Second-year medical student Ayaan writes about how three different medical dramas, The Resident, The Good Doctor and The Pitt reveal contrasting ideas about medicine, from institutional pressure and communication to exhaustion and uncertainty in clinical work. Spoiler warning: This …
Fifth-year medical student Grace Wilkinson reflects on putting together the 2026 Medics’ Musical, Back to the Theatre. On 8th-10th May, wewent ‘Back to the Theatre’ and put on the 2026 Medics’ Musical at Pleasance! Our cast were made up …
To mark 300 years of the Medical School, an official tartan was created by Minty, a third year textiles student at the University of Edinburgh, whose winning design is now officially registered and part of our Medical School’s history. Thank …
Year 5 medical student Sarah, shares the stories of four key individuals in the journey of transgender healthcare. ‘Surely, where the mind cannot be made to fit the body, the body should be made to fit, approximately, at any rate …
Trauma Code: Heroes on Call By Moniz Wong Thinking back to question ‘why do you want to study medicine?’, I’d imagine that many of us can attribute that to the medical shows that we’ve been exposed to since young. Whether …
Year 5 medical student, Sarah takes us on a journey through history as she ponders the use of alcohol as medicine. “For wine is the most beneficial of beverages, the pleasantest of medicines, and the least cloying of appetizing things” …
Bob shares what to expect from offer holder days, from meeting future classmates to talking to ambassadors. I was quite nervous in the weeks leading up to Edinburgh’s offer holder day. My experience with Edinburgh, both as a city and …
Year 2 medical student, Madeleine provides an insight into her summer lab internship in the Institute for Regeneration and Repair and how it has cemented her desire to incorporate research into her medical career. My name is Madeleine, and …
Year 4 medical student, Heen Shamaz provides an insight into her summer internship as an anatomy dissector at Teviot Place. The student summer anatomy dissector job is a six week job with the Anatomy Department here at Edinburgh Medical …
Edinburgh medical students share their insights and top tips for successful study. Jen Ola (Year 2) I found the amount of content studying medicine quite scary at first. However – when I realised that I shouldn’t worry too much about …
As part of our ‘Inspiring Doctors’ series, we speak to consultant psychiatrist, Dr Robby Steel about his route into psychiatry after almost leaving medicine for law instead. I am Robby Steel. My day job is as a consultant psychiatrist at …
Delighted to introduce you to some of the committee members of the Edinburgh University LGBT+ Medics. Tobias (he/him) – Education Officer Where are you from? Dundee What made you join the society? To work together getting involved with LGBTQI+ education …
Hi, we’re the Cheeky Medics (@cheeky_medics), a group of second year medics making (hopefully!) funny comic strips as part of our SSC2b project. The aim of the project is to have a reflective journey and we’re hoping to bring a …
International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements, raises awareness against bias and encourages action for equality. For International Women’s Day 2021, we asked our medical students to nominate a woman who inspires them. Here’s a selection of women currently inspiring the …
Hello, I’m Daniel, a Year 5 medical student. Like most of my peers, I applied to medical school because I wanted a life where I could spend my time caring for those in need. Since then, it has become …
Making the switch from high school life to uni life can be a daunting challenge, so we chatted to a few of our medical student ambassadors for an insight into how they successfully adapted to life as a medic. What …
Hello, we’re Vernu and Aoife, two second year medical students who recently had the pleasure of volunteering at our local GP practice during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past several weeks, we have been volunteering at the Elliott Hall Medical …
Hi, I’m Sorna. I’ve been an Edinburgh local since I was about 4, and still chose to stay here for university because of how absolutely captivating the city is. As I always say to students who are thinking about studying …
Cameron Sandilands is an Edinburgh medical student who also works at his local care home. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Cami has been fundraising for both the care home and Alzheimer Scotland with online poetry readings. The poems which are his …
Hello, my name is Marcus and I have just finished my first year of Medicine. I imagine that if you’re reading this page you’re presumably a future or prospective medical student who’s already read every single tip on how to …
