A Blind-Spot
A medical education in the UK is a very specific affair. There are some facts that of course are global,…
Medical Student
Being A Patient – Should I tell my doctor that I am a medical student?
Since I began my studies I have, perhaps unsurprisingly, become somewhat of a hypochondriac. The infamous ‘medical student syndrome’ is…
It’s a Sign – What a Textbook Can’t teach
Murmurs, crackles, oedema, thrills, shifting dullness, liver flap, spoon nails – the list of clinical signs goes on and on,…
Is There A Doctor On Board?
Is there a doctor on board? Before I became a medical student it was these words I imagined would one…
The Anatomy of Doubt
Why we need to start talking about doubt in medical school. In recent weeks, in the aftermath of Jeremy Hunt’s…