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Midwifery related extra-curricular activities
Activity Overview
Level of StudyUndergraduate, Postgraduate Taught/Masters, Postgraduate Research
Award TypeCombined Route
In order to make a Combined Route application you need to undertake 2 or more activities, totalling 30+ hours of engagement. If you complete 5+ hours of engagement for any of the below activities then you can use them as one of your activities when making a Combined Route application:
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Event/Activity |
Description of activity |
Attributable skills |
Hours attached |
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Simulated patient*
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Participating in intersim in an immersive role with a different cohort of students – enacting roles of women/partners during pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal period |
Communication; teamworking; presentation skills; critical thinking, time management, innovation skills |
Full day = 6 hours Half day = 3 hours |
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Wellbeing Ambassador
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Participating in student led activities utilising the 5 steps to wellbeing – includes attending meetings; organisation of student events; participation in student events |
Teambuilding; communication; emotional intelligence; decision making; resilience; cultural awareness and intelligence |
WBA meetings occur every 6 weeks [2 hours per meeting] Event organisation varies depending – needs to be individually calculated. We have offered training opportunities on mental health |
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Peer Mentorship*
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Supporting 1st year students to transition well into university life. Providing presentations; regular meetings with students; point of contact |
Teambuilding; communication; emotional intelligence; resilience; time management |
Preparation prior to commencement of new year including peer mentor training – usually a presentation/recording; face to face meetings with students in both placement and university across 1st year |
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RCM Student Representative |
National Representative in Student RCM forum – regular online meetings – also travel to UK for attendance at RCM student conference/presentations |
Leadership; resilience; emotional intelligence; teambuilding; decision-making; problem solving; adaptability |
Variable |
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School Career open days |
QUB representative for midwifery; knowledge on entry requirements; demonstrations of simulation; talks on experience |
Communication; problem solving; adaptability; ICT skills -presentation skills |
Full day = 6 hours Half day = 3 hours |
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Midwifery Society |
Participating in organising events for students across the academic year including study sessions; awards ceremony; fundraising events |
Communication, leadership; problem solving; presentation skills; emotional intelligence, networking skills, utilising ICT skills such as social media |
Depends on activity |
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Invited representative to School events [eg: NMC events] |
Involvement as student representative at specific events such as curriculum planning events; NMC visitor sessions |
Communication; emotional intelligence; adaptability; resilience |
Full day = 6 hours Half day = 3 hours |
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Chair/Member of the SoNM Student Swan Group |
Participating in organising Swan related student events |
Communication, leadership; problem solving; presentation skills; emotional intelligence |
Depends on activity and role in the committee |
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Active Bystander Interprofessional education with final year pharmacy, nursing and midwifery students
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Participate in face to face Interprofessional Active Bystander Education with Pharmacy and Nursing Students. |
Interprofessional working; teambuilding; problem solving; communication; resilience |
Half day = 3 hours |
*These are Single Route activities if completed in full. Please refer the below pages for more information:
Further Information
Peer Mentoring | Future-Ready Award | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)
The contact for student enquiries is e.duffy@qub.ac.uk