Learning on the Job
As you head into your first jobs as fully qualified doctors, studying may be the last thing on your mind. But leaving medical school behind doesn’t mean leaving study behind.…
As you head into your first jobs as fully qualified doctors, studying may be the last thing on your mind. But leaving medical school behind doesn’t mean leaving study behind.…
The following was contributed by James Mathison, bio below. Do you find it odd that we’re never encouraged to learn how to learn? To study studying? To practice practising? What…
For newly qualified doctors, the prospect of attending emergency clinical situations, such as a crash call, for the first time can be nerve-wracking. As part of our blog series aimed…
As a student, you may be concerned about dealing with stressful situations as a qualified healthcare professional, as this can be an area in which you don’t get much exposure…
As doctors, doctors-in-training and allied healthcare professionals, we have all completed training on communication skills, teamwork and leadership. Many training courses allow us to practice working in multi-disciplinary teams, sometimes…
Every August throughout my studies, the departure of the final year cohort into their FY1 year fills me with a deep gratitude that I am not in their shoes. I…
Imagine your first day on the ward. You’ve made it! You’ve achieved something you may have dreamt of since you were a child - you are finally a qualified doctor.…
In today’s blog, Dr Camilla Rhead, the author of Medics Academy’s Preparing for F1 course, takes us through her key pieces of advice to doctors in their first year of work.…
Formal medical training teaches junior doctors the anatomy, physiology, communication and practical skills they need to be valued members of the medical workforce. But very few are taught about their…