch this space for more information about how to purchase tickets and how to apply for the poster presentations!

12/10/2023

Phase 3a Obstetrics and gynaecology & Paediatrics Revision Guides are now avaliable to view on our website!

Happy Revising 👩🏼‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️

06/10/2023

We are very excited to be partnering with Quesmed this year!

Quesmed is the largest question bank out there for medical students with over 12,000 exam questions including both pre-clinical and clinical topics and a huge host of OSCE revision resources. It also offers an offline mobile app, an extensive textbook and over 100 video tutorials to guide you through medical school. The all in one platform allows you to track your progress with revision and also has timed mock tests for you to complete.

Use our discount code: ‘SHEFFPTS’ to get 10% off all 6 month and year long subscriptions at Quesmed!

23/09/2023

Are you interested in teaching through PTS this academic year?

Make sure you have signed up to our teaching database via the google form below to be notified about teaching opportunities throughout the 2023/24 academic year!

PLEASE BE AWARE: By clicking any of these options, you will be added onto a mailing list to teach. Please note that filling in this form does not guarantee you will be doing teaching sessions. By filling in this form, you will be added to our database to ensure you receive emails regarding teaching....

09/09/2023

🧠PTS X QUESMED🧠

We are very excited to announce we will be collaborating with Quesmed this upcoming year! To kick off our partnership, Quesmed have provided us with a discount code for you all to use! 💜

Use our unique code 'SHEFFPTS' to get 10% off all 6 monthly and year long subscriptions at Quesmed 🔥

Happy revising!

19/08/2023

***Examinations Teaching Session***

As there is consultant strikes scheduled for Friday 25th August, the medical school are putting on some examinations teaching sessions for current Phase 2b students at Sam Fox House. These will be 90 minute sessions and will give students the chance to practice examinations on volunteer patients with the help of older students and staff to provide any advice. More details can be found on the forms.

The med school is also looking for 3b students to sign up to teach these sessions! This will be a great way to develop your teaching skills and get a certificate for your portfolio - perfect for those upcoming FP applications!

Link for phase 2b students:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeY56G2B7k8K_sqsIGQGkkKycWJwrf2CHFutVW1BGykQjhjDA/viewform

Link for phase 3b students to volunteer as teachers:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbpNRqo2KqWTvS-5PRjd_Z7eB-dkgHiU3HBu435UyTHe3YOw/viewform

Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

07/05/2023

***PTS Committee 2023/24 Announcement***

Introducing your new PTS Committee:

President: Vansh Asher
Vice-President: Maddy Carling
Secretary: Sanjana Mehrotra
Treasurer: Jia Yun Tan
Welfare and Inclusions: Ibani Hattangadi
Publicity Officer: Ashleigh Davies
SSC/Clinical Skills Coordinator: Gee-na Beeston
Conference Coordinator: Shadha Shabani
Phase 1 Rep: Amber Dabill
Phase 2a Rep: Yusuf Sanni
Phase 2b Rep: Divya Gurijala
Phase 3a Rep: Prakhar Gupta
Phase 3b/4 Rep: Emily Finbow

We look forward to a very exciting year ahead 💜

05/05/2023

Voting for the EGM is now open! Voting will be open until 4pm on Sunday 7th May and the new committee members will be announced shortly after.

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