Aerospace Medicine at KCL

What a way to start 2025 and beat the January blues ☀️ I just completed the King's College London Basic Course in Aviation Medicine run by Pete Hodkinson, and it’s been a whirlwind intense 2 weeks ✈️ The course gave fascinating insights into physiology at altitude (my favorite!), mechanics of flying, spatial disorientation, accidents and investigations, food and hygiene regulations, human factors, and all the medical disciplines an aeromedical examiner must know to certify pilots and aircrew. We also had a (too brief for me 😅) taster of space medicine 🚀 🌍 I will never experience commercial flights in the same way, and learning all the fascinating things that go on in the background was a true eye-opener 😊 My 3 highlights: * Meeting doctors from all over the world, and helping each other out to study despite a busy schedule 👩🏼⚕️ 🧑🏽⚕️ 🏥 * Learning from expert speakers, who shared their enthusiasm for aviation medicine 📚 We even had a practical ophthalmology 👓 and ENT 👂 session! * Visiting the British Airways Training Facility was fascinating. We had briefings on how aircrew prepare for emergencies, including trialing the Airbus-320 escape slides (they’re high 😳), saw all the mock-ups of various cabins, visited the impressive lineup of flight simulators, and even each had a go at take-off, flying and landing the Boeing-777 under the supervision of very patient flight instructors 🛫 🤩🤩🤩 Can't wait for the advanced course in March!

January was truly a remarkable month for my career journey. I successfully completed a Basic Course in Aviation Medicine at King's College London, organized by the Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences under the guidance of Dr. Pete Hodkinson, with assistance from Lois Anderson. Throughout the course, I delved into various aspects of aviation medicine, including altitude physiology, flight mechanics, spatial disorientation, aeromedical regulations, regulatory authority, fitness assessments for aircrews, human factors, and the crucial roles of the AME & the CAA Medical Department. The sessions also covered topics like aircrew prescriptions, airline food safety, cabin crew health, and even provided hands-on training in ENT & ophthalmology, alongside insightful classes on space medicine and extensive clinical classes on each body system. Attending King's College London allowed me to engage with experts such as consultants, GPs, and airline doctors globally. A highlight was the visit to the British Airways Training Facility, offering a firsthand experience of aircrew emergency procedures, Airbus-320 escape slides, cabin mock-ups, and flight simulators. I even had the unique opportunity to pilot a Boeing-777 with the guidance of skilled flight instructors. I extend my sincere appreciation to the honourable MD & DMD of US-Bangla Airlines Ltd. for their unwavering support and encouragement throughout this enriching experience. #KCL #Kingscollegelondon #Britishairways #USBA #CAAB

Delighted to have had you. Thank you Professor Howard Branley ✈️ 👏 🫁

Oct 25 PhD opportunity on “Personalised Internet of Things (IoT) data-based health and performance systems for safe and sustainable future human spaceflight” based in Aerospace Medicine at KCL as part of our new Spacesuit Physiology Laboratory (SPL), working with Yang Gao and Dr Oliver Runswick Project info here https://lnkd.in/eG7H33xk Applications through the King's EPSRC DRIVE-Health Centre for Doctoral Training in Data-Driven Health, deadline 30th Jan 2025.

We will have two PhDs on offer for Oct 2025 with Aerospace Medicine at KCL through the Digital Twins for Healthcare Centre for Doctoral Training (https://lnkd.in/eBgdwFHB) on “Modelling Respiratory Physiology to enable digital test and evaluation of future fast-jet environmental control and life support systems” (subject to contract) and on "Modelling human thermoregulatory responses to heat with and without a novel thermal control garment, to help combat health impacts of climate change" working with Josh Foster, Ph.D , Rich Whittle , Yang Gao, Li Shean Toh, Elif Ozden Yenigun, PhD , Bine Roth, Jarle Steinberg. Deadline for applications 3rd Jan 25.

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3 weeks to application deadline for our PhD at KCL on "Modelling human thermoregulatory responses to heat with and without a novel thermal control garment, to help combat health impacts of climate change" led by Josh Foster, Ph.D, myself and Rich Whittle working with Yang Gao, Li Shean Toh, Elif Ozden Yenigun, PhD, Bine Roth, and Jarle Steinberg. This is part of the CDT in Digital Twins for Healthcare (DT4Health) at King's College London - apply before 3rd January 2025!

Applications for the next Basic Course in Aviation Medicine (January 2026) are now open. Please be aware that this course is typically heavily oversubscribed, and we anticipate reaching the maximum number of successful applications well before the application deadline. To secure your place, we strongly encourage you to apply as early as possible. https://lnkd.in/em8BFcFf