Medical students and junior doctors can make a difference in the delivery of personalised care
Personalised care is a concept that emphasises patients' control in the delivery of their care. In this article, Dr Anna Street shares...
Life Lessons: laments on ageing
What non-clinical lessons have you learned while on clinical placement? Blog editor at the BSDJ, Malaikah Khan, kicks off our new series...
Reflection: a tool for change and improved health literacy
Sundy, a fourth-year student at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, reflects on the role that health literacy plays...
Exceptional Circumstances: lessons learned from working on a COVID vaccine trial
The race to develop a COVID vaccine at the onset of the pandemic was aided by vaccine trials across the world. Emily Boyd, a 4th year...
Gender-based violence training is a healthcare necessity
In this piece, Caitlin Stuart-Delavaine - a fourth year medical student studying at the University of Glasgow addresses an oft...
A Hand to Hold
How to comfort a patient dying from coronavirus? Hetty Breed, a third year medical student, took up the responsibility of working as a...
“We’re not just fighting a pandemic; we're fighting an infodemic”
Large amounts of misinformation compromises the ability to deliver safe and effective care. A group of young doctors and medical students...
I know times are difficult, but please communicate
Many medical schools around the world were closed with immediate effect. James Woolas, a final year student at Plymouth Peninsula School...
"We're in this together"
Doctors at the start of their careers are now facing the biggest medical crisis of the century. Natalie Farmer, a Foundation Year One Doctor
Assaulted for providing care during a pandemic
Lack of PPE is a global crisis facing healthcare workers. In India, health workers are also threatened with violence and assault. Henil...
