Student and Trainee Community
Welcome to the BMUS Student and Trainee Community
On these pages you will find links and useful information to help you during your training period and beyond. Through a mixture of regular items and occasional features, we aim to offer extra opportunities to help you develop in your field of clinical ultrasound and give you the chance to share ideas.
Exclusive student and trainee competition
BMUS is running a competition exclusively for our student and trainee members. Until the end of August 2022, questions relating to ultrasound and professional practice will be posted on the Student and Trainee Community quiz webpage. All answers can be found within our SoR/BMUS Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice open access document (Dec 2021, revision 6).
Send in your answers by 5pm August 31st 2022 to have a chance of winning full three-day registration at the BMUS Annual Scientific Meeting scheduled for 6th to 8th December this year in Cardiff. Further details are on the quiz page.
If you are not a BMUS student or trainee medical or non-medical member, join now at a reduced rate. Details of trainee membership and joining fees can be found here.
Are you thinking of writing a clinical case report?
If you are considering writing a clinical case report for submission to Ultrasound, the BMUS scientific journal, patient consent is required. BMUS offers a suggested letter template which you may wish to customise and use locally when seeking patient consent. Click here to access the template.
Student and Trainee Session at BMUS Ultrasound 2022
Our Student and Trainee Educational Stream at Ultrasound 2022 (Cardiff) will run on Tues Dec 6th. This stream is designed especially for students and trainees from all ultrasound backgrounds. There will be a number of useful presentations covering the future of ultrasound, clinical ultrasound, and career progression.
The BMUS Training Stream is an ideal forum for students and trainees to present their work and share good practice with their peers. This is also a very good opportunity to enhance your presentation skills and get feedback if you intend to publish your work.
You may register for only this session for just £30 if you wish, however, please look at the packed programme and consider joining us for all three days. More details on the itinerary and further information can be found here https://www.bmus.org/ultrasound-2022/
Learning Resources Including access to case reports and quizzes
Innovations in Ultrasound Physics Read brief summaries of new developments
Haiku Corner Find pearls of wisdom and understanding applied directly to the world of ultrasound, through the use of Haiku.
BMUS Study Days and Webinars
We offer a range of face to face study days at a discounted rate for student and trainee members. Go to our Events page for the current programme.
Regular 'live' webinars on a variety of topics including techniqes, specific conditions, and ultrasound physics revision for FRCR examinations are provided free of charge to BMUS members and are just £15 each to non-members. See the current Webinar schedule here.
Past Webinars
All past webinars are available to view on demand and are also free for members. Join BMUS at the discounted rate for students and trainees here. Did you know that from the start of 2022, in addition to the 'live' monthly Wednesday Webinar, we also offer a prerecorded 1 hour themed webinar every month. February's extra webinar is on liver conditions. March's extra webinar is on endometrial conditions. Look in the Webinar Library, under 'CPD Resources'.
Training during COVID times
A team from Hull University Hospitals offer a short analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on their training community. Read their experiences here and please let us know if your experiences are similar.
BMUS Top Tips
BMUS Top Tips offers many handy hints on all sorts of topics. New Top Tips are offered regularly.
The latest informative Top Tips collection is from Richard Brindley, Consultant Sonographer, Rheumatology, Davy Unit, Cannock, The Royal Wolverhampton Trust. He offers some tips for successful paediatric scanning.
Canon Medical Systems
Canon hosts a range of free webinars on their Medical Imaging Academy website. Just click here to register.
Professional Activity
Do you sometimes think that research, audit and scientific writing are activities only for senior clinicians? Not so! If you have the interest and spare time it is a straight forward process to start with a short, simple case report of an unusual condition. Check out the BMUS Ten Top Tips for how to write a Case Report and consider submitting it to our scientific journal Ultrasound.
Alternatively, produce a shorter informal mini case report, keeping patient information anonymised and to a minimum, on more frequently encountered conditions and send to this website instead. The best ones will be featured monthly.
Educational articles include audit and service evaluation. Consider conducting a small audit within your department and submit your findings to this webpage. What question do you think needs answering in your department? Here's a simple flow diagram of the audit cycle to help get you started and ultimately share best practice with your peers.
USEFUL LINKS
Professional guidance
Are you or your department unsure as to what is currently recommended for specific best practice? Check out our comprehensive Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice for advice. Remember also to check your local departmental protocols and ensure they are up to date.
COMMUNITY NEWS
March 2021
Now in its fourth year, the Ultrasound Training Academy based at Central Middlesex Hospital, London, gives an update on progress.
March 2021
It's absolutely not easy being a trainee or student in ultrasound but, once qualified, the world is pretty much your oyster. Two professionals from Norwich, at very different stages in their careers, give a brief take on their experiences so far. Most, if not all, of us will identify with at least some of their comments! Many thanks to Sam and Guy.
If you feel moved to write something, please get in touch with Hazel at ProfessionalOfficer@bmus.org
Empowering students
Amanda Marland, Clinical co-ordinator for Direct Entry MSc in Medical Ultrasound at the University of Cumbria offers top tips for empowering students.
The Snappy Questions competition has now ended. Thank you to all the trainees who joined in. The winner was announced in Ultrapost (29.10.2021). We look forward to offering new competitions in 2022.