One of my PhD colleagues, Rebecca Atkinson, wrote recently that each student at Sussex funded by the Alzheimer’s Society charity is afforded the opportunity to complete placements in a local Memory Assessment Services (MAS) clinic. I was paired with Consultant…
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Dementia in the clinic
Tagged with: Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Society, clinical research, Cognition, Cognitive Ageing, Dementia, Health, Psychology, reflections, Research, Sussex, Sussex University, University of Sussex
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A clinical perspective: visiting the Memory Assessment Services (II)
In the past months I had the opportunity to shadow Dr. Klugman during two Memory Assessment sessions at the Hill Rise memory clinic in Newhaven. During my short visits there I had the chance to learn more about the process…
Tagged with: Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Society, care, Clinical experience, clinical research, Dementia, Psychology, reflections, Research
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Reflections of a research assistant: Getting to Grips with Prospective Memory
I am a third-year medical student, currently visiting the Rusted lab group from Brazil to complete a summer research assistantship. As my goals are to become a clinical physician, working in the field of behavioural research is an area I…
Tagged with: Ageing, Brazil, Brighton, clinical research, Dementia, genetics, Internship, Medicine, Memory, Opportunities, personal, Psychology, reflections, Research, Science, Sussex
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Reflections of a Research Assistant
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times. For six years the University of Sussex has been my home, but now I must leave and start a new chapter in my life. This bittersweet new beginning…
Tagged with: Academia, Brighton, careers, jobs, personal, Psychology, reflections, Research, Science, Sussex, University
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