Category: Archive
Words and Thoughts
Background: During a patient encounter, I spoke to an elderly gentleman who presented to the HIV clinic for his medication […]
A New Beginning: The Doctor’s Journey
Poem: A New Beginning: The Doctor’s Journey Through gilded halls of learning once I strayed,Where books and lectures wove their […]
Keeping in Touch with My Prima Ballerina
I have been dancing since I was four years old. It was one of many activities I was enrolled in, […]
The Power of Hope in Palliative Care
As I stand next to my patient, self-doubt coils its way from my fluttering stomach, tightening around my throat. I […]
Journey of learning and teaching
I was a fresh-eyed fourth-year medical student with my bags packed and my brain filled with a mixture of emotions […]
Mind the Sheep…
The opportunities, experiences and memories that have come from being sent far away from where I wanted to be will […]
You’re hot then you’re cold: An IMG’s transition to the UK Foundation Programme
I believe that one of the most powerful things about the UK Foundation Programme is its diversity. I am from […]
The Joys of Working in Northern Ireland
In October of your final year of medical school, when it comes to starting the dreaded foundation application that is […]
Top Tips for Budding Surgeons in Foundation Training
There will be another amputation, don’t worry. We’ll keep a look out for you.” I forced a smile as I […]
Creating an Accessible Medical Journal: Op-Med
There is a slowly disheartening feeling which accompanies trying to publish an article in a scientific journal. Once the initial […]