Revision Strategies

Revision Strategies

Revision Strategies Dear Friend, Hope you are having a lovely weekend. It was my birthday this week – turning the big 27. Unfortunately, I was working on my birthday, and it was my 9th consecutive shift (out of a total of 11), but I did manage to go out for a...
Best of luck to new FY1’s

Best of luck to new FY1’s

Best of luck to new FY1’s Dear Friend, Happy Sunday to you all. This Sunday, I find myself on-call in the acute medical unit. Only one word to describe it. BUSY. In fact today will be my 7th shift in a row out and I’ll still have 4 left after this. Before...
Rotation in medicine – a new challenge

Rotation in medicine – a new challenge

Rotation in medicine – a new challenge Dear Friend, I hope you’re enjoying the good weather this weekend. While many of you are on your summer holidays, for junior doctors like me, this week marks the end of our academic year. I will be completing my first...
Summer of Year 12 – Don’t waste it

Summer of Year 12 – Don’t waste it

Summer of Year 12 – don’t waste it Dear Friend, Greetings this week from south of Spain. I really needed a holiday after I was so burnt out from the past few months. I can understand that several of you must be in a similar position after placement and...
Soccer – ACL injuries

Soccer – ACL injuries

Soccer – ACL injuries Dear Friend, Hope everyone has recovered from the heartbreak of the football last night. This weekend, I have also been down with COVID – so it really hasn’t been the best few days for me. Football (for time time being), is not...
The Four G’s

The Four G’s

The Four G’s Dear Friend, This week, I am thrilled to share some exciting news with you. I passed my PACES examination, the final step in obtaining my membership to the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP). For those unfamiliar, the Membership of the Royal...

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