Upcoming Events
Please note that signing up to an event does not mean you will receive an invite instantly, we typically send out event invites 24 hours before the session is set to start. We will not process sign ups to events past the start time.
Medicine Interviews: GMC Principles
Join us to prepare for your medical school interviews! Learn more about the GMC principles and ethics in medicine.
Summer School: Cardiorespiratory Medicine & Neurology
Journey to Healthcare are offering 40 places for our first virtual summer school cohort! This programme is aimed at year 12’s interested in applying for medicine.
What will we cover?
Saturday 19th July (09:00-17:00)
Introduction to application process
Introduction to UCAT
Virtual Work Experience: Cardiorespiratory
Sunday 20th July (09:00-17:00)
Introduction to medicine interviews
Virtual Work Experience: General Practice
Virtual Work Experience: Neurology
Certificates will be offered to everyone who attends. Applicants will be assessed based on their participation and be graded (Pass/Merit/Distinction).
As there is a limited number of places, applicants will be screened and selected.
Dentistry Interviews: Cleft Lip & Palate
Join us and learn more about a common congenital structural development impairment.
In this session we will cover what cleft lip is and how it is treated as well as how to relate it to your dentistry interview!
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE FOR THIS EVENT WAS CHANGED FROM THE 7TH OF JUNE TO THE 5TH OF JULY.
Medicine Interviews: Gender Medicine
Learn more about gender medicine in the content of your medicine/dentistry interviews!
In this session we will cover:
What is gender medicine?
What does the future hold for gender medicine?
How can I relate this to medical school interviews?
Join us to educate yourself about gender medicine whilst preparing for your medicine/dentistry interviews!
Medicine Interviews: HIV
Learn more about HIV in the content of your medicine/dentistry interviews!
In this session we will cover:
What is HIV?
Why is there stigma associated with HIV?
What does the future hold for cases of HIV?
How can I relate this to medical school interviews?
Join us to educate yourself about HIV whilst preparing for your medicine/dentistry interviews!
UCAT Preparation Series
Join us to prepare for your UCAT exam!
We will be hosting 4 sessions to help you prepare! In these sessions we will cover everything you might need to know for your UCAT and go over some questions with you to ensure you are prepared!
To read more about the UCAT you can check out our page dedicated to it! Click here to see our page.
Topics:
23rd June 17:00-18:30; Verbal Reasoning
24th June 17:00-18:30; Decision Making
25th June 17:00-18:30; Quantitative Reasoning
26th June 17:00-18:30; Situational Judgement
27th June: Consolidation, Practice and Q&A
LGBTQ+ In Healthcare: Creative Enquiry
To celebrate Pride Month at Journey to Healthcare we are hosting a creative enquiry!
Submit a creative piece to our competition to enter our competition for £50 worth of services for first place and certificates for the best three pieces!
Pick one of our themes and submit your piece before our deadline runs out!
"Healing Colors: Stories of Care and Identity"
Participants creatively explore how their identity intersects with healthcare—through poetry, collage, digital storytelling, or performance.
"Queer Care Futures"
A speculative or visionary enquiry: What would an ideal LGBTQ+ inclusive healthcare system look like in the future? Expressed through art, design, or multimedia.
"Bodies, Belonging & Beyond"
Focuses on body image, gender affirmation, and wellbeing, explored through mixed media (e.g. sculpture, drawing, zines, etc.).
"Pride in Health: A Creative Reflection on LGBTQ+ Journeys"
Share visual or written narratives of navigating healthcare as LGBTQ+ individuals or allies.
"The Waiting Room"
A reflective installation or storytelling project where participants recreate or reimagine waiting room experiences—highlighting discomfort, invisibility, or hope—through artwork, audio, or role-play.
Introduction to the UCAT | Journey to Healthcare x Barts NHS Trust
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN INTERNAL EVENT ONLY FOR VOLUNTEERS OF BARTS NHS TRUST.
Join us to learn more about the UCAT and what it entails as well as tips and tricks that you might find useful!
A-Level Biology AQA Paper 3: Mastering the Essay
Join us to prepare for A-Level Biology AQA Paper 3.
In this session we will be covering top tips on how to approach the essay at the end of the question paper. Along with working through and brainstorming on some essay titles.
A-level Chemistry OCR A Revision Session: How fast & How Far
Join us to elevate your A-level knowledge in chemistry. This is a one off free lesson for year 13’s to support them with their upcoming exams, hosted by one of our mentors: Ivan, a first year medical student at Barts & The London (Queen Mary’s).
