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 …
Andrew Clelland, President of the ESSS tells us about the flagship surgical society within Edinburgh Medical School. My name’s Andrew and I’m President of ESSS this year. I’m very lucky to be supported by a diverse team of fantastically …
Year 5 MBChB student Gavin Woodbridge tells us about his passion for ornithology. My extracurricular interest is birding – identifying, recording and studying birds! It is more than a hobby, it’s a passion. I am fortunate enough to have had …
Year 3 MBChB student Luke O’Kane reports on starting intercalating in Bioethics, Law and Society. Going into third year, it’s hard to know what to expect. Depending on which degree you intercalate in, you can be put into a completely …
