Research and Academic Medicine Society

The Dundee Research and Academic Medicine Society (DRAMS) is a student-led society within the School of Medicine at Dundee. We are sponsored by Dundee Clinical Academic Track, INSPIRE, Academy of Medical Sciences and the Wellcome Trust. Along with our advisor Dr. Anna Maria Choy, our main aim is to promote research and academic medicine within the medical school, and to provide students with opportunities in research. We host many events throughout the year that will give students a chance to engage and network with academics at both the university and hospital.

Our Events:

Research Showcase

· Academics and students showcase their work and share their experience

Discovering Research

· A national undergraduate student conference that allows students from all over the country to submit abstracts for a chance to present their work in the form of poster or oral presentations.

Journal Club

· Facilitated by senior consultants or lecturers, students can volunteer to present and critically appraise papers that have been selected for the session

Journal Watch Newsletter

· Quick summaries of interesting journal articles

· Students can volunteer to contribute to the newsletters

Themed Research Talks

· We host themed research talks such as Evolving Cancer Research where multiple researchers within the same field talk about their work in detail

· Other talks include our yearly MRC-PPU Night (Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit)

Workshops

· We host workshops that help students develop their research skills

· Types of workshops include literature searching and referencing, critical appraisal, introduction to medical statistics, and many more!

Online Modules

· We will be launching self-learning online modules on introductory research skills, how to get involved in research and academic CV building.

· Keep your eyes peeled for the launch end of this year or early next year!

Clinical and Academic Research Scheme

· A new student-led research scheme where we help students source research projects!

· More information can be found on our website (launching in Sept 2020)

Peer Mentoring in Research

· Speak to us if you need help on where to start and how to plan projects. Our Peer Mentors have worked on various types of research projects and are relatively experienced in research.

Contact us

Email: drams@dundee.ac.uk

Instagram:dundeedrams

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dundeedrams