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BELOW
For updates we recommend you join our WhatsApp chat. You can do so by clicking here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This session will only be hosted if at least 30 people attend, please share this with your friends/school in order to support us with outreach. The invite link will be sent out 24 hours before the event if enough people sign up.
A-level Chemistry OCR A Revision Session: pH and Buffers
Join us to elevate your A-level knowledge in chemistry. This is a one off free lesson for year 13’s to support them with their upcoming exams, hosted by one of our mentors: Ivan, a first year medical student at Barts & The London (Queen Mary’s).
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BELOW
For updates we recommend you join our WhatsApp chat. You can do so by clicking here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This session will only be hosted if at least 30 people attend, please share this with your friends/school in order to support us with outreach. The invite link will be sent out 24 hours before the event if enough people sign up.
A-level Chemistry OCR A Revision Session: Carbon to Carbon Bond Formation
Join us to elevate your A-level knowledge in chemistry. This is a one off free lesson for year 13’s to support them with their upcoming exams, hosted by one of our mentors: Ivan, a first year medical student at Barts & The London (Queen Mary’s).
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BELOW
For updates we recommend you join our WhatsApp chat. You can do so by clicking here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This session will only be hosted if at least 30 people attend, please share this with your friends/school in order to support us with outreach. The invite link will be sent out 24 hours before the event if enough people sign up.
Conflicts Around The World Series
Journey to Healthcare is excited to present an insightful new webinar series examining the impact of global conflicts on healthcare systems. This series will explore the challenges faced by medical staff, hospitals, and communities during and after war, with a focus on both the immediate and long-term effects on civilians.
We’ll dive deep into the context of ongoing and past conflicts and how they disrupt healthcare delivery, while also highlighting the innovative national and international initiatives designed to restore and fortify healthcare systems for better health outcomes.
The inclusion of ethical values and tasks for you to improve your knowledge, this webinar series is perfect for aspiring doctors with interviews, and current healthcare professionals as well as those with an interest in global health.
This will be a 4 part series:
1) Sri Lankan Civil War - Saturday 1st March 2025 1-2pm
2) Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Saturday 8th March 2025 1-2pm
3) Palestinian Genocide - Saturday 15th March 1-2pm
4) Rwandan Genocide - Saturday 22nd March 2025 1-2pm
Certificates of completion are available to everyone who attends all four sessions.
Register your interest now!
Essay Competition: Sleep Deprivation Deadline
Journey 2 Healthcare is glad to announce an essay competition to boost your application this month!!
With interviews coming up, and many anticipating offers, Journey 2 Healthcare wants to support you in every way possible through providing you with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of how poor wellbeing of staff might impact their ability to provide healthcare.
We see numerous headlines describing the current state of the National Health Service, seemingly blaming the exhausted and overworked staff members. This can lead to sleepless nights as a result of packed night shifts, but have you considered how the lack of sleep hygiene impacts Doctors, Nurses and Allied healthcare professionals within a multidisciplinary team, who are determined to provide good patient outcomes despite their own welfare being at risk?
The question that we would like you to explore for this competition is…
How does sleep deprivation in clinical settings impact the quality of health services? (500 words)
The deadline is Friday 28th February 2025.
We can’t wait to see your ideas on this intriguing topic, remember we have certificates available for first, second & third place!
Alcohol Consumption and Public Health: Webinar
Journey to Healthcare is hosting our FIRST webinar this year focusing on an engaging topic delivered by 2 of our outreach volunteers.
As we approach the end of January, many around the country have been changing their lifestyles in order to embody the concept of ‘New Year, New Me.’ This often includes a shift in alcohol consumption, therefore we wanted to take a look at how these changes might affect the type of patients that walk through hospital doors, to be treated by healthcare professionals.
Our webinar is on the following prompt….
How do changes in alcohol consumption affect public health, especially during the New Year and how does this impact the quality of health services.
This will take place on Google Meet, and you will receive a link to join the meeting promptly after signing up! This is a great topic for anyone interested or involved in healthcare as it is relevant to the social and physical wellbeing of the general public.
Interview PBL Sessions
Join us for an exciting interview event on the Saturday 18th January!
Problem-based learning is a crucial skill in Medicine interviews! This involves:
Pre-learning: Learn the content using assigned material.
