“I feel like even asking trans people “why are pronouns important to you?” just shows how much most cisgender people take being addressed correctly for granted.” A blog post on pronouns, written by one of our medical students. I don’t …
Hello, my name is Róisín. I am a first year HCP-Med student and podiatrist. I am very passionate about widening participation and encouraging people to consider a career in healthcare. HCP-Med is a medical degree designed for experienced healthcare professionals …
Hi, my name is Ayesha Ali. I am a Year 1 HCP-Med student and I work as a radiographer based in Glasgow. A HCP-Med e-flyer was initially circulated to the department through email by our sector superintendent radiographer in early …
MedicsMMA is a group of medical students and non-medical students who enjoy practicing mixed martial arts. Their members come from a wide variety of backgrounds: from Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing to karate and judo or with no prior experience at …
MBChB graduate Callum Cruickshank on a busy professional life after medical school. What is your current role? I am a few things: A core trainee in Psychiatry (currently in Psychiatry of Older Age (Monday-Wednesday) A clinical fellow in Medicine …
MBChB student, Sarah Mackay, with a round-up of the top five sustainable shops in Edinburgh. I don’t know about you, but often I despair at the amount of unnecessary plastic thrown in the bin after my weekly shop. But fear not! …
Serena Baker had a busy 2021 – juggling the ongoing challenge of the MBChB programme, while also emerging as the winner of the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee. How did you first develop an interest in sewing? I started …
As part of their SSC2b project this year, a group of medical students came up with a simple but effective idea to help the homeless. Jasmin Hart-Brooke takes up the story… This year, we had the opportunity as part of …
Hello! We are Callum, Ellie and Nancy and we’re back with more tips to help you settle into first year at medical school. If you haven’t seen it already, check out our other blog post with our insights into the …
Hello! We are Callum, Ellie and Nancy. We remember how nervous we felt before starting university, so we wanted to share some insights from our experience to help you settle in. There are lots of acronyms but don’t worry, you’ll …
Hi I’m Debbie and I am the Director of the Clinical Educator Programme and a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at Edinburgh Medical School, but I’m also a member of the Student Wellbeing Team! Who am I? I am …
Hello. I am Alison Scott, the Director of Student Wellbeing for the medical school. I have been in post since December of last year. I graduated from Dundee university (Edinburgh rejected my application to study medicine!) and I have worked …
Hi I’m Aastha Singh, a 3rd year medical student currently intercalating in Anatomy and Development. My interests include business, art, music and medical education and I am passionate about pursuing them alongside my medical career. The renowned BBC Apprentice is …
Hi, I’m Diana, a 2nd year medical student, and since the beginning of December, I’ve been studying online from Dubai, UAE. Initially I was just looking to spend a month of Christmas holidays with my family, but since arriving here, …
Lunch Mates: a regular feature where an MBChB student chats to a member of staff over a leisurely lunch. Whilst we remain online for this lockdown instalment of Lunch Mates, we’re delighted to invite you to the respective homes of …
Dr Adriel Chen is a University of Edinburgh MBChB Class of 2019 graduate, and current FY2 rotating through Medicine of the Elderly in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. What is your current role? I’m currently an FY2 rotating through Medicine …
Hi I’m Madryn and whilst I’m no Bake Off contestant, I do love making cookies and cakes for friends and family. To my flatmates’ delight, I’ve been baking more this past year than ever. Chocolate & BBC Good Food are …
Hi, my name’s Pia. This semester, teaching has continued to be delivered primarily online for pre-clinical students, with some students in Edinburgh and others still at home. Here’s a look into how my semester has been as a second year …
Hi! We are a group of nine second year students who have spent time over the last three months learning British Sign Language (BSL) and educating ourselves about the Deaf community as part of our SSC2b project. When we started …
Hi, I’m Jane, a 2nd year medical student. For our SSC2b project, my group worked on trying to promote healthy eating in children. Being well aware of the unhealthy Scottish diet, we were driven to educate and instil healthy eating …
