Written by: Dr Anja Guldemond, Emergency Medicine ST1, North West What is the MRCEM? The MRCEM Intermediate is the second of three exams required for MRCEM membership. This guide covers when to sit the exam, costs, format, revision strategy and what to expect on the day, plus an honest account of how I revised for it and passed first time. If you are training in Emergency Medicine in the UK, the MRCEM exams are mandatory and must be completed by the end of ST3. The exam befor

By Dr Megan Pode - Founder This month marks 5 years since we started Medics&Me as enthusiastic third year medical students in my draughty uni house. As we have studied through clinical years of placement, prepared for finals, graduated, moved, become doctors and emerged out the other side of the foundation years, it has been there beside us. The charity is growing and developing in ways we could never have imagined back on Zoom, during COVID in November 2020. I wanted to take

By Muntaha Hasnath (Y5 - Exeter) When I first became the Exeter Regional Lead for Medics&Me, I was… honestly, overwhelmed. I had no committee, just myself, and the weight of a new leadership role I didn’t really know how to navigate. I’ve held leadership positions before, but nothing could have prepared me for this! And yet, four months later, we’ve grown into a 13-member committee, running both Exeter and Cornwall branches, winning awards, and successfully leading projects t

Written by: Dr Joseph Parker (FY2) Introduction Royal College membership exams are one of the major hurdles in progressing through training, whether in medicine or otherwise. For those intending to enter Internal Medicine Training (IMT) and later higher specialty training, the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) remains a necessary requirement. MRCP Part 1 is the first of three exams that make up a full membership. You must complete MRCP Part 1, Part 2 and PA

Written by: Arshia Pathak Hi! I’m Arshia, a second-year medical student at Lancaster University. Having just started my second year, I thought I’d share what my first year of medical school was really like! At Lancaster Medical School, we have a spiral curriculum. This means we learn the basics in our first year and build on that in later years. So, first year is the chance to get to grips with the functions and structures of a “normal” human body, before pathology is throw

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By: Dr Holly Egan (@dreamsofamedic) As I wrap up my first year as a foundation doctor, I’ve found myself reflecting on what an incredibly...