Hi, my name is Clare Bennett. For our second year SSC project this semester we have been writing blogs about our experience as medical students at the University of Edinburgh. I wanted to discuss wellbeing and mental health during lockdown. …
Hi I’m Hazel Mason. I’m a second year medical student and for my SSC project this semester, my group has decided to write blogs reflecting on our experiences as medical students at Edinburgh University. We are covering several different topics …
Hi my name is Megan, I’m a 2nd year medical student and this is my SSC2b blog focused on my experience of online learning. One of the massive changes that COVID-19 has brought to my life is how I get my …
Hi, I’m Nicholas Moore, a 2nd year medical student at the University of Edinburgh. As part of our SSC2b project, we are writing a series of blogs focusing on different themes, one of which being online learning. If the last …
Hey, I’m Jika Nyirenda and I am a 2nd year medical student. For our SSC (Student Selected Component), we decided to reflect on life as medical students at Edinburgh. Since we proposed the topic our plans have changed a fair …
Hi, I’m Weronika and I’m a 2nd year medical student. In first year, I stayed in Brae House, where I met a few of my best friends (and my current flatmates). Compared to this year, first year was insanely busy …
Hi! I’m Luke, a fourth-year medic and MSC Secretary for this year. Being a medical student is at the best of times tough and nowadays with COVID it is no different. Luckily for medical students, medicine doesn’t stop and our …
Representing medical oncology are Dr Samantha Hopkins, Dr Lesley Dawson and Dr Ashley Pheely. Dr Samantha Hopkins I’m Dr Sam Hopkins, originally from Canada. I started my medical training in 2008 at the University of St Andrews for my …
Representing the Medical education directorate are Dr Cathleen Holligan and Dr Daniel Day. Dr Cathleen Holligan Hi I’m Cat, I am a Clinical Teaching Fellow working for my second year within the Medical Education Directorate. My background is in …
Representing radiology is Dr Nethmee Malla. Dr Nethmee Malla Hello, my name is Nethmee and I’m a second year (ST2) radiology registrar within the South East Scotland Deanery. I completed my undergraduate medical training at Edinburgh University and did my …
Representing paediatrics are Dr Kirsty Hogg, Dr Ailsa McLellan and Dr Tim Lewis. Dr Kirsty Hogg I am Dr Kirsty Hogg, a Paediatric registrar currently working in Edinburgh. Originally from Inverness, I studied in in Dundee before applying for Foundation …
Representing the Royal College of General Practitioners are Dr Ed Russell-Smith, Dr Susan Arnold and Dr Juanlyn Ang. Dr Ed Russell-Smith Dr Ed Russell-Smith has been a local GP in West Lothian for 25 years. Starting in partnership, he …
Representing core medicine are Dr Gabrielle Clark and Dr Alice Hogg. Dr Gabrielle Clark I’m, Dr Gabrielle Clark, an IMT1 in South East of Scotland and currently doing Haematology at the Western General. After 6 years at Edinburgh Medical School …
Representing clinical oncology are Dr Tamasin Evans, Dr Alastair Law, Dr Frances Yuille, Dr Alison Stillie and Dr Stuart Walter. Dr Tamasin Evans I’m Dr Tamasin Evans, Consultant Clinical Oncologist. Having graduated from Edinburgh in 1994, I did most of …
My intercalation was a complete contrast to what I was expecting after my first two years in medicine. From learning research skills, to meeting new people, to dealing with a pandemic; I was in for a rollercoaster of a year! …
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 …
