Success of BU Health & Social Care students celebrated
The School of Health and Social Care has held its annual awards ceremony to celebrate the success of graduating students.
Students from each course were awarded prizes from local hospital trusts where they were on placement, course leaders and the Students鈥� Union.
Professor Gail Thomas, Dean of the School of Health &聽Social Care, said 鈥淚 think this evening is one of the high points of the year because it celebrates some of our incredibly successful students.
鈥淎ll of our students are successful, but these have gone the extra mile and have made a real difference to their peers, to the practitioners they work with, and the patients, clients and service users they work with. Well done to all of them!鈥�
A keynote speech from Judith Chapman, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, opened the proceedings with a motivational address聽on how learning from the past helps with present challenges.
Presentations were then awarded to the students from all of the School鈥檚 undergraduate, postgraduate and post-registration courses.
Olivia Tuckerman, BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy graduate and recipient of the Students鈥� Union Award said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 such a lovely event, I鈥檓 really looking forward to seeing everyone鈥檚 achievements."
Rebecca Mitchell, BSc (Hons) Nutrition graduate and recipient of the Nutrition Award, added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a real pleasure to be here, the evening is really nicely put on and I feel very honoured to be invited to come along."
The evening closed with a celebration networking event for prize winners, tutors and their families.
Winners of the awards were:
Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Prize聽鈥� Emma Stride, BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing
