After my MSc in Human Osteology, I wanted to go further in the medical field and started a PhD at the Faculty of Medicine.

I am an assistant teaching osteology and anatomy to students in Medicine and dentistry.

As a teaching assistant I am part of a team of 5 assistants in the Anatomy Program where we do shifts every week, each assistant being responsible for a specific lesson to deliver ex-cathedra. In addition, I am also in support of the classes delivered by my colleagues, where I demonstrate the material that is explained to the students (osteological pieces mainly). On the second semester of the year, I teach anatomical dissections on human cadavers to the same students, where I can check the assimilation of knowledge of the previous semester and the application of procedural methods of dissection. Each assistant is in charge of a group of about 60 students for every lab session, together with 2 other colleagues where we can dissect, demonstrate, question the students and observe their newly-acquired skills. We are also in charge of creating quizzes and formative and certificate tests, delivered to the students before every class session in order to encourage them to study the material previously delivered in class. Each test ends with a correction and an explanation of the expected answer, often followed by a free discussion with the students and a re-enforcement of the topics that the student might have failed or misunderstood.

After graduating at the University of Sheffield, I did another postgraduate qualification in Teaching & Education. I taught art history in high schools and did some guided tours in museum. I kept on volunteering at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences for some time and then took a position as a dental nurse in a private practice.

I hope to complete my PhD in Military Médicine and to be a good teacher for the students. I still need to learn a lot and to catch up on some topics that are really new to me.
Also, I just got enlisted in the Army Reserve as a Medic, so hopefully I will be able to work in the field, maybe getting to combat médicine, after I complete my doctoral research.

Always look for a plan B! Do a lot of volunteer work. If you really love what you do, get in touch with professionals and don't be scared to try new things and to broaden perspectives.

I am really happy that I got to study in a dynamic and modern environment such as the one offered at the University of Sheffield. We were very Lucky to benefit from excellent teachers guidance, and to enjoy great facilities such as the IT or the libraries. I do miss it a lot!