Webinar: We will follow this up with a fantastic webinar informing you of the topics to focus on. Where you will work in small groups of 4 then all together as a group!
Practice: Now its your turn! Get some invaluable practice by interviewing with each other and provide/receive feedback to improve quality and quantity, as needed.
This event will take place on the 18th of January at 10AM - 11:30AM. Don’t miss this brilliant chance to prepare for those interviews!
As a non-profit we rely on donations in order to provide our services. Any donation, no matter how big or small goes a long way. Please feel free to donate if you can!
Group Interviews
Join us for an exciting interview event on the Saturday 11th January!
In this event, we will work through 3 different group stations. You will then get sent your feedback within 2 working days via email.
As this is a group station, we need everyone to attend in order to make the most out of the session. For this reason, we ask that you make a £10 deposit which will get refunded after you attend the session. Not attending your session will make you ineligible for a refund.
Each session will be 30 minutes long. Please use the link below to register.
When you click register, you will see different times show up. This is just for our booking system. If you select to join XX:00, XX:05, XX:10, XX:15, XX:20 you will be invited to the XX:00 session.
As a non-profit we rely on donations in order to provide our services. Any donation, no matter how big or small goes a long way. Please feel free to donate if you can!
Online Multiple Mini Interview
Join us for an exciting interview event on the Saturday 14th, 21st December and 4th January! This will include a variety of medical/dental students hosting a 4 station, 30 minute MMI.
Our stations will cover a range of key topics including…
- Data Interpretation
- Ethics
- Motivation
- Personal Qualities
This is open to year 13 medical/dental applicants and its completely FREE of charge. Sign up quickly before spaces run out!
ONCE REGISTERED, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PAY A £5 DEPOSIT WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED AFTER YOU ATTEND ON THE DATE. YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED A RANDOM TIME BETWEEN 12:00-17:00.
As a non-profit we rely on donations in order to provide our services. Any donation, no matter how big or small goes a long way. Please feel free to donate if you can!
Online Multiple Mini Interview
Join us for an exciting interview event on the Saturday 14th, 21st December and 4th January! This will include a variety of medical/dental students hosting a 4 station, 30 minute MMI.
Our stations will cover a range of key topics including…
- Data Interpretation
- Ethics
- Motivation
- Personal Qualities
This is open to year 13 medical/dental applicants and its completely FREE of charge. Sign up quickly before spaces run out!
ONCE REGISTERED, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PAY A £5 DEPOSIT WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED AFTER YOU ATTEND ON THE DATE. YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED A RANDOM TIME BETWEEN 12:00-17:00.
PBL Interview Session
Problem-based learning is a crucial skill in Medicine interviews! This involves:
Pre-learning: Learn the content using assigned material, in a small group of 4 people.
Webinar: We will follow this up with a fantastic webinar informing you of the topics to focus on.
Practice: Now its your turn! Get some invaluable practice by interviewing with each other and provide/recieve feedback to improve quality and quantity, as needed.
This event will take place on the 21st of December at 9AM - 11:30AM. Don’t miss this brilliant chance to prepare for those interviews!
Online Multiple Mini Interview
Join us for an exciting interview event on the Saturday 14th, 21st December and 4th January! This will include a variety of medical/dental students hosting a 4 station, 30 minute MMI.
Our stations will cover a range of key topics including…
- Data Interpretation
- Ethics
- Motivation
- Personal Qualities
This is open to year 13 medical/dental applicants and its completely FREE of charge. Sign up quickly before spaces run out!
ONCE REGISTERED, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PAY A £5 DEPOSIT WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED AFTER YOU ATTEND ON THE DATE. YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED A RANDOM TIME BETWEEN 12:00-17:00.
Introduction to Epilepsy
In honour of National Epilepsy Awareness Month, we will be hosting an engaging event to discuss epilepsy, including some of the stigmas that surround this neurological disorder, as well as the treatment and current news about it to assist with interview preparations! Come join us if you’re a keen student, an aspiring doctor, epilepsy advocate, or healthcare professional!
We strongly rely on donations to run our free services. Please feel free to donate. No matter how big or small, your donation will help us support students get into healthcare.
Clinical Teaching: Clinical Session
Join us to learn more about Alzheimers disease! This is a two session event. The sessions will be hosted on:
Pre-clinical: Saturday 16th November 2024 19:30-20:30
Clinical: Friday 29th November 2024 18:00-19:00
Pre-clinical session
Learn more about the scientific background behind disease. This session will be hosted by Ivan Slavov, a 1st year medical student at Barts & The London.
