In 2013, the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership was established to help build the capacity of the health institutions in Sierra Leone. However, with the sudden outbreak of ebola spreading fast…
In part 3 for our AFP series, we’re shining a spotlight on the challenging white space questions. Most Academic Foundation post deaneries, with the notable exceptions of London, Yorkshire and…
In this podcast, Frances Day-Stirk shares her views on the learn and return schemes for nurses between Commonwealth countries and the NHS. Day-Stirk uses her own personal experiences to reflect…
As a final year medical student, you have a lot on your plate. Most students will be revising for their very last exams of med school - and learning lots…
Has the NHS reached Universal Health Coverage (UHC)? Professor The Lord Darzi talks about how the NHS reached its current status and provides his recommendations on how to tackle these…
Applying to the AFP Part 2: In Part 2 of our blog series on the Academic Foundation Programme, we hear from some current Academic Foundation doctors on their application experiences,…
Catherine Calderwood is an obstetrician and the only practicing chief medical officer to still see patients. When she was a medical student, she worked for a time in Uganda. She…
Become a powerful communicator as a healthcare professional and start raising healthcare literacy Miscommunications are an avoidable waste of time. Avoid future headaches and raise healthcare literacy for everyone by…
Professor Jo Wilmshurst tells us about her work as the Director of the African Paediatric Fellowship Programme at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.…
Throughout the next few months we interrupt our usual blog content to introduce you to the team that makes up Medics.Academy. We are proud of the diversity of experience that…