I am a final year medical student at Newcastle Medical School. Last week I was told I would no longer be required to sit my final exams in the summer. […]
Students
Covid-19: I’m torn between going home, and helping the NHS
“Hi, I’m Penny, one of the medical students” I say openly. “No, it has to be—Hello, my name is Penelope Sucharitkul, third year medical student.” I’d been practising it wrong […]
Anna Harvey: Covid-19—Medical students face disruption and uncertainty
Medical students are facing disruption, uncertainty, and a lack of information as a result of the covid-19 outbreak […]
Isabelle Williams: Breaking the silence—practising medicine with a hearing impairment
Isabelle Williams shares the challenges of clinical practice when you have a hearing impairment […]
Julia Simons: Why I challenged Boris Johnson on the NHS and climate
A couple of weeks ago, Boris Johnson visited Addenbrookes hospital—telling almost none of the staff he would be there. I encountered him entirely by accident, as I was leaving clinic. […]
Stephanie D’Costa: Student secrets to success on the wards
Final year medical student Stephanie D’Costa gives her top tips for getting the most out your time on the wards. […]
Disadvantages faced by poorer medical students must be challenged
We could start by challenging the assumption that all medical students and junior doctors have a financial safety net to fall into, says Anna Harvey and Declan Murphy […]
Sophie Winter: Lifelong learning on the move
“An opportunity for lifelong learning.” This is a tagline commonly associated with a career in medicine. It is cited first by anxious students in their medical school interview, referenced frequently […]
Anna Goshua: Our patients need us to be political
It is not only impossible but irresponsible to separate medicine from politics, argues Anna Goshua […]
Edward Christopher: How can medical students avoid predatory journals
“Dear Professor Christopher”, says the start of the email. As a medical student with academic aspirations, being addressed as professor never fails to flatter and amuse me. Yet with time […]