Author: Department of Medicine Communications

Promoting autism awareness in Nigeria

Staff and students at the Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health at University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr Ani helped to establish the postgraduate training programme in Child and Adolescent Mental Health now run by the Centre.
Staff and students at the Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr Ani (centre) helped to establish the postgraduate training programme in Child and Adolescent Mental Health now run by the Centre. Professor Olayinka Omigbodun, Head of Psychiatry at the University of Ibadan and Director of the Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, is pictured centre-right. 

Dr Cornelius Ani, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Department’s Centre for Psychiatry, recently visited Nigeria to promote autism awareness as part of World Autism Day 2019. (more…)

In profile: Professor Frederick Tam, Ken and Mary Minton Chair of Renal Medicine

 

Professor Frederick Tam
Professor Frederick Tam

In the latest instalment of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Professor Frederick Tam about the importance of curiosity, and the key challenges facing the future of healthcare and medicine. (more…)

In profile: Dr Sophie Rutschmann, Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Postgraduate Education (Faculty of Medicine)

Dr Sophie Rutschmann
Dr Sophie Rutschmann

In the latest instalment of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Dr Sophie Rutschmann about balancing her two roles as a Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Postgraduate Education in the Faculty of Medicine, the far-reaching benefits of teaching, and fostering an effective learning environment for students. (more…)