Dr Hamish McKittrick outlines his journey to choosing Emergency Medicine, offering a clear, fact-based overview for medical students considering specialty training. The blog explains how gaining broad clinical exposure, building a medical portfolio, and developing skills through audits, QIPs, electives, and teaching can support career decision-making. It highlights key features of Emergency Medicine, including varied clinical cases, fast-paced environments, and MDT.

A reflective guide on discovering a passion for Paediatrics and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, this post explores how clinical exposure, MDT working, and varied case mix shaped one doctor’s career goals. It offers practical, realistic portfolio-building tips for medical students and foundation doctors, highlighting audits, electives, societies, volunteering, widening participation, and cost-effective strategies for training applications, including opportunities through RCPCH

Applying for an F3 job or junior clinical fellow post can feel overwhelming. This guide shares practical advice on F3 applications, NHS clinical fellow jobs, and specialty interview preparation, including how to strengthen your CV with audits, QI projects, teaching experience, and leadership roles. Drawing on real interview experience across emergency medicine, surgery, palliative care, and teaching fellow roles, it offers structured tips for applications, interviews, and max