Humans of the Foundation Programme Archives

The Musical Medic

Introduction As a clarinet player and medical student, I was often asked “how do you keep your music going when […]

Six months ago, I transitioned from the panic of exams to the panic of reality, trading my textbooks for real […]

Starting F1 can only be described as wonderfully terrifying and terrifyingly wonderful. Add to that the experience of being an […]

Profoundly dreading my first on-call, that also happened to be my first-ever shift as a doctor. I couldn’t help but […]

Entry 1 I sat alone in the doctor’s office staring wryly at the ugly, part- broken bleep I had placed […]

Graduating from medical school, I felt an immense sense of achievement- after the years of hard work, I was finally […]

During my second Friday on the ward as a doctor, I randomly burst into tears in front of one of […]

14 years ago at age 10 I attended a local brass band concert and was truly inspired, ever since then, […]

I came off a train at 6:00 local time in Berlin, frantically refreshing the tiny screen of my phone for […]

Throughout my artistic career, I have dedicated myself to portraits. was interested in the human form, especially facial expressions. However, […]