CIA interest in UCL Islamic Society leads to unconnected medical student...
We here at medical educator keep an eye on a number of blogs an postings about medical student life to try and keep our finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the world of medical students. We used...
View ArticleClinical Case: Is this just ‘old age’?
Student Surgery: You’re a medical student conducting a surgery list under supervision from your GP trainer. Your next patient is a retired GP who has been booked in by his wife for concerns about his...
View ArticleQuestion of the day: Endocrinology
Let’s test your endocrinology knowledge with this teaser. As ever, leave your answer as a comment. Answer will be given in a few days. Which of these symptoms of hypoadrenalism will distinguish between...
View ArticleHistorical horror stories in medicine
As a doctor, the ward is full of potential dangers, risks and potential for cock-up. Avoiding pitfalls are a daily event for many junior doctors! But things were a lot worse many years ago. In the...
View Article5 places to get published
Right, so you’re itching to write and burning with ideas. But where should you send your article? It’s worth researching publications before you start to write. You’re much more likely to get published...
View ArticleMedical Student in the UK with a blog? Read the new GMC guidance…
The GMC poses a question to doctors across the UK in its web pages here. Can you film patients without telling them? Well the answer is, of course a resounding no, and even more so in a number of...
View ArticleThe F1 Survival Guide: Week 1
Our guest blogger James Gill is an F1 doctor. In this series, he writes about his personal experiences of that very special time starting out on the wards as an F1. Well we survived week 1, and...
View ArticleThe F1 Survival Guide: Week 3
Our guest blogger James Gill is an F1 doctor. In this series, he writes about his personal experiences of that very special time starting out on the wards as an F1. F1 is luck of the draw – F2 is up to...
View ArticleDon’t Tweet me on that…. Trainees in Hot Water
On the 31st of October 2011, the General Medical Council in the UK launched a consultation to produce guidelines for doctors and healthcare professionals when using social media. Why is this needed,...
View ArticleHow to stay on track during the Olympics
The Olympic Games is fast approaching and more than 5,000 doctors have already offered their services as medical volunteers. However, as a recent Casebook article points out, not all doctors can apply...
View Article