Preliminary results of a survey conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists indicate that as many as one in five junior doctors applying for posts through MTAS have considered suicide […]
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Academics join forces to highlight plight of brightest medics
Academics from Cambridge University have joined forces to highlight the plight of some of the most academically gifted doctors who they say are losing out under the MTAS interview process. […]
JAMA 6 Jun 2007 Vol 297
Folic acid is a vitamin which is particularly necessary for fast-dividing cells – which is why we use folate antagonists to kill bacteria and cancers. But it is still a […]
Flying Shrinks
Medicine is both a passport and a visa, permitting access to unknown places and insights into places most will never see. […]
Doctor of the Week: Erasmus Darwin
To millions of Americans today, the name of Darwin is taboo, associated with disbelief in the Word of God and its teaching of Creation. Oddly enough, this was the case […]
Royal College of Surgeons pulls out of MTAS review
The Royal College of Surgeons has withdrawn from the MTAS review group, chaired by Professor Neil Douglas. Bernard Ribeiro, the college’s president, announced his decision in an open letter to […]
Remedy UK loses high court case
Remedy UK’s legal fight against the Department of Health over the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) came to an end today. The judge hearing the case ruled against Remedy UK’s call […]
BMA chairman resigns over MTAS letter
In an unexpected move, the BMA’s chairman Jim Johnson has resigned after a storm of protest at a letter he wrote to The Times supporting the government’s reforms of medical education — and […]
It’s your call
There’s nothing quite like being interviewed in your pyjamas. Lots of people have emailed, asking for hints and advice about phone interviews. […]
MTAS ’scrapped’ – but round 1 interviews remain
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced plans to drop the flawed Medical Training Application Service — but only from now on. Round 1 interview set up through MTAS and which […]