I chose to intercalate in Pharmacology as I’d found it a really interesting part of my degree so far and thought it would be useful no matter what I one day specialise in. I wanted to explore the theory behind …
I chose to intercalate in Neuroscience because I found the module in Year 2 interesting. That said, it was a drastically different experience from pre-clinical medicine and proved to be a thoroughly exciting year! What was it like starting out …
Hi I’m Kyi Lae Shune Kyaw, I’m a second-year medical student who has spent semester one studying remotely from Myanmar. Alongside my studies, I also co-run social media pages in hopes of promoting health awareness in the community. I’ve been …
Hi, I’m Jane, a second year medical student. I spent the 2020 summer break in Edinburgh, away from home (Malaysia), due to the pandemic. Although much of my summer plans had to be cancelled due to lockdown, this led me …
A regular feature where an MBChB student chats to a member of staff over a leisurely lunch. This issue, Year 5 medical student, Anushka Pathak meets Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Neelom Sharma. Of course, like much of our socialising, Lunch Mates …
Year 4 medical student, Luke O’Kane offers his top picks for Netflix to get you through isolation, offer a welcome break from work and an appealing alternative from yet another Zoom quiz. Ah yes, the slog of two weeks of …
Richenda Rae is a final year medical student, shinty player, FreshAir FM radio presenter and podcast host of season 3 of the University of Edinburgh’s ‘Sharing Things’ podcast. Tell us a bit about yourself, where you’re from? I’m from Larbert, …
Hi, I’m Violet, I’m a third-year medical student intercalating in Surgical Sciences. Today I’d like to share some of my study methods, and how they changed over time, to give you (I hope) an idea of what works and what …
Hello, I’m Daniel, a Year 5 medical student. Like most of my peers, I applied to medical school because I wanted a life where I could spend my time caring for those in need. Since then, it has become …
Making the switch from high school life to uni life can be a daunting challenge, so we chatted to a few of our medical student ambassadors for an insight into how they successfully adapted to life as a medic. What …
Ahead of starting your first year at university you will undoubtedly feel a bit nervous, but you certainly won’t be the only one. We chatted to a few of our medical student ambassadors about pre-arrival nerves, getting to know people …
Hi, I’m Alexandra. My route into medical school was slightly less conventional – I only started to consider medicine as a potential career path after a period of illness when I was at university studying Chinese. I started working as …
Hello, my name is Sid and I have just finished my first year of medical school in Edinburgh, and it has without a doubt been one of the best years of my life! I remember being very excited to move …
Hello, we’re Vernu and Aoife, two second year medical students who recently had the pleasure of volunteering at our local GP practice during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past several weeks, we have been volunteering at the Elliott Hall Medical …
Hi, I’m Sorna. I’ve been an Edinburgh local since I was about 4, and still chose to stay here for university because of how absolutely captivating the city is. As I always say to students who are thinking about studying …
Cameron Sandilands is an Edinburgh medical student who also works at his local care home. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Cami has been fundraising for both the care home and Alzheimer Scotland with online poetry readings. The poems which are his …
Hello, my name is Marcus and I have just finished my first year of Medicine. I imagine that if you’re reading this page you’re presumably a future or prospective medical student who’s already read every single tip on how to …
A regular feature where an MBChB student chats to a member of staff over a leisurely lunch. This issue, student Daniel Johnstone meets Val McDowall from the Emergency Care, Clinical and Resuscitation Skills team. Of course we’ve had to be …
Introducing Student MedAID, a student society committed to sustainability. Medical students, Alba Saenz de Villaverde and Shazlin Shek Daud tell us about their society’s aim to reduce the medicine’s waste footprint and their work to deliver medical equipment where it …
Clark Russell hails from the MBChB Class of 2013. He’s a doctor training in infectious diseases and microbiology. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was undertaking scientific training through a PhD in immunology as part of the Edinburgh Clinical Academic …
