by a Medical Student | Aug 3, 2022
How Autistic doctors can thrive: a medical student’s journey of discovering their self and embracing their difference Written by a Medical Student Neurodivergent doctors are an asset to medicine, but, as a final year medical student, recently diagnosed with...
by a Medical Student | Feb 9, 2022
How Do You Mourn When Your Grief is Unacknowledged? A Medical Student Learns the Importance of Empathy Written by a Medical Student A final year medical student acknowledges that empathetic communication is not always intuitive, but through her own experience of...
by a Medical Student | Jun 30, 2021
‘They’re Doctors, They’ll Understand’: My Struggle Through Med School with a Chronic Illness Written by a Medical Student A medical student argues how medical school falls short in supporting students with a chronic illness or disability and what can be done...
by a Medical Student | May 5, 2021
Toughen Up – Tough Love or Bullying in Medicine? Written by a Medical Student A senior medical student ponders when does tough love blur into bullying territory? Is it used to excuse bad behaviour or can it push us to be more resilient? The registrar was getting...
by a Medical Student | Apr 21, 2021
Please Don’t Complain to Me About the Eating Disorder Patient. I Was One Written by a Medical Student A medical student reflects on their own experience of an eating disorder and mental illness to help medical professionals better understand how to treat their...
