Moray College UHI student wins College Development Network top award
We are delighted to announce Teresa Elliot, BSc (Hons) Integrative Healthcare degree student has won Student of the Year at the College Development Network Awards held on Thursday 25 October in Glasgow.
The College Development Network Awards, are open to all colleges in Scotland. They recognise the talent, skills and achievements of colleges, their staff and learners, providing a valuable opportunity to celebrate the innovation taking place in colleges across the country.
Moray College UHI were nominated for two categories in the 2018 competition. Student of the Year and also Health Promoting College for our partnership work with the Moray Foodbank to support students by creating a community larder.
The Student of the Year Award sponsored by Young Enterprise Scotland recognises an individual student who has made a significant investment of talent and time which has had a positive impact on others within the college and/or in their community.
Teresa Elliot, is now in her 4th year of the new Integrative Healthcare degree which is the only course of its kind in Scotland, delivered through Moray College UHI as part of the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Teresa took on the challenge as part of her work placement during her course to promote the benefits of integrative healthcare within GP surgeries to provide alternative treatments such as complementary therapies to reduce analgesia medicine bills.
As a result of Teresa’s determination a pain management clinic was established in a local surgery aimed specifically at the effectiveness gaps in chronic pain treatment and management.
Rosemary McCormack, Head of Curriculum said: “A fantastic achievement for Teresa. An absolutely deserved award for one of our first students to enter into the BSc (Hons) Integrative Healthcare degree at Moray College and the University of the Highlands and Islands. A really rewarding result for everyone involved.”
Find out about the BSc (Hons) Integrative Healthcare degree course