About PASOC//
Aims and Objectives
In basic, we're a bit like the more traditional MedSoc (medical societies), but specifically for Physician Associate students at ARU.
PASOC is the Physician Associate (PA) Society for Anglia Ruskin. We are here to promote the Physician Associate profession within the university, offer guidance and support to current and potential Physician Associate students as well as offer educational support and seminars.
We aim to be a society that has strong links with other PA Societies from around the UK.
We also aim to provide a good and active social life for all PASOC members from social events, nights out, trips away to coffee evenings and Monday Night Nandos.
Events
Monday Night Nandos
Social life, that's what University is all about right? Well, some of us think that anyway! PASOC aims to offer a wide variety of events, from regular ones like our Monday Night Nandos meet and the Christmas Social to one off's like team building weekends, trips away and more.
Always check out the Events Page for updates on our events.
Education
PASOC wants to try and make your time at ARU as easy as possible as well as offer you the best educational resources to prepare you for clinical placement in your second year. That's why we try to hold several educations talks, seminars and sessions throghout the year so that when you hit placement, you can show off your skills!
We are currently trying to plan the following (subject to change):
- A Talk from the Faculty of Physician Associates President/Secretary
- Appendicular and Axial Skeletal X-Ray Interpretation
- Chest X-Ray Interpretation
- CT Head Interpretation (The basics to get you our of trouble)
- ECG Basics and Interpretation
- Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
- Basics in the management of Cardiac Arrests
- Operating Theatres: A guide for students
- Information Governance and Data Protection within the NHS
We are always open to ideas! Want to suggest an educational talk / session or run one yourself?
Contact the PASOC Administrator!
We meet every Monday after lectures in Nandos, Chelmsford City Centre. Just bring yourself and your ARU ID Card for 20% off your bill (Mon nights only).
Welfare and Support
We understand that postgraduate study can be hard and at times, you may need support.
Whilst we would always reccommend approaching the Anglia Ruskin Student's Union for counselling or support in the first instance, we also believe that simetimes you just want to have a chat with other students on your course or ask how they might be appraoching their revision / study. Feel free to contact one of the PASOC Committee members confidentially and we'll point you in the right direction!
PASOC aims to help support you during your clinical plaements! If you're feeling anxious or nervous about going out to placement, if you've never experience life within the NHS and want to find out more or simply just want a bit of extra help, feel free to contact one of the PASOC Committee members whoare on hand to offer advice!
