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Blog Piece: Despite the uncertainty and unanswered questions, I, for one, am ready.

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] Despite the uncertainty and unanswered questions, I, for one, am ready. Published: 2 April 2020 By Sanskrithi Sravanam Final Year Medical Student University of Oxford Only a week ago, I was sitting in Kuala Lumpur International Airport waiting to get on a last-minute flight back to the UK. I had spent 5 weeks […]

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Press Release : #MedStudentCovid COVID-19 trending on Twitter

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] Press Release 31 March 2020 #MedStudentCovid movement created by medical students and junior doctors to help tackle COVID-19 trends on Twitter The @BecomingADr team brought together medical students across the UK with frontline clinicians, academics and key organisations including the General Medical Council to explore how best medical students could be supported to

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Blog: Should medical students be volunteering? #MedStudentCovid

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] Published: 28 March 2020 By Connor Dibblin Intercalating Medical Student @BecomingaDr Team Do medical students have a moral duty to volunteer? What support, advice or help is available to medical students wanting to help? What are other medical students already doing? The Medical Schools Council has released a publication outlining their requirements for

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Tomorrow’s doctors, Today’s Volunteers: The Fight Against COVID-19

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] Tomorrow’s doctors, Today’s Volunteers: The Fight Against COVID-19 Published: 27 March 2020 By Gursh Hayer @BecomingaDr Team   During this pandemic, we constantly hear that we are in ‘unprecedented times’ – this could not be more true. Having studied Global Health before studying medicine, learning about the spread of disease, epidemiology, management of

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My experience as a final year medical student during Covid-19

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] My experience as a final year medical student during Covid-19 Published: 27 March 2020 By Daniel Huddart @BecomingaDr Team Today was meant to be my last exam of medical school, a test of what I’ve learnt over the last few and a rite of passage before beginning the next chapter of my life.

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General Medical Council join @BecomingaDr National Medical Student Twitter Chat

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text]   We are delighted to have the General Medical Council join our national medical student twitter chat taking place on Sunday 29th March at 18 00 GMT The Medical Director of the General Medical Council, Professor Colin Melville and Regional Liaison Adviser Chris Lawlor are looking forward to supporting students during the twitter

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Professor Michael West joins our national medical student twitter chat #MedStudentCovid #Becomingadr

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] We are very grateful to Professor Michael West for recording a special video message for our community and all healthcare staff during this pressured time. He shares key messages around how we ensure the health workforce look after themselves during this stressful time. Please take time to share his important message to your

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Key Guidance: COVID – 19 and Medical Students

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] Update: COVID – 19 and Medical Students Published: 21/3/20 We hope you are all keeping well, the Becoming a Doctor (BAD) team know these are uncertain times and major disruptions have been caused to your studies. It is great to see so many of you working together to provide support for each other

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What can you do as a medical student during COVID-19?

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] What can you do as a medical student during COVID-19? Published: 25 March 2020 These are unprecedented times for society, the Becoming a Dr (BAD) team are aware there is a lot of uncertainty around the state of medical education, particularly for students. As an evolving outbreak, COVID-19 has led to the end

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National Health Careers Conference 2019 – Keynote Speaker Announcement

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[fsn_row][fsn_column width=”12″][fsn_text] We are delighted to announce Professor Chris Brookes will be speaking on the Health Careers Live Keynote Stage this year at the National Health Careers Conference in Manchester on Saturday 28th September 2019. He also happens to be well known in the world of sport as the Chief Medical Officer for Wigan Warriors

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Elliot

Elliot is a St George’s graduate currently working as an F1 Doctor in East London. As the first in his family to apply to university, Elliot is well aware of the barriers that can be faced in trying to get to medical school. He is passionate about widening access to medicine for underrepresented groups.
 
 He was the representative for St George’s on the BMA Medical Students Committee, and has done lots of work with local schools and colleges to raise awareness of medicine as a career, as well as working on admissions policies with the widening participation team St George’s. Elliot is part of the @BecomingaDr outreach team and National Health Careers Conference Team.