Year 1 medical student, Cassidy explores the boundaries around activism and professionalism and discovers and discusses a few of the grey areas and obstacles. Lately, with so much happening, with the pandemic, environmental challenges, widening health inequalities, and uncertainty around …
Year 5 medical student, Joe discusses the new preference informed allocation system for prospective resident doctors and weighs up a couple of possible scenarios. “You mean you could be sent…down south?!?” she lamented with the horror reserved only for Scots …
Year 1 medical student, Cassidy discusses imposter syndrome. One day, you’re thrilled to have made it into medical school. Full of excitement and ambition, you realise all the hard work you poured into your application paid off. The next, you’re …
MBChB student Joe Bulman explores the phenomenon of the doctor turned comedian. Robin Williams (as the now iconic fictional funny-doctor Patch Adams) once declared, when his character was finally brought to justice for practising medicine without a licence, that “If …
Year 5 medical student, Amberley Evans weighs up the benefits and risks of medical TV. When they asked me why I wanted to be a doctor at my medical school interview, the most truthful answer would have been that it …
Hi, I’m Hasan, a Year 6 medical student from Newcastle Upon Tyne. Congratulations on securing your place at the University of Edinburgh. You are about to embark on an exciting journey, one that will be intellectually stimulating, challenging and immensely …
I’m Joelle, a 5th year medical student, and am originally from Malaysia. I’m currently on my psychiatry placement at St. John’s Hospital. I hope you are all looking forward to the coming year: it’s going to be an exciting one. …
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 …
