Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Vascular Surgery

 Again it has been a while since I last posted a blog. I believe I am averaging about 1 post every 3 years, not bad! I am now an ACFST2 in Vascular Surgery in Leeds. I have now published 20 papers, as you can see here:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=henry+davies

and here:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Henry-Davies-2

And my research interest in Palliative Care in Vascular Surgery.

Studying in China was an unconventional route into the NHS, but one I would highly recommend. If anyone has any questions or is interested please contact me and I can help.



Monday, November 5, 2018

Calling all future medical students...

If you are interested in becoming a doctor, we have started this company to mentor more students through medical school and into jobs in the NHS:
www.volcanopath.co.uk

Sunday, September 16, 2018

I'm now a doctor (well junior doctor at least!)

I passed plab 2, got full GMC registration and have started a stand alone F2 position at University of Leicester teaching hospitals with rotations in renal medicine, cardiothoracic surgery and then GP. It is interesting seeing the differences in medicine in China and the UK.
Studying in China was a fascinating experience and fully prepared me for the plab 1 and 2 examinations. The application process for studying in China is relatively simple and the tuition fees are reasonable. There are also opportunities for partial scholarships for those with top grades. Any questions please feel free to email me or comment below.

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Last post 2013, wow what a lazy blogger I am. I have graduated now and am applying for positions back in the UK. I am aware now of 3 Zhejiang university students who have passed both plab exams and got full GMC registration. In fact, it is 100% first time pass rate for students graduating from ZJU, not bad!
If anyone has any questions on applying feel free to message me.

Monday, August 12, 2013

2013 Swift Update - MBBS in China and Rockstardom!

It's been another busy year with lots of study and I've just finished a 4 week elective in a UK hospital during the Summer holiday. I very much enjoyed sharing a dorm with my good friend Harry from Myanmar for two years, but I thought now is time to get my own room. I now live just next to the campus in 24th penthouse apartment.
Also, my band has been playing more here. 
We played a large show recently.
And a smaller one too.
And this is us in Chinese Q Magazine.

and our new EP!

Zhejiang University to Open London Campus in BBC Television Centre

Chinese university in talks to open UK campus at former BBC site


One of China's top universities is in talks to open a campus at the former site of the BBC in London in the latest push to extend Chinese influence across the globe.


Zhejiang University has signed an agreement with Imperial College London that could see it become a major partner in a new seven-acre site in White City.
The site, which was previously owned by the BBC, will boast a £150 million research centre for as many as 3,000 scientists, according to Imperial College.
While Zhejiang is the first Chinese university to move to set up a campus overseas, others are likely to soon follow suit.

"China will support and help its universities to go out and internationalise," said Zhang Xiuqin, the director of the department of International Cooperation and Exchanges at China's Education ministry.
She added that Zhejiang University's foreign campus would be a "valuable step" that would pave the way for other institutions. Xiamen University has also recently announced that it will set up a campus in Malaysia.
For the Chinese government, a university campus in a foreign country is another step in its campaign to extend Chinese influence and fight the perception that China's rise is a threat to the West.
"Higher education will certainly be at the vanguard of such soft power efforts and it is intriguing to see two such ventures announced in quick succession," noted Michael Gow on his blog about Chinese higher education, thedaxue.org.
Last week, Sir Keith O'Nions, the president and rector of Imperial College, visited Hangzhou to sign a non-binding agreement to discuss the new campus.
However, in a sign of how seriously China is taking the project, he was greeted not only by the various heads of Zhejiang University, but also by a phalanx of senior Chinese leaders, including the governor and vice governor of Zhejiang province, and a vice minister of education.
The news was instantly published by Xinhua, the national news agency, and appeared on Chinese television news bulletins.
The precise details of the project are still to be fixed and the agreement is so far non-binding, said a spokesman for Imperial.
However, Song Yonghua, the executive vice president of Zhejiang University, said he was keen to establish a joint laboratory where Imperial College and Zhejiang students could collaborate.
For Zhejiang University, a London campus would hugely boost its standing in China and potentially allow it to reap more government grants.
Imperial College, meanwhile, is looking to raise funds for the new site but declined to disclose how much it is seeking.
Based in the eastern city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang University has around 44,000 students, of whom around half are post-graduates.
As one of China's top five universities, Zhejiang already wins handsome funding from the government for its science and technology research.
Between 2006 to 2011, the Chinese government handed out over 200 billion yuan (£20 billion) in funding to its elite universities for scientific research.
However, a collaboration with Imperial would help it to boost its research ranking and possibly persuade the Chinese government to divert more funds its way.
Last year, Cambridge university accepted £3.7 million for a new chair of Chinese Development at a new Centre of Development Studies from a organisation called the Chong Hua Foundation.
The official Cambridge announcement on the donation said that the foundation "is focused on advancing education for the benefit of the People's Republic of China".

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

This is me and my post rock band playing the music festival on on Peach Flower Island Beach off China.

On the boat with the bass player and drummer from the band.
 


Vascular Surgery

 Again it has been a while since I last posted a blog. I believe I am averaging about 1 post every 3 years, not bad! I am now an ACFST2 in V...