Here’s Year 3 medical student, Beth Coiley sharing an insight into her downtime from medicine – upwards into the mountains. I absolutely love doing anything outdoors in the mountains, be it trail running, walking, scrambling, trad climbing or wild swimming. …
A sneak preview of the 2022 Medics Musical, Edinburgh’s Doc Talent! Hi there, my name is Aoife O’Neill and I’m the director of this year’s Medics Musical. Being a part of the musical is something that myself, all of the …
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 Aastha Singh, a 3rd year medical student currently intercalating in Anatomy and Development. My interests include business, art, music and medical education and I am passionate about pursuing them alongside my medical career. The renowned BBC Apprentice is …
Hi, I’m Diana, a 2nd year medical student, and since the beginning of December, I’ve been studying online from Dubai, UAE. Initially I was just looking to spend a month of Christmas holidays with my family, but since arriving here, …
Lunch Mates: a regular feature where an MBChB student chats to a member of staff over a leisurely lunch. Whilst we remain online for this lockdown instalment of Lunch Mates, we’re delighted to invite you to the respective homes of …
Dr Adriel Chen is a University of Edinburgh MBChB Class of 2019 graduate, and current FY2 rotating through Medicine of the Elderly in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. What is your current role? I’m currently an FY2 rotating through Medicine …
Hi I’m Madryn and whilst I’m no Bake Off contestant, I do love making cookies and cakes for friends and family. To my flatmates’ delight, I’ve been baking more this past year than ever. Chocolate & BBC Good Food are …
Hi, my name’s Pia. This semester, teaching has continued to be delivered primarily online for pre-clinical students, with some students in Edinburgh and others still at home. Here’s a look into how my semester has been as a second year …
Hi! We are a group of nine second year students who have spent time over the last three months learning British Sign Language (BSL) and educating ourselves about the Deaf community as part of our SSC2b project. When we started …
Hi, I’m Jane, a 2nd year medical student. For our SSC2b project, my group worked on trying to promote healthy eating in children. Being well aware of the unhealthy Scottish diet, we were driven to educate and instil healthy eating …
Current and former presidents, Aimee Lawton and Joey Brooke, talk to us about Friends of MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) and what it’s like running a student society representing one of the largest medical humanitarian organisations. Friend of MSF Edinburgh is …
My intercalation was a complete contrast to what I was expecting after my first two years in medicine. From learning research skills, to meeting new people, to dealing with a pandemic; I was in for a rollercoaster of a year! …
Looking back on my intercalation year, I can admit that it was quite a challenge and I was quite a novice. When I first stepped into the degree, the only thing I was confident about was knowing what a sperm …
I am a fourth-year medical student, and last year I completed an intercalated degree in Psychology. I was very excited about my intercalated degree, as I saw it as a possibility to escape the generalism of medicine, and explore a …
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 …
