in medical education, leadership and management; experience of non-graduates studying Masters courses; and the development of clinical reasoning in medical undergraduates. Extra-curricular activities Brighton and Sussex Medico-Chirurgical Society ("Med-Chi") All BSMS students are automatically members of the Brighton and Sussex Medico-Chirurgical Society which meets monthly on Thursday evenings at the Audrey Emerton Building main lecture theatre. The Society was founded in 1847 and continues to provide educational sessions to medical students and doctors on diverse topics related to medicine, from clinical care to global health and medical humanities. BSMS students are encouraged to attend to discuss key medical issues, meet colleagues and to continue a fine historic tradition. BSMS MedSoc At the centre of student life is BSMS MedSoc. It works with both Students’ Unions to organise sports and social events specifically aimed at medical students, such as balls, cabarets, talks and charity marathons. It is similar to a university students' union and acts as an umbrella organisation - providing funding and support for various societies and sports clubs at the medical school. BSMS Surgical Society Since the beginning of the medical school in 2003, there has been a society for students interested in surgery. BSMS Paediatric Society The BSMS Paediatric Society was set up in June 2011. Ran by medical students for those interested in a career in child health. The society held the very first National Medical Student Paediatric Conference (NMSPC) in May 2012 supported by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). Delegates included over 250 students from all UK medical schools and individuals from the BSMS BrightMed (outreach program). BSMS Clinical Skills Society The BSMS Clinical Skills Society was founded in September 2012 following a series of highly popular revision events for the first year Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) the previous year. The society runs extra-curricular clinical skills sessions for BSMS Students, both on the Sussex university campus and at the Audrey-Emerton Building, as well as yearly OSCE revision sessions in the third term. The society also produces a variety of examination resources 'in-house', specifically tailored for BSMS students although accessible to students from other Medical Schools. BSMS BakeSoc BakeSoc is one of BSMS's newest and greatest societies. Founded in 2016 it has held a number of events which raised many funds for local charities and supported the medical school for occasions such as the annual careers fair. BSMS Afro-Caribbean Society BSMS ACS