After attending the 2026 International Women’s Day lecture by Caroline Criado Perez, Year 2 medical student, Mona Eskandaripour shares her thoughts on the women’s health data gap, how we got to where we are today and what medical students can …
Boss Cheung, MBChB student and self-proclaimed food connoisseur, takes us on a tour of some his favourite local restaurants and cafes. Classic Hong Kong dishes Let’s begin on Buccleuch Street at Tong Pak Fu, an Asian desserts and street …
MBChB student Kavya Shankar on the joys of gaming There is a very specific kind of friendship that forms when six people are running for their lives from a poorly designed monster in a Roblox horror game. It is the …
MBChB student Desandhi Parakramawansha discusses the medical implications of the recent meningitis outbreak in Kent. For many medical students, Neisseria meningitis exists only on a lecture slide – yet another gram-negative diplococcus to memorise for our exams. It is easy …
MBChB student Hannah Yoncer reflects on how volunteering for a charity shop changed her perspective. Medical school has a way of occupying your entire world—attending lectures, tutorial prepping, society events, and more studying. Starting medical school, I expected that routine. …
Jack had never considered a career as a doctor until he began working alongside doctors during his student nurse training. He discovered he enjoyed being more involved in the medical management of his ICU patients and increasingly drawn to the …
I was very nervous arriving in Edinburgh. While I am fairly extroverted, making a good impression with 11 people was a lot of pressure, not to mention the logistics of living with them all. Julianna Gawlik, Edinburgh Medical School …
Zainab explains how a passion for the science of the human body led to a career change from pharmacy to medicine. I was a little concerned about going back to studying after being out of university for a good few …
To mark 300 years of the Medical School, an official tartan was created by Minty, a third year textiles student at the University of Edinburgh, whose winning design is now officially registered and part of our Medical School’s history. Thank …
