Year 4 medical student Priyanka believes that while medicine perhaps has a reputation for being a difficult subject, it’s very manageable if you have the right attitude. I think it’s fair to say that medicine has a pretty tough …
Priyanka Kaushal shares three ways she keeps on top of her wellbeing while studying for a medical degree. I’ve really enjoyed my time studying medicine so far, although it has obviously involved both ups and downs, and times when I …
How do you set up a student society from scratch? Our Y2 medical students outline how they created the newly-established Edinburgh Hindu Society. Namaste! We are a group of Y2 medical students who have had the privilege of helping establish …
My name is Nataysia, and I am a fifth year MBChB student at the University of Edinburgh. I grew up in Vancouver, Canada where I was very involved in sports such as varsity volleyball and track and field as well …
We are the Global Health Society! We have a wide range of interests, from topics like local health inequalities all the way to climate change and sustainability. We aim to celebrate enthusiasm for global health and offer opportunities to get …
Marianne Watters graduated from her MBChB in 2017. Currently, she is a Wellbeing of Women Clinical Research Fellow and specialty trainee in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Tell us a bit about your time at university: any particular memories? I particularly …
Medical student Jinken Li discusses the pros and cons of the current lifestyle trend for full-body scans. As a medical student, it’s ironic that I don’t have the healthiest lifestyle. Be it sleeping in on weekends, or a woefully unvaried …
Hi everyone! My name is Calum: I’m an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP) and a year 2 HCP-Med student. I have found the HCP Med programme has been ideal for me to study medicine while continuing to work as a …
Introducing Voice Box, the first in our new podcast series especially for University of Edinburgh medical students. In our first episode, Year 5 student, Jen Baker meets influential GP and researcher Professor Roy Robertson. Jen is a member of the …
Hello, my name is Róisín. I am a first year HCP-Med student and podiatrist. I am very passionate about widening participation and encouraging people to consider a career in healthcare. HCP-Med is a medical degree designed for experienced healthcare professionals …
Hi, my name is Ayesha Ali. I am a Year 1 HCP-Med student and I work as a radiographer based in Glasgow. A HCP-Med e-flyer was initially circulated to the department through email by our sector superintendent radiographer in early …
MedicsMMA is a group of medical students and non-medical students who enjoy practicing mixed martial arts. Their members come from a wide variety of backgrounds: from Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing to karate and judo or with no prior experience at …
MBChB graduate Callum Cruickshank on a busy professional life after medical school. What is your current role? I am a few things: A core trainee in Psychiatry (currently in Psychiatry of Older Age (Monday-Wednesday) A clinical fellow in Medicine …
MBChB student, Sarah Mackay, with a round-up of the top five sustainable shops in Edinburgh. I don’t know about you, but often I despair at the amount of unnecessary plastic thrown in the bin after my weekly shop. But fear not! …
Serena Baker had a busy 2021 – juggling the ongoing challenge of the MBChB programme, while also emerging as the winner of the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee. How did you first develop an interest in sewing? I started …
As part of their SSC2b project this year, a group of medical students came up with a simple but effective idea to help the homeless. Jasmin Hart-Brooke takes up the story… This year, we had the opportunity as part of …
Hi I’m Debbie and I am the Director of the Clinical Educator Programme and a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at Edinburgh Medical School, but I’m also a member of the Student Wellbeing Team! Who am I? I am …
Hey, I’m Jika Nyirenda and I am a 2nd year medical student. For our SSC (Student Selected Component), we decided to reflect on life as medical students at Edinburgh. Since we proposed the topic our plans have changed a fair …
Hi, I’m Weronika and I’m a 2nd year medical student. In first year, I stayed in Brae House, where I met a few of my best friends (and my current flatmates). Compared to this year, first year was insanely busy …
I found it really tricky choosing which intercalated degree I wanted to do, especially as I wasn’t really sure what speciality I would like to go in to (I still have no idea). After enjoying the neurology module in second …
