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 there! My name’s Sorna and I’m one of the publicity managers for the BAME Medics Society. We are a new society that was formed this summer during the increased media attention around the Black Lives Matter movement worldwide, and …
Hi, I’m Jamie Donachie and I’m a year 6 student. I’ve always enjoyed The Great British Bake Off, but this year I’ve been especially invested since I live with this year’s best contestant – Peter. We’ve been flatmates for a …
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 …
Hi I’m Linda, a fifth year medical student. Here’s how my passion for bellydancing is helping me shimmy my way through lockdown. How were you first introduced to bellydance? To be honest I can’t remember the first time I came …
Hi I’m Alex, I’m a fifth year medical student. An exciting email landed in my inbox a couple of weeks ago which went along the lines of “would you be interested in helping with a Covid-19 rapid report as part …
Year 1 medical student, Alexandra Thompson accepts our challenge to identify her top 5 spots to relax and chill in Edinburgh. Turkish baths The traditional Turkish baths at Portobello Swim Centre are the perfect place to unwind and de-stress. There …
Derek Smith is Radiology Registrar and Clinical Teaching Fellow with NHS Lothian. He tells us about the transition from medical school to career in radiology. When I started medical school in Edinburgh in 2007, I had no idea what a …
In legend, long ago… there stood a hospital on Mount Olympus. In a golden age of gods and extraordinary medical students, the greatest of these students was Hercules: son of Zeus. Caught in the midst of Zeus and Hera’s marital …
Medical student William Lawrence recalls an interesting first year student project. Our SSC1 project investigated the degree to which distractions in operating theatres impacted the performance of staff. We chose to do the project because we all were interested in …
Hinsum Wong, President of Edinburgh University LGBT+ Medics talks inclusiveness, representation and education plus socials, buddies and the annual fundraising drag night. My name’s Hinsum and I’m the President of EUMLGBT+. Having been an informal working group for several years, …
Year 4 MBChB student Claudia Chan talks food and photography, aka foodstagramming. Edifoodstagram started back in first year where I used Instagram to upload some food pictures for the purpose of photo storage with the added bonus of having a …
A regular feature where MBChB students meet a member of staff for lunch. This issue, student Katie Birt meets consultant obstetrician and associate senior tutor, Dr Kirsty Dundas. Katie What were your expectations? Kirsty and I had actually by coincidence …
Year 3 medical student Aya Riad accepts our challenge to identify her top 5 spots for brunch in Edinburgh. Aim: To establish the best places to have a wholesome and aesthetic brunch in Edinburgh. Methods: A retrospective study where different cafes around Edinburgh …
The WellMed committee share their top tips for looking after yourself. For those who are new or not sure who we are, WellMed is a student led group designed to improve wellbeing in the Medical School and beyond. We do …
A regular feature where MBChB students meet teaching staff. This issue, Rebecca Murphy Lonergan meets Director of Undergraduate Teaching, David Kluth. Rebecca What were your expectations? As Prof Kluth has to put up with me quite regularly, I knew we’d …
MBChB graduate Greig Torpey tells us about the next big step on his medical career. We are now over three months into Foundation Year 1 (FY1) and what a crazy time it has been. Around 50 Edinburgh graduates made the …
