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…
In this episode of the pre-hospital care podcast, we welcome Mark Faulkner, an advanced paramedic practitioner, to unpack the often daunting legal world that paramedics are exposed to. Although appearing…
Join brilliant minds as they explore the challenges and solutions of global healthcare. For over 25 years, the THET conference has brought these minds together to meet, exchange ideas, and…
With the excitement of Changeover Wednesday and new doctors arriving at their first jobs, freshly minted final years across the country are looking on and looking ahead to their own…
What is the AFP? The Academic Foundation Programme is parallel to the UK Foundation Training Programme (UKFP). AFP jobs make up about 5% of training posts available to newly qualified…
You never know when that "nightmare job" or patient is going to appear and put you to the test. As clinicians, we should be always attempting to push our push…
What is the SJT? The Situational Judgement Test is a compulsory exam for those wishing to enter the UK Foundation Programme of medical training. Unlike your medical school exams, the…
When I entered medical school five years ago, I was 18. I had not had so much as a gap year to prepare me, mentally and emotionally, for the rigours…
In part 1 of our conversation with Ben Clarke (Assistant medical director of London Ambulance Service), we talk about leadership in pre-hospital care. What's more important - a good leader,…