Alternative careers for doctors
With a third of UK medical students planning an early exit from the NHS either to practice abroad or abandon medicine altogether, many...
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- Jul 12
- 14 min
Skills I think medical students should try to learn before they graduate
Medical students in the UK dedicate years of their lives to studying the intricacies of medicine, preparing themselves to become...
- Jun 2
- 3 min
SJT and EPM removed from Foundation Programme allocation process from 2024 - what it means for you
Yet another change has been confirmed to how junior doctors will be given their jobs from 2024 onwards, so if you're a 4th-year medical...
- Apr 22
- 6 min
Will I ever pay off my student loan as a doctor? Is it worth making extra repayments?
As of 2021, the average student loan debt for medical students in the UK is around £71,000 (most students graduate with £70,000-90,000...
- Mar 31
- 6 min
How do I live off of NHS Bursary in my last few years of medical school?
When you've completed your first 4 years of medical school, the UK Student Loans Company (SLC) does not need to pay your tuition fees and...
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Can I work part-time as a junior doctor? - flexible training & working less than full-time (LTFT)
More and more doctors have responsibilities outside of their training - from businesses to families to property portfolios. Therefore,...
- Jan 25
- 8 min
How do I work as a private doctor in the UK?
With NHS salaries at their lowest and staff morale hanging by a thread, the question on healthcare professionals' minds is 'where can I...
- Jan 12
- 7 min
The Foundation Programme application (FPAS) made easy - SFP vs FP
The Foundation Programme is the 2-year transition from graduating as a medical student and becoming a doctor. It is a structured,...
- Jan 8
- 5 min
The UKMLA
The UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) is an exam that will be coming into effect for medical students graduating in 2025 and...
- Jan 5
- 13 min
What further exams do I have to take once I'm a doctor? (UK)
In order to progress in a medical career, such as getting onto a specialty training programme, you will need to pass further post-grad...
- Oct 23, 2022
- 8 min
How do I get research and how do I maximise output from it?
By far, the most underestimated skill for medical students and future doctors is research, despite it being highly emphasised - and I...
- Jul 25, 2022
- 4 min
Shadowing abroad - useful vs useless? What I learned from my internship in Barcelona
With junior doctors not being included in the recent announcement for a pay rise (which is actually a pay cut due to the rising cost of...
- Apr 2, 2022
- 5 min
Halfway through my intercalated year: reflections
I've officially passed the halfway point of my intercalated year so I thought I'd reflect on what I've learnt so far and what the future...
- Feb 22, 2022
- 7 min
What does a career in academic medicine look like?
Do I need to publish 200+ papers? Do I need to spend all my time in a lab/looking under microscopes? What does a professor (in the...
- Feb 7, 2022
- 4 min
Studying for OSCEs
OSCEs are Objective Structured Clinical Exams. They are exams that involve simulated scenarios with patients (i.e. role-play) and aim to...
- Jan 13, 2022
- 4 min
Presenting research
Presenting your research is a chance to share your work with the scientific community. This can take the form of an oral presentation of...
- Oct 17, 2021
- 6 min
Want to intercalate at Cambridge or Oxford? Here's how (postgraduate degree)
If you are thinking about pursuing an academic clinical career, Oxford and Cambridge are amazing places to gain once-in-a-lifetime...
- Sep 8, 2021
- 5 min
My top study resources for clinical exams
During the pre-clinical years of medicine (usually Years 1-2), you'll focus a lot more on the scientific concepts that underpin diseases...
- Jun 7, 2021
- 6 min
Want to relocate abroad as a UK doctor? Some things to consider...
Medical professionals relocating to practice in other countries is not an unusual occurrence, and there are several reasons people decide...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 5 min
Why I decided to intercalate in a Master's
So, I have officially received an offer from the University of Cambridge to complete an MPhil in Medical Science with the Psychiatry...
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