gkt msa agm 2015

MSA Medical Students’ Association

Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Medical Students’ Association

GKT MSA AGM 2015

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Annual General Meeting

•  Message from the Dean •  President’s Report & Survey •  Academic Report •  Social Report •  Welfare Report •  Financial Report •  Elections & Results

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What is the MSA? •  We represent of all of our members to

the School, the University, KCLSU, and the wider healthcare community

•  We directly work for the medical students in various areas, most importantly academic, social and welfare, but also in a number of other areas such as sports, societies and alumni.

•  We are also the parent organisation for several Subcommittees –  GKT RAG (Raising and Giving) –  MSA Christmas Comedy Revue –  MSA Musical Theatre –  Final Year Committee –  Halfway Dinner Committee

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President’s Report

•  GKT Rebrand •  Streamlined number of

subcommittees –  Inter House Committee –  Summer Ball run internally

•  Altered committee structure –  Vice President –  Aligned clinical reps with clusters

•  Curriculum 2020 •  Interviews •  Working far more with KCLSU •  Much better relationship with the

School –  Involved in more meetings –  More regular meetings with senior

staff

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Survey

•  MSA still very new –  More direction helpful –  Only run survey once before

•  Wanted to ask some very broad questions –  Opportunity for students to raise

concerns outside of the NSS and official channels

–  Engage students that may not otherwise bring up issues

•  Looked at Social, Welfare, and Academic which make up our 3 key areas

•  Additionally, there were specific areas we wanted to look at: –  Travel –  NHS funded student concerns

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Academic

•  ‘Do you feel that the MSA provides you with sufficient academic support?’ –  Yes: 70.6% –  No: 29.4%

•  Previous years result: 66% •  77 free text comments

Yes  70.6%  

No  29.4%  

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Academic

•  ‘Have you attended an MSA Academic event this academic year?’

Yes  42.9%  

No  57.1%  

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Academic

•  ‘Do you feel you receive enough academic support from the School of Medicine?’ –  Last years result: 44.2%

Yes  46.3%  

No  53.7%  

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Academic •  ‘What further support would you like

provided for you by the School of Medicine?’ –  232 free text comments

•  Other minor categories included: –  Funding –  SSCs –  Course organisation and management –  Travel

0%   5%   10%   15%   20%   25%   30%   35%  

Exam  Prep  Course  Organisa8on  &  Management  

Amount  of  Contact  8me  SIZE  

Feedback  Support  on  Placement  

Curriculum  Content  Quality  of  Teaching  Support  for  Tutors  

Professional  Support  Assessment  

Lecture  notes  (not  8mely)  Lecture  Recordings    

Lecture  notes  (General)  

0.0%   5.0%   10.0%   15.0%   20.0%   25.0%   30.0%  

Support  on  Placement  

Quality  of  teaching  

Clinical  Facili8es  

Lecture  Recordings    

Feedback  

Communica8on    

Curriculum  Clarity    

Past  Papers    

Personal  Support    

OSCE  

Exam  Prepara8on  

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Social •  ‘Do you feel that the MSA

provides you with sufficient social opportunity?’ –  Yes: 82%, No: 18% –  Previous years result: 84%

•  Positive comments: –  “very varied range of excellent events” –  “There has been a definite increase in

social activity in the school” •  Negative comments: –  “Most of the events are centred

around alcohol” –  “More events (needed) in final year”

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Social

•  ‘Have you attended an MSA Social event this academic year?’

Yes  58.9%  

No  41.1%  

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Welfare •  ‘Are you satisfied with the level of

welfare support provided by the MSA?’ –  Similar question last year was 71.7%

•  51 free text comments: –  Most common comments either that

they did not know the MSA provided any support, or were unclear what it was or how to access it

–  “Mums and Dads should be better” Yes  83%  

No  17%  

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•  We asked a number of questions about travelling between placements – 35% of students said they regularly need to move site in one day – Huge amount of time wasted – Have pushed for a ‘one site per day’ policy, which the School are

pursuing

Travel

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Sports and Societies

•  ‘Are you a member of any sports clubs or student activity groups?’ –  Yes: 69.0% –  No: 31.0% –  Last years result: 69.9%

•  Student were asked to list them if ‘yes’:

0.0%  

5.0%  

10.0%  

15.0%  

20.0%  

25.0%  

30.0%  

35.0%  

40.0%  

45.0%  

None   1   2   3   4+  

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NHS Funded Students/Financing •  These questions are a subset of those

from a questionnaire being used at Imperial –  We asked them to all students however

•  This is an area that we have been wanting to look into for some time as finances are a regular concern –  Has also recently become a focus of KCLSU

•  Introductory text: –  'From their 5th year of medical studies onwards

(including extra years for EMDP, iBSc etc), the majority of students receive funding from the NHS Bursary system rather than Student Finance. This covers tuition fees and a maintenance bursary which does not need to be repaid later. However, for many students this maintenance bursary is significantly less than their previous student loan, meaning they have a lower income from their 5th year onwards.'

