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 …
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 …
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 …
Chloe Scott graduated from her MBChB in 2004. She works as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Tell us a bit about your time at university: any particular memories? I really enjoyed my time at Edinburgh University and made some really …
Fourth year medical student Amberley completed her intercalated degree in Literature and Medicine. Literature and medicine might seem worlds away from many of the other intercalation options that the university provides. However, I think it’s one of the most unique …
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 …
We hear from the team behind Widening Participation Medics on their society aims and objectives, community building and support, activities and events, and how you can get involved. Hi there, we are Robyn and Maha, current presidents and founders …
Year 5 medical student, Kevin Kuan shares his experience as an active researcher within the Edinburgh Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Team (EXPPECT), presenting at a world congress and balancing his studies and other interests along the way. My name …
Year 6 medical student, Mallaika Viswanath provides an insight into her medical elective travelling to Egypt to work in hyperbaric medicine with experts in the field. This spring, I had the incredible honour of working at the Sharm-El-Sheikh Hyperbaric …
Dr Shona Main is MBChB class of 2015 and currently an emergency medicine registrar, an expedition doctor, plus Head of Operations at the award-winning magazine, The Adventure Medic. Tell us a bit about your time at university I never …
Dr Hannah Douglas is MBChB class of 2020 and currently working in Far North Queensland, Australia. What is your current role? Resident Medical Officer in Cairns Hospital, Far North Queensland, Australia doing a rotational job during which I will …
The Edinburgh University Palliative Care Society launched at the start of the 2022/23 academic year and we’ve been busy raising the profile of palliative care among the student body. All medical students will encounter patients with progressive, incurable conditions that …
Hello, I’m Heen, a Year 3 medical student. I’d like to share with you a few tips and suggestions on looking after your mental health and wellbeing at medical school and crucially – avoiding burnout. Medical school can be hard …
Hi I’m Marcus, a Y4 medical student, and part of the Edinburgh HealthTech and MedTech Society. We’re a multidisciplinary group of students, with representation from Medicine, Computer Science, Biomedical Sciences, Bioengineering, and Electrical Engineering courses at the University of Edinburgh. …
