Concerned that medical school had not adequately prepared her to deal with potential moral injury, Saskia Locke describes how she’s started taking steps to protect her wellbeing […]
Students
Kramer Chall: For medical students, volunteering in the pandemic can be an opportunity for professional growth
There is not a person or aspect of life that has not been affected by covid-19. The pandemic hit as I was approaching the notoriously hard second year exams at […]
Carlo Ross: Covid-19 and medical students—the impact of doing nothing
Over the past few months, it’s been hard for final year medical students to decide what to do during a situation in constant flux, says Carlo Ross […]
Louis Lederman: NHS workers need protecting too
Once this pandemic is over, we should thank NHS staff in real terms, argues Louis Lederman […]
Keerthi Gondy: Covid-19—US medical schools should learn from the UK’s early graduations
A lack of clarity and collaboration has hampered final year medical students seeking to help with the US’s response to covid-19, says Keerthi Gondy […]
Covid-19: Medical students shouldn’t feel guilty if their only responsibility is studying
It is students’ prerogative to determine how to use this time in line with their priorities and personal circumstances, say Gursharan Khera and Eleanor Pace […]
Adeline Goss: When it’s dangerous to become a doctor
The physicians introduced into hospitals this spring and summer will have more asked of them than any newly graduated doctors in a generation. Let’s make sure we support them, says […]
Should we really be using final year medical students to bolster the coronavirus front line?
Among the rest of the coronavirus news torrent, stories are beginning to permeate that final year medical students are being “fast tracked” through graduation and onto the wards to help […]
Mary Higgins: Covid-19—crossing the threshold
The first year of work as a healthcare professional is hard enough without covid-19 […]
Covid-19—the impact on our medical students will be far-reaching
We will need to develop new and enduring ways to support medical students who may be scarred by this pandemic […]