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NHS Funded Students/Financing

•  ‘Were you aware of this potential issue?’ –  Yes: 54%, No: 46% –  Varies enormously by year

•  Last years average result: 58.1%

0.0%  

10.0%  

20.0%  

30.0%  

40.0%  

50.0%  

60.0%  

70.0%  

80.0%  

90.0%  

100.0%  

MBBS1   MBBS2   MBBS3   MBBS4   MBBS5  

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NHS Funded Students/Financing

•  ‘If yes, how did you become aware of this?’ –  Excluding students already affected

by this: •  77.5%: Other students/Word of mouth •  18.3%: ‘Other’ •  4.2%: School of Medicine

–  Broadly similar to last years results (74%/12%/14%)

•  'Are you an NHS funded student?' –  Yes: 19.7% –  No: 80.3%

•  'If yes, please estimate how much your funding has been reduced by:' –  Mean amount = £1821.57 –  Range: £0-£6000

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•  'Do you have concerns or worries regarding your financial situation?' – Yes: 59.5% – No: 40.5% –  (62.7% for NHS Funded Students)

NHS Funded Students/Financing

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NHS Funded Students/Financing •  'Are you concerned that your

financial situation may affect your ability to study or complete medical school?' –  Yes: 35%, No: 65% –  (29.9% for NHS Funded Students)

•  'Are you concerned that your financial situation may affect your mental or physical health?' –  Yes: 33%, No 67% –  (35.8% for NHS Funded Students)

•  43% are concerned about completing the course OR health

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NHS Funded Students/Financing

0.0%  

10.0%  

20.0%  

30.0%  

40.0%  

50.0%  

60.0%  

70.0%  

80.0%  

MBBS1   MBBS2   MBBS3   MBBS4   MBBS5  

Concerned   Comple8on   Health  

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NHS Funded Students/Financing •  'Please summarise the impact of your

financial situation on your life.‘ (163 free text comments) –  Anxiety/Stress (27.0%) –  Parental funding, esp. guilt (14.1%) –  Job needed (12.9%) –  Restricts activities/social life (12.3%) –  Living out/at home (9.8%) –  Graduate student difficulties (9.2%)

•  Have worked with KCLSU and the ‘Lifeline to Learn’ campaign to highlight the issue and secure more funding for NHS funded students

•  Have also been in contact with other medical schools to discuss the issue

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‘Biggest Issue’

•  ‘What do you think is the biggest issue facing GKT medical students over the next year?’ –  (211 free text comments)

0.0%   5.0%   10.0%   15.0%   20.0%   25.0%  

Career  concerns  

Representa8on/feeling  listened  to  

Redundancies/Staff  Cuts  

Teaching  Quality/Inconsistency  

Academic  Support  

Size  of  School  

Rebranding  (King's  London)  

Tui8on  Fees/Debt  

Low  NSS/Sa8sfac8on/Morale  

Course  Organisa8on/Timetabling  

Assessment  

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•  Other concerns included: –  Stress/Workload –  Changes to the NHS –  Feedback –  Curriculum change

•  Compared to last years results; –  Low satisfaction/NSS is itself an issue –  Rebranding and redundancies are

new –  Concerns about finance have

increased •  but less mention of hidden course costs

–  Everything else very similar

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“Other Issues”

•  'What other issues would you like to see the MSA raise with the School of Medicine?'

0.0%   5.0%   10.0%   15.0%   20.0%  

Reduce  size  of  School  

Beaer/More  consistent  teaching  

Improve  Student  Sa8sfac8on  

Oppose  KL  Branding  

Improve  School's  communica8on  

Improve  Lecture  notes/recordings  

More  funding  

Improve  exam  clarity  

More  academic  support  

Beaer  organisa8on/8metabling  

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“Other Issues”

•  Other concerns included: –  Facilities need improving

•  Esp. poor condition of the Greenwood –  SSC marking/inconsistency –  Travel problems –  Virtual Campus issues

•  Compared to last years results: –  Funding concerns have increased –  More academic support is wanted –  Communication from the School has

become a concern –  Support on placement has become

less of an issue

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'MSA Wish List' •  Improve welfare advertising and

education •  Better academic support:

–  especially around exam preparation/OSCEs

•  Better course organisation/timetabling

•  More consistency in teaching •  Improve SSC marking •  More personal approach to academic

support

•  Improve student satisfaction •  Work to improve student facilities

(both at peripheral sites and the Greenwood)

•  Education about the financial impact of NHS funding

•  Assess the impact that financial trouble has on students wellbeing and ability to perform

•  More funding for students in financial difficulty

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Academic Summary

Nicola Smallcombe MSA VP Academic

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•  WIWIK 1 •  WIWIK 3 •  Electives Talk •  SJT Talk •  SJT Workshop (with School) •  Phase 5 OSCE Revision Weekend •  Question Time •  Key to OSCEs course •  MBBS2 OSCE revision

