News & Views

Introducing the Specialty Spotlight series

At Cyprus Medical Society UK, we believe that a journey through the medical profession is a continuous adventure filled with opportunities for growth, learning, and discovery. As we continue to support our diverse community of medical students and doctors, we are excited to introduce our newest initiative – the Specialty Spotlight series. What is Specialty Spotlight? The Specialty Spotlight series is designed to shed light on the rich tapestry of medical specialties, providing valuable insights, career guidance, and inspiration for our members. Whether you are a medical student with dreams of a specific field or a junior doctor looking to

In conversation with the Leukemia Cancer Society

CMS UK in collaboration with the Leukemia Cancer Society and Dr Charalampia Kyriakou (Haematology Consultant UCLH) discussed the role of the charity in supporting patients and their families when undergoing treatment for haematological malignancies (blood cancers), such as leukemia. Amongst other topics we raised the importance of educating and encouraging the young and healthy populations in society to consider becoming stem cell donors. For someone with a haematological malignancy, a stem cell transplant from a matching donor might be their only chance for survival. In the UK there is need for blood donors between the age of 17 and 40 years

In Conversation with Immunisation Expert, Dr Kassianos CBE on the COVID-19 vaccines

The Cyprus Medical Society of the UK (CMS UK) and NEPOMAK UK have hosted a Q&A session with Dr Kassianos CBE discussing COVID-19 vaccines. Dr Kassianos is the UK National Immunisation Lead for the Royal College of General Practitioners and heavily involved in the implementation of immunisation services in the UK and internationally. The session was coordinated by CMS UK Co-Presidents Savvas Hadjiphilippou and Nicolas Galazis and NEPOMAK UK President and Committee Member Constantine Alexandrou and Christina Tsangaris respectively. HE the High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus in the UK, Mr Andreas Kakouris also participated and delivered the closing

Proudly announcing Professor Kypros Nicolaides as the Patron of CMS UK

Following the great success of today’s event ‘In conversation with Professor Kypros Nicolaides’, we are delighted and truly honoured to announce that Professor Nicolaides will be the Patron of CMS UK. During the same event, Mr Photiou (the Presidential Commissioner for Oversees Cypriots) announced for the first time that President Anastasiades will award the Grand Cross of Makarios III to Professor Nicolaides which is Cyprus’ highest civilian honour. Professor Nicolaides has been at the forefront of the medical world, both academically and clinically. In October 2020, he was elected to the US National Academy of Medicine- one of the highest

Making the most out of medical school

Medical school lasts notoriously longer than most other university courses and makes up the first five (or six) years of a lifelong journey. While most medical students are world-experts at describing how hectic examination periods can be to their non-medic friends and peers, and how overwhelmingly large the volume of information to be memorised is, fewer people often choose to talk about the vast diversity of opportunities we can embark on during the rest of the time.

Our early response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

In March 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus in partnership with the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK summoned a team of doctors based in the UK to offer medical advice and help to the UK Cypriots of the Diaspora and Cypriot nationals. Some of these doctors then became the Founding Members of the Cyprus Medical Society of the UK. Over the last few months, a large volume of calls and emails have been dealt with. The Team has also facilitated numerous repatriations back to Cyprus. The effort is ongoing with an active telephone