It’s May and I am hurtling towards my end-of-year exams and the placement that will mark the end of second-year, and with it, the end of my preclinical medical course. […]
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Stress less
There are only two types of people in the world: those who like exams, and those who don’t. But even for those self-professed exam aficionados, medical school assessments are a […]
The anatomy of a year in lockdown
23 March 2021 marked a year of living under some form of pandemic restrictions in the UK. While it feels like an appropriate moment to reflect on the last twelve […]
When will it stop?
This week began with International Women’s Day and ended with the court appearance of the man accused of kidnapping and murdering Sarah Everard in London. Social media has pulsed with […]
Becoming clinical
This fortnight, we found out about where we would be going for our placements from September as we enter the clinical part of the course. The news had the group […]
Authentically yours
One’s real life is so often the life that one does not lead Oscar Wilde Tweet Dictionary definitions describe authenticity in terms of truth; to be authentic is to be […]
Conversations to save lives
On the news or in films, medicine is so often presented as a profession of action – of inserting lines and resetting bones, and with intense surgical procedures playing out […]
Thinking ahead
It’s the second term of my second year and we are about to begin symptoms-focused learning, with a view to next year’s clinical course. I’m excited, and a little apprehensive, […]
Sticking with it
Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tweet Over the holiday season, it has been intriguing listening to broadcasters look back over the last […]
Looking forwards – and back
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language | And next year’s words await another voice. T. S. Eliot Tweet There is no neat way to draw a line […]
Goodbye 2020, it’s been real
We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school […]
You might not know it yet, but you are a mentor
A mentor is someone who allows you to see the higher part of yourself when sometimes it becomes hidden to your own view Oprah Winfrey Tweet Here’s a question: who […]