NOTICE:
We are currently looking for a treasurer, 2 events officers, and 2 social media officers!!
Nominations are open until 12th November, so if you would like to be part of our committee, please nominate yourself :)
About Us
Think globally. Act locally.
We are the Student Inclusion Health Society, a group of students at UCL working with our Junior Doctor lead. Our aim is to empower students to engage in inclusion health initiatives through capacity-building workshops and community-based partnerships. Last year, we had the Speaker Series, the Changemaker Workshops, volunteering projects, and our conference: Reimagining Inclusion Health!
Please get in touch if you're interested in joining - we'd be delighted to hear from you. :)
Placements
Hopscotch
Hopscotch is an organisation focused on the provision of services for women who are facing inequalities and abuse. Hopscotch, since 2020 has been working with Afghan refugee women, supporting them in finding community and belonging within the UK.
Students are provided with the opportunity to run targeted sessions for Afghan women - focused on the needs of the group. For example, we are currently running a childhood nutrition session focused on healthy eating using Afghan ingredients!
North Central London Asylum Seekers
We have partnered with North Central London health inequalities and communities team with the aim of bringing together students and asylum seekers to overcome barriers to health care. Possible projects include leading presentations on health literacy/common health conditions, helping to bring more nutritious food into hotels or taking part in weekly workshops aimed at building trust and self-advocacy amongst asylum seekers and refugees.
Lewisham Refugee Centre
Lewisham refugee centre provides free advice and emergency support to refugee, asylum seeker and migrant communities. They additionally provide wellbeing support and community sessions. Students can contribute via helping clients access NHS and dental support, education of surrounding GPs in Lewisham and Greenwich re-enabling access to those without immigration status. Additionally there is the possibility of doing research with the communications team.
St Mungo's
St Mungo's provides accommodation, support groups and activities for people experiencing homelessness. Students will run small group sessions, varying from creative activities to healthcare signposting, whilst they are volunteering with St-Mungo's.
Committee
Programme Lead - Jey Jeyapala
As the lead for the Student Inclusion Health Network I have been fortunate enough to work with an inspirational team of students setting up the UCL SIHS. We exist to bridge the gap between the world of undergraduate academia and the practical implementation of real-world health interventions. My role is to provide support, guidance and training for the UCLSIHS programme. This is informed though my clinical work as an Internal Medical Trainee in North West London and as a clinical fellow with the Enhance Generalist Skills Programme, in addition to my experience working with third sector organisations in the UK and abroad advocating for health justice.
President - Christina
Treasurer -
Secretary - Saarah
Welfare Officer - Teni
Partnerships Officer - Yahvi
Events Officer -
(Interim) Social Media Officer - Anthea
Futher Resources
Below we have included some papers which cover Inclusion Health, Generalism and their relationship to medical education. We hope to incorporate their ideas into our work. Feel free to have a browse :)
Benrimoh D, Warsi N, Hodgson E et al. An Advocacy and Leadership Curriculum to Train Socially Responsible Medical Learners [version 1]. MedEdPublish 2016, 5:62 (https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2016.000062)
Berwick DM. Era 3 for Medicine and Health Care. JAMA. 2016;315(13):1329–1330. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.1509
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/enhancing-generalist-skills/enhance-lea…
This Society has been awarded a Silver Development Level for their work in the 2024-25 academic year