This is possibly the longest time I’ve neglected this blog…whoops! My intercalation year has been over for quite few months now. So, let’s talk a little more about this year before everything about it slips away from memory… Intercalation didn’t quite match my expectations in many ways. I wrote this post a few months into…
Read MoreMy Intercalated Masters: Expectations v Reality
It’s been a while and now we’re knee-deep into the new academic year. I’ve been super busy with a lot of different projects, but I thought it was about time I took a moment to give a little insight into how I’m finding intercalation so far!
Read MoreQuotes From 3rd Year of Medical School
I wrote a post just like this when I finished my first year of of medical school, sharing some “quotes” of common things I had heard said throughout the year – read that post here! Third year of medical school is so different to first and second and being in a completely different environment means…
Read MoreEssential Online Resources for Medical Students
This is guest post written by Alexa, a soon-to-be final year medical student who runs A Med Student’s Journey. There are so many incredible online resources out there for medical students and Alexa’s always sharing lots of great study resources on her Studygram so I thought she’d be the perfect person to give us the…
Read MoreAnswering Questions About Intercalating!
In my last blog post I announced that I’ve made the decision to intercalate in the next academic year and do a Masters in Healthcare Ethics and Law. The response to this has been incredible, I feel like hearing about everyone’s positives experiences of intercalating has affirmed my decision even further. I also received a…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Intercalation: My Decision To Go For It!
Yesterday I found out my place to intercalate for the next academic year had been confirmed – and of course I was absolutely elated! Intercalation definitely feels like the right decision for me now, but I did have a bit of a bumpy ride with deciding on whether to intercalate or not: swinging from desperately…
Read MoreRacism and Medicine: Why You Should Take More Notice
The recent unfortunate events that we’ve seen around the world have got me to really reflect on the topic of racism, and in particular racism in healthcare. We all know racism exists very prominently in today’s society – a sad reality that’s obvious to all those who pay attention to it. Whether that’s in the…
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