The Future of Universal Medicine...

This academic season of Universal Medicine has seen some intriguing posts which have explored a plethora of areas in the health-care system. Those that have been with us from the start will be aware of the development of our posts as it ranged from our first post about the ZIka Virus, to detailed research into Neuroscience. We are collectively very proud of how far we have come. This week on Universal Medicine, we will be discussing the future of our posts.

As we approach examination season of Year 13, we have decided to elect 4 new representatives to continue the legacy we have started. They are aspiring medical/dental students who have undergone a rigorous application process to earn this privilege.

The successful applicants are:#
- Vicale Czan Alfanti
- Mathew George
- Aarti Chopra
- Timothy  Bosse
We feel that they are more than capable to take on this role and educate our expanding, international audience. Through one year of posts, Universal Medicine has attained over 5,000 views from across 18 different countries. Universal Medicine would like to thank you for your readership as we could not have reached this stage without your help! Now, we feel we are better equipped to reach out to an even wider range of people, with the aim to project towards 10,000 views by next year. Long term, our aim is to reach 100,000 views.  We are confident that you will continue to support us like you have done over the past year.
As we plan for University in the new academic year, we would like to make you aware of our pursuits. To give you a brief background, Universal Medicine was started by four students wanting to be in the the field of science. Firstly, Adil Rahman has set himself the aspiration of studying dentistry at higher education. Both Chris Morgan and Gagandeep Sachdeva have the objective of reading Medicine at University. Finally, Sab Bassan has set his sight on the study of Chemical Engineering.
We are very much looking forward to starting University and would like to bring you with us on this journey…
Thank you for reading our blog. The handover officially begins from today; we hope that you can join us again for another great post!
Until then, have a great week :)
Universal Medicine Team

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