Leicester University Sport and Exercise Medicine Society

LUSEMS is a relatively new society and we are passionate about everything exercise.
Our aims are the following:

• To promote physical activity within the medical school and for patients.
• To promote the speciality of Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM).
• To increase the amount of Sports Medicine taught in the medical school.
• To increase the amount of Social Prescribing teaching at the medical school. 

Our plans for this year

• LUSEMS is hoping to provide another 'Wellness Week' like the one we had in 2019. This will be a mixture of free exercise classes, physical exercise challenges/ competitions either between medical sports societies or friendship group plus charity events- we will have posters displayed around the medical school detailing this event soon so keep an eye out!
• Lectures and workshops within the medical school on a range of topics including common sports injury teaching, diet and exercise, impact of exercise on mental/general health and social prescribing. LUSEMS will be providing lectures delivered by SEM healthcare professionals too. We will also be branching out into an area LUSEMS hasn't explored yet- the problems with sport! Topics may include brain injuries from sports and their long-term impacts, doping and obsessive exercise. 
• Establish good relationships with SEM healthcare professionals to allow shadowing experiences for those interested in a SEM career. 
• Promotion and transport to and from SEM conferences. 
• Improvement of our social media platform to increase awareness of SEM- topics will include sports injury summaries, benefits of exercise and book recommendations. If you're interested please give us a follow on our instagram leicestersportsmedicine.

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Examples of what we achieved last year

• Medical Student Guide to Physical Activity- An educational resource which provides students with knowledge and skills to promote physical activity in patients. 
• Physical Activity Raffle- A way in which we promoted physical activity in the medical student population. Participants logged their workouts which gained them tickets for the raffle. We received a fantastic 190 entries!
• Sports Injuries Series- An ongoing series of common sporting conditions with details on their assessment and management. 
• We also held meetings with the University gym to try and gain better membership options for Phase 2 Medical Students.

Our Committee for 2021/22

• President: Helen Singleton 
• Vice-President: Harrison Smalley
• Secretary: Ali Bashari
• Treasurer: Tarun Zachariah 
• Events Coordinators: Sara Sabur/ Tarun Zachariah
• Phase 1 Representative: Julia Chan
• Phase 2 Representative: Charmaine Mabarana 
• Social Media Representatives: Julia Chan/ Charmaine Mabarana 

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