Clinical session
Understand the management of the disease & how it is treated. This session will be hosted by Moustafa Elsebay, an FY2 doctor based in London.
More information
You must join both sessions and answer a feedback form to get your certificate of completion.
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT USING THE PREVIOUS SESSION.
Introduction to Diabetes
To commemorate Diabetes Awareness Month we will be hosting a webinar about all things diabetes. Everything from the types of diabetes, to treatment and hot topics. This is the perfect event for all healthcare professionals, aspiring doctors and students studying GCSE/A Level Biology.
We strongly rely on donations to run our free services. Please feel free to donate. No matter how big or small, your donation will help us support students get into healthcare.
Clinical Teaching: Pre-Clinical Session
Join us to learn more about Alzheimers disease! This is a two session event. The sessions will be hosted on:
Pre-clinical: Saturday 16th November 2024 19:30-20:30
Clinical: Friday 29th November 2024 18:00-19:00
Pre-clinical session
Learn more about the scientific background behind disease. This session will be hosted by Ivan Slavov, a 1st year medical student at Barts & The London.
Clinical session
Understand the management of the disease & how it is treated. This session will be hosted by Moustafa Elsebay, an FY2 doctor based in London.
More information
You must join both sessions and answer a feedback form to get your certificate of completion.
Interview PBL Session 3
Join our free interview problem based learning. This session will be split into a few sections:
1.Pre-learning
You will be assigned a small group of no more than 4 people and you will be required to pre-learn some material.
2.Webinar
We will teach you some information regarding the weeks chosen focus.
3. Practice
You and your team will take turns to practice with each other & give feedback to one another.
Please note this is a PILOT scheme and we will reassess whether these sessions should continue after we host the first ones.
Sign up below! Please note there is limited availability for these sessions. This is also targeted for only medicine applicants.
Interview PBL Session 2
Join our free interview problem based learning. This session will be split into a few sections:
1.Pre-learning
You will be assigned a small group of no more than 4 people and you will be required to pre-learn some material.
2.Webinar
We will teach you some information regarding the weeks chosen focus.
3. Practice
You and your team will take turns to practice with each other & give feedback to one another.
Please note this is a PILOT scheme and we will reassess whether these sessions should continue after we host the first ones.
Sign up below! Please note there is limited availability for these sessions. This is also targeted for only medicine applicants.
Healthcare Conference
We are hosting our first online healthcare conference for year 12 & 13 students. A range of different presenters from all different points in their journeys in healthcare will be discussing topics to help you with your application. This is a free event targeted for year 12 & 13 students.
Our talks
Event key
Dark blue - recommended for year 13’s only.
Blue - recommended for year 12’s only.
Lavender - recommended for year 12’s & 13’s.
Sessions overview
Introduction to Biomedical Sciences 3:00pm-3:50pm
Learn more about the world of biomedical science and how to make the best application for it!
Introduction to Medicine 3:00pm-3:50pm
Learn more about medicine, what the application is like and how to make a strong application.
Introduction to Dentistry 4:00pm-4:50pm
Learn more about dentistry and what a career in the field looks like. We will introduce you to the application cycle & any relevant deadlines!
Blood Donation & Sickle Cell Anaemia 4:00pm-4:25pm
Learn more about the recent blood transfusion shortage and it’s effects of patients with sickle cell anaemia.
Charlie Guard Case 4:30pm-4:50pm
Learn more about the Charlie Guard case and how it has recently changed NHS policies!
Doctor Q&A 5:00pm-5:50pm
Speak to doctors about their experiences & their journey throughout the NHS. No question is a silly question!
Introduction to Clinical Psychology 5:00pm-5:50pm
Learn more about a career in clinical psychology & how to pursue it!
Introduction to Pharmacy 5:00pm-5:50pm
Often overlooked, Pharmacy is an amazing degree within healthcare! Learn more about the role of a pharmacist & what the application process is like from our pharmacy students!
Virtual Work Experience: Vaccination & Public Health
This session is split into two sections:
part 1; theory - learn about vaccination techniques, when they are used & the vaccine scandal.
part 2; practical - observe various injection techniques being performed by one of our medical students.
Healthcare Conference Introduction 10:00am-10:15am
Learn more about how Journey to Healthcare can support you with your application and more about the different talks we will be hosting.
