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2023-05-15

  The first generation medical students

Starting university or medical school can be a daunting experience for anyone, but when you’re the first person in your family to study medicine, it can feel even scarier. In today’s episode, we’re going to be talking all about what it’s like to be a...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-04-26

  How good is a good enough doctor?

When we think of being a ‘good enough’ medical student, our thoughts might go straight to exams. Have we passed them all? What about merits, or even distinctions? It’s easy to prioritise exam scores above all else as it is one of the only times we get ...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-04-08

  Is the grass greener elsewhere?

Given the current working conditions in the UK, we’re hearing more and more stories of doctors moving abroad to practise medicine. However, this isn’t necessarily unusual. Doctors and other healthcare professionals from many different countries do ofte...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-03-29

  How do I choose a specialty?

From the moment you start medical school, you’re asked the same question - ‘what kind of doctor are you going to be?’. Whilst some know from the very beginning that they’re going to be a surgeon or a paediatrician or a GP, others have no idea. The re...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-03-16

  Baptism of fire: starting in the NHS

From the lingering effects of the pandemic to ongoing industrial action, it is a turbulent time to be working in healthcare. As medical students about to start working in this profession, it can feel really overwhelming and daunting to think about our ...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-02-28

  Being yourself at work

Every consultation we have with a patient reveals something about us - sometimes we do that deliberately, sometimes it's just incidental - but we always bring something of ourselves to the consultation. In a recent episode, we talked all about self di...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-02-16

  Behind the scenes at The BMJ

Maybe you’ve been following BMJ Student for a really long time, or maybe you’re new to following us. Perhaps you only know about Sharp Scratch, or you’ve written and worked with us before. However much you know about BMJ Student, we hope today’s episod...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-02-02

  Sharing is caring

We’ve talked before about how one's own experience of illness can affect their practice, but does it also influence how much you share with your patients? In today’s episode we’re going to be talking all about physician self-disclosure - that is, all ...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-01-18

  What's in a name?

Some supervisors say "call me Bob'' but others insist on "Doctor Jones". In this episode we're reflecting on what types of supervisors fall into each camp and why sometimes using professional titles feels like honouring someone's hard work, but other t...
  BMJ talk medicine author
2023-01-04

  Nothing like Grey's Anatomy

From Casualty, Holby City, and Cardiac Arrest to Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs and House, medical TV dramas are part of the fabric of growing up interested in a career in medicine. So today we’re discussing all things medical TV dramas and talking about wheth...
  BMJ talk medicine author