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Joining a society is a great way to get to know like-minded students who can understand and support your university experience. Find out more about the exciting societies we have available for our Allied Health Professions and Public Health students.
Any undergraduate or postgraduate University of Sunderland students can join our diverse range of societies, including academic, campaign groups, sports and more. Joining a society is a great way to get to know like-minded students who can understand and support your university experience.
Becoming involved with a society can help you feel part of the University and make it easier to settle in to life at Sunderland. There are even opportunities to become part of the society leadership, which can enhance your CV and employability skills, as well as allowing you to partake in a variety of extracurricular activities.
A student-led society for ‘Future Paramedics’, the Paramedic Society want to help you learn new skills and meet new people during your time at University. Although advertised as an academic society, the Paramedic Society is inclusive of all paramedic students, alumni, and other health care students. The society regularly hold numerous CPD events, simulations and social events to help you build as an individual and as a student health care professional, as well as social events such as quizzes between the medical and nursing society, and recent talks by influential figures across all pillars of pre-hospital care.
Society president Jess Prentice says “When we restarted in 2022, our main goal was to provide opportunities to all paramedic students; ever since we have grown in memberships and attendance, and we have begun aiming for so much more. Our current ambition is to focus on building awareness of an under-represented profession, and to celebrate hard work of current paramedic students and alumni alike across the North East – and beyond”
On 8 July 2024, the Paramedic Society and our teaching staff collaborated to celebrate International Paramedics Day. We arranged a display of our excellent facilities and equipment, including the simulation ambulance, manikins and more.
Our trainee paramedics were also responsible for showcasing the simulation training that forms a significant part of our BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science and Out of Hospital Care course. The simulation involved a patient who had obtained leg injuries following a car crash and was skilfully treated by our student paramedics.
As well as paramedic themed merchandise and tasty snacks, our paramedics also hosted a raffle to raise money for TASC (The Ambulance Staff Charity).
The Physiotherapy Society was created this academic year and has only been running since December. In this time, they have helped with CPD for the students, as well as running a sports massage course to allow students to be qualified sports massage therapists helping with their Musculoskeletal work. The society has also run a Sports First Aid course to enable students interested in sports to help with the local sports clubs' pitch-side medical care. In the future, they look to organise a Physiotherapy Ball and create their own identity on campus with some physiotherapy kit.
President of the Physiotherapy Society Hannah Rose Watson says "I am proud of what the committee and myself have achieved this year with the society, and I look forward to what the future brings with the society."