A-level Study Techniques 10:15am-10:50am
Are you struggling with your A-levels? Learn more about how you can make the most out of your revision & time in sixth form.
Antibiotic Resistance 10:15am-10:50am
A brief introduction to antibiotic resistance and why it is an emerging issue within healthcare.
Navigating Your Gap Year 10:15am-10:50am
Considering or taking a gap year? Learn more about how to make the most out of it!
Dentistry Ethics 11:00am-11:50am
If you have your dentistry interviews coming up, this is perfect for you. Learn more about ethics & interview tips for Dentistry!
Medicine Q&A 11:00am-11:50am
Learn more about the application process through asking questions to doctors & medical students about the application process. This is separate to the doctor Q&A where we will focus on the life of the doctor.
Dentistry Q&A 12:00-pm-12:50pm
Speak to dental students about the application process and ask your questions!
Medicine Ethics 12:00-pm-12:50pm
Learn the fundamentals of medical interviews with our team.
Alternative Pathways in Healthcare 2:00pm-2:50pm
Are you looking to explore other pathways & careers within healthcare? Join us to learn about them more!
Hot Topics in Healthcare 2:00pm-2:50pm
Suitable for medicine, nursing, midwifery, pharmacy & paramedic applicants. Learn more about topics you can use in your interview.
Interview PBL Session 1
Join our free interview problem based learning. This session will be split into a few sections:
1.Pre-learning
You will be assigned a small group of no more than 5 people and you will be required to pre-learn some material.
2.Webinar
We will teach you some information regarding the weeks chosen focus.
3. Practice
You and your team will take turns to practice with each other & give feedback to one another.
Please note this is a PILOT scheme and we will reassess whether these sessions should continue after we host the first one.
Sign up below! Please note there is limited availability for these sessions. This is also targeted for only medicine applicants.
ALL SPACES ARE TAKEN FOR THIS SESSION.
Tips for New Year 12's
Are you a new year 12 student heading into sixth form? Join us and learn more about ways to make the most out of sixth form.
We will cover:
revision techniques
useful websites
Q&A session
Register your interest below!
We rely on donations to keep our services free. Donations, no matter how big or small, go a long way in supporting us do this!
Essay Competition
Are you an a-level student? Participate in our student essay competition today!
How it works
Pick one of three questions and write a 600-800 word essay exploring the question further.
Submit it via this form.
We will review all submissions and get back to students by the 6th of October.
Please note you can only enter one submission and you must answer only one of the three questions.
Questions
1) How does psychology contribute to clinical interactions? Apply ideas to a healthcare profession.
2) Evaluate how we can extrapolate techniques from pandemic prevention follow covid to mpox. How has covid impacted the general public's opinion on disease?
3) How effective is the Geneva Convention?
Prizes
Top three essays will be awarded a certificate and a 30 minute strategic application consultation.
Submission
As a non-profit we rely on donations in order to provide our services. Any donation, no matter how big or small goes a long way. Please feel free to donate if you can!
Bridge the Gap (FREE A-LEVEL LESSONS!)
We are hosting FREE A-level lessons in Biology, Chemistry, Maths & Psychology! At Journey to Healthcare we understand the importance of having the foundation knowledge you need to start A2. Feel free to sign up to our free lessons which are hosted by our tutors who scored A*’s/ A’s at A'-level! Sessions will be hosted from 1pm-2pm.
These sessions are brought to you as a collaboration between Journey to Healthcare x ethnoSTEMM
Our sessions are exam board specific and we are running them for:
Biology (AQA & OCR A)
Chemistry (AQA, Edexcel & OCR A)
Maths (Edexcel)
Psychology (AQA)
Biology
Friday, 30/08/2024 - Cells
Friday, 06/09/2024 - Organisation and Exchange of Materials
Friday, 13/09/2024 - Genetics and Relationships between Organisms
We will include biological molecules throughout each session.
Chemistry
Saturday, 31/08/2024 - Inorganic Chemistry
Saturday, 07/09/2024 - Organic Chemistry
Friday, 14/09/2024 - Physical Chemistry
Maths
Sunday, 01/09/2024 - Pure/ Core
Sunday, 08/09/2024 - Pure/ Core
Sunday, 15/09/2024 - Statistics and Mechanics/ Applied
Psychology
Thursday, 29/08/2024 - Attachment and Social Influence
Thursday, 05/09/2024 - Research Methods
Thursday, 12/09/2024 - Psychopathology and Memory