For advice on dealing with an emergency as a Good Samaritan, visit https://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/dealing-with-a-public-emergency-as-a-good-samaritan

On this episode, Nikki, Anna, Laura and Ryhan talk about swearing, clinical partners who are always running late, and competition with your peers.

If you want to contact the Sharp Scratch team with your dilemma, please email Nikki at [email protected]

In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we broke down some of the reasons why we might feel faint, strategies we can use to prevent faints, and why there’s no shame in being a frequent fainter - all with the help of expert guest Boon Lim, award winning consultant cardiologist based at Hammersmith Hospital, where he runs one of the busiest syncope service in London.

Link to article Nikki mentioned in the pod: https://blogs.bmj.com/pmj/2016/02/24/did-you-choose-them-or-did-they-choose-you/

This week the panel are joined by Anne Stephenson as they discuss their experiences of being patients, and how this changes when your doctor knows you are a medical student.

Article mentioned by Anna during the episode : https://pmj.bmj.com/content/96/1139/575.full

In this week's episode the panel discuss and reminisce on their first years, including infamous medic socials, friendships and maintaining a good a work-life balance.

In this week's episode the panel are joined by Richie Oparka, consultant pathologist and head of first year at Dundee medical school, as they discuss and reminisce on their first years, including dissection, lectures and exams.

David Brill is an FY2 doctor in London. He successfully navigated studying medicine as a graduate with young children and wrote a book about how to survive medical school "Making a Medic: The Ultimate Guide to Medical School."