From Stethoscopes to Sails
Final-year medical student Ellie Rowbotham swaps scrubs for sea boots as she reflects on her first voyage as a sail trainee during the Tall Ships Races in Aberdeen. What is a Tall Ship? As someone who had not sailed …
“The torch that she lighted: pass it on” – the history of women in surgery at the Surgeons’ Hall museums
Year 5 medical student Amberley, shares her experience visiting Surgeons’ Hall museums to see a powerful new exhibition featuring a portrait celebrating women in surgery. On a sunny afternoon not long before we entered the depths of exam season, …
Pivotal people in transgender healthcare
Year 5 medical student Sarah, shares the stories of four key individuals in the journey of transgender healthcare. ‘Surely, where the mind cannot be made to fit the body, the body should be made to fit, approximately, at any rate …
Medicine in the Media -Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
Trauma Code: Heroes on Call By Moniz Wong Thinking back to question ‘why do you want to study medicine?’, I’d imagine that many of us can attribute that to the medical shows that we’ve been exposed to since young. Whether …
Sustainability and planetary health at Edinburgh Medical School
Hear from Year 4 and 5 MBChB students, Ellie and Amy as they delve into the world of planetary health, driven by a shared passion for sustainability. Ellie, and myself, Amy, both have a background interest in planetary health …
Society profile: Widening Participation Medics Society
We are the Widening Participation Medics Society! We are a society that aims to support widening participation medical students to ensure backgrounds don’t negatively impact on opportunities into and throughout medical education. We hope to provide a safe space for …
Society Profile: Lifestyle Medicine Society
Edinburgh University Lifestyle Medicine Society (EULMS) provides opportunities for like-minded individuals to share their passion for all aspects of lifestyle medicine, through education and discussion. What is lifestyle medicine? Lifestyle medicine is a modern medical discipline, based on the …
276 summits of Arthur’s Seat in one year
Year 2 medical student Tom details his experience climbing Arthur’s Seat 276 times in 2023 alone. My name is Tom Cadden, I am a second-year medical student. When I started studying last year, I had to move across to …