Academic Events

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•  Piloted 2013/14 as revision scheme •  2014/15 success built upon and expanded •  1 mandatory training evening •  Weekly facilitated sessions – Approximately 20 weeks – 21 groups – => Around 400 hours of teaching generated

Peer Assisted Learning

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•  Initially: – 77 Facilitators enrolled – 175 Students enrolled

•  Following recruitment over winter break – Over 200 Students enrolled

Peer Assisted Learning

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Key to OSCEs

•  7 week scheme •  Teaching of key OSCE stations to MBBS3 students •  Run by two F2 Doctors in conjunction with the MSA

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Changes implemented

•  Release of average mark for each day of OSCE •  Campaigned for OSCE talks to each year earlier and with greater

clarity •  Initiation of SJT preparation in Phase 4 •  Improved introduction to Phase 3

–  Good venepuncture technique –  Relevant skills review at initiation of each rotation

•  Review of SSC contribution to EPM •  Review of fair marking across SSCs

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•  MBBS Phase 1 & 2 Management Group

•  MBBS Phase 3-5 Management Group

•  MBBS Programme Management Subcommittee

•  School of Medical Education Committee

•  SSC Subgroup Meeting

•  Elective Subgroup Meeting

•  Curriculum 2020 Working Groups & Project Board

•  Phase 1 Sub Group Meeting

•  Phase 2 Sub Group Meeting

•  Phase 3 Sub Group Meeting

•  Phase 4 Sub Group Meeting

•  Phase 5 Sub Group Meeting

•  Chantler SAIL User Group Meeting

•  Monthly meetings with Professor Carney

•  Termly meetings with Professor Lechler

Meetings

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Social Summary

Victoria Hudson MSA VP Social

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Graduation

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Fresher’s Fortnight

Total  7cket  sales:  1,885   Money  Raised:  £9053.71  (Double  last  year!)    

Meet  and  Greet,  Lock  and  Key,  RAG  Treasure  hunt,  Advice  drop  ins,  Toga  Party,  GKT  Fayre,  Beach  Party,  Socie8es  showcase,  PJ  Pub  crawl,  Fiesta  Drive-­‐in  outdoor  cinema,    Floa8ng  Ball  

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Clinical  transfer  curry,  MSA  Christmas  Dinner,  RAG  and  MSA  Office  Christmas  Party  ,  Summer  Ball  Quiz,  Final  Countdown,  Halfway  dinner,  Macadam  

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Still to come…

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Welfare Summary

Julian Ahluwalia Welfare Director

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Wellness Week

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Wellness Week

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Wellness Week

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Wellness Week

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Wellness Week

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Wellness Week

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Financial Report 2014-2015

Sandeep Nayar MSA Treasurer

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MSA Core Committee: Freshers’  Fortnight  Events   +  £6,345.38  Christmas  Dinner   +  £346.78  Other  events   +  £618.00  Wellness  Week   -­‐  £300.00  Blues  &  Shields   -­‐  £1,500.00  (predicted)  MSA  Shop   +  £110.84  New  8es   -­‐  £1,125.00  Other  (website  etc.)   -­‐  £518.68  TOTAL:   +  £3,977.32  

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Sponsorship and grants: Freshers’  Fortnight   +  £2,708.33  School  of  Medicine   +  £6,000  Wellness  Week  Grant   +  £300  TOTAL:   +  £9,008.33  

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MSA subcommittee shows: Xmas  comedy  revue   +  £3,501.80  

MSA  Musical  Theatre   +  £1,994.13  

TOTAL:   +  £5,495.93  

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MSA subcommittee balls: Halfway  Ball      

+  £238.90  

Summer  Ball   N/A  

Gradua8on  Ball   Forecast  to  break  even  

Total  (forecast):   +  £238.90  

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•  Turnover = £79,672.01(based on Grad Ball + Blues & Shields predictions)

•  Profit = £18,720.48 •  Donation to RAG = £3,500 (18.7% of profit) •  Sponsorship to societies = £1,405 (7.5% of profit)

SUMMARY:

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•  Website: – online resource library – question bank

•  Great use of social media: – 23 likes short of 2000!

…and all the rest!

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•  Turnout: 910! – 2014: 540 – 2013: 583 – 2012: 363*

•  40.02% of 2274 eligible voters •  (NB: Recent KCLSU Sabbatical had 411 medics voting – the highest of any

department)

Elections

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Votes per hour:

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•  A year full of highlights – Most successful Freshers’ Fortnight – Massive and hugely successful PAL Scheme – Most successful year financially, with the most sponsorship received – Biggest election turnout in living memory – Huge success from the subcommittees

Thanks and congratulations!

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RESULTS

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Congratulations to the 2015-2016

MSA Committee!