Join us this week with special guest Samina Alim, where we talk about our favourite parts of medical school and our not-so-favourite parts. We dive into diversity, social inclusion and communication skills within the medical school and Samina shares her placement experiences. 

Studies cited: 

Tempski, P., Bellodi, P.L., Paro, H.B., Enns, S.C., Martins, M.A. and Schraiber, L.B. (2012). What do medical students think about their quality of life? A qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, [online] 12(1). doi:10.1186/1472-6920-12-106.

GMC Document, Available at: https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents/clinical-placements-for-medical-students---guidance-0815_pdf-56437824.pdf [online]

Tayade M. C, Latti R. G. Effectiveness of early clinical exposure in medical education: Settings and scientific theories - Review. 2021. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8150058/ [online]. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_988_20

In this episode of Let's Discuss, Naabil talks about the overturning of Roe v Wade within American policy. Mentioning the implications it has on women’s health and rights in America, as well as looking at the medical implications of banning abortion. 

Links mentioned in the episode:

Petition: 

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/roe-v-wade-overturned-how-to-help-action/ 

Abortion rights websites: 

https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/your-mini-guide-discussing-abortion-rights-summer-barbecue

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/campaign/empower-girls-now/

Join us for our second Podcast episode of Very Junior Doctors! We discuss stress in medical school and the different ways we cope with it, as well as other topics related to burnout and the techniques you can you use to avoid experiencing it.

Join us in our first Podcast episode of Very Junior Doctors! We discuss why we wanted to do Medicine and other topics related to medical school