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 …
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 …
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 …
I am a fourth-year medical student with an interest in surgery and I chose the BSs (Hon) Surgical Sciences programme for my intercalation year. For me, the most memorable aspect of the intercalation year was the diversity. On the Surgical …
For my intercalated degree, I chose to study Immunology. When choosing an intercalation in second year, I was really torn between several honours programmes but I knew that I had found immunology really interesting in first year. I was also …
Hi, I’m Mahnoor Shah and I’m a fourth year medical student. I have just finished my intercalation degree in health sciences (surgical sciences). Intercalation in medical school comes with many benefits and a few challenges. Hopefully, this will shine some …
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 …
Dr Rosie Baruah is from the MBChB class of 2000. She is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. What have you been up to since graduation? I spent a year doing house jobs …
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 …
