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Association Insights Association Success Story NETWORK Quotes continued I find eStudent IBMS valuable for a number of reasons. A major one is the regular news roundup, it is a fascinating glimpse of current developments and points of interest. Another excellent use of eStudent IBMS membership is it does in fact give me the confidence to speak to representatives of both companies and scientific bodies when at fairs, due to having at least a starting point to talk about thanks to the news roundup. Scott Ellison, University of Central Lancashire Now that I am about to enter my final year I wanted to discover what the IBMS is really all about and joining as a student member has allowed me to do this. I have often heard my colleagues discussing CPD and was pleased to see that my membership allows me to join the CPD scheme and gain experience of this whilst still a student. Karen Hilton, University of Bradford The IBMS eStudent membership has helped me a lot in my first year of university, not only is the information I receive in newsletters and in The Biomedical Scientist extremely interesting it has also provided context and background to my studies. Overall the eStudent membership has not only provided me with context to my studies but has also contributed to my chosen career path in biomedical sciences, haematology. As a result of this I will be renewing my eStudent membership again for the remainder of my time at university Mark Vernon, Oxford Brookes University I found having student membership with the IBMS kept me up to date with all the latest scientific studies. They always piqued my curiosity and made me even more interested in my career path. It was helpful for studying as it provided many useful links. I wouldn't hesitate to suggest my peers to sign up. It is great at delivering all the latest news occurring in the medical and laboratory world. I'm always glad to have a source where I know the knowledge is reliable and accurate! Rachel Murphy, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology I think that overall the eStudent membership has been useful to me. The resources available on the IBMS website are excellent and have come in handy for exam revision, assignment writing and for general interest. Clare Barber, University of Sunderland I was looking for career advice directly relating to biomedical science and found most career advice available to be too general, so I decided to have a look on the IBMS website. I have found the career advice here to be the most informative by far with the eStudent section containing great information on placements and HCPC registration as well as helpful hints on interviews. I decided to become an eStudent member to have full access to all this and more, including news on the latest developments in the field reported in The Biomedical Scientist. I would encourage any biomedical science student to join IBMS eStudents and I look forward to my future as part of IBMS. Daniel Maguire, Queen’s University Belfast www.associationsnetwork.org Winter 2015 | 29