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 …
I am a fourth-year medical student with an interest in surgery and I chose the BSs (Hon) Surgical Sciences programme for my intercalation year. For me, the most memorable aspect of the intercalation year was the diversity. On the Surgical …
For my intercalated degree, I chose to study Immunology. When choosing an intercalation in second year, I was really torn between several honours programmes but I knew that I had found immunology really interesting in first year. I was also …
Hi, I’m Mahnoor Shah and I’m a fourth year medical student. I have just finished my intercalation degree in health sciences (surgical sciences). Intercalation in medical school comes with many benefits and a few challenges. Hopefully, this will shine some …
Hi I’m Kyi Lae Shune Kyaw, I’m a second-year medical student who has spent semester one studying remotely from Myanmar. Alongside my studies, I also co-run social media pages in hopes of promoting health awareness in the community. I’ve been …
Hi, I’m Jane, a second year medical student. I spent the 2020 summer break in Edinburgh, away from home (Malaysia), due to the pandemic. Although much of my summer plans had to be cancelled due to lockdown, this led me …
A regular feature where an MBChB student chats to a member of staff over a leisurely lunch. This issue, Year 5 medical student, Anushka Pathak meets Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Neelom Sharma. Of course, like much of our socialising, Lunch Mates …
Dr Rosie Baruah is from the MBChB class of 2000. She is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. What have you been up to since graduation? I spent a year doing house jobs …
Year 4 medical student, Luke O’Kane offers his top picks for Netflix to get you through isolation, offer a welcome break from work and an appealing alternative from yet another Zoom quiz. Ah yes, the slog of two weeks of …
