Medisynergy

Chantal is originally from Barbados and used a national scholarship to fund her way to Cardiff med school! She has clearly grabbed this opportunity by the horns and done so many incredible things with it. From being an HLA scholar to being Chair of Cardiff MedSoc to lobbying for equality for BAME healthcare students- Chantal really does go for every opportunity possible. Listen to find out how you...

Interested in starting your own studygram or social media account looking at your journey through medicine? That's what MedwithMo on Instagram and Tiktok is all about! We also discuss what it's like to study medicine in London at UCL and barriers that Mo faced throughout his medical journey. He is now finishing med school after just completing his final year elective and will start work as...

Rebecca has written her own book called "Dealing with Stress: The 'Mind, Body, Spirit' Way" so to learn more about how you can recognise and manage the things that put you under stress as a busy med student then follow this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dealing-Stress-Mind-Body-Spirit/dp/1497493668

Rebecca has had such a cool journey through medicine from taking a gap year in Zimbabwe to studying medicine at Cambridge AND Oxford to being an NHS GP to helping on expeditions around the world! Listen to her story and her transition into mental health consultancy now! Link to Rebecca's book on mental health: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dealing-Stress-Mind-Body-Spirit/dp/1497493668

After my decision not to study medicine and knowing many people are on the fence about it as well- here's my advice on what to do if you're not sure if medicine really is for you.

This is a special episode where Esh interviews me this time! After announcing on LinkedIn that I am no longer applying to medicine this year, there were many comments and people wondering how I had come to this decision specifically. So... here you are! Esh aims to persuade me to keep pursuing medicine in response to my reasons why I shouldn't so this makes for a very thought-provoking episode if...

Faye uses Instagram and Youtube to show her life as a medical student and give super useful information through her videos. I asked her, how does hse manage to juggle content creation AND a demanding degree like medicine without burning out. It's always interesting to see how much we can manage at once during different times in our lives so listen to find out how to stay stress-free when you&#...

From not getting the A-level grades she wanted the first time round to now having just finished her elective and about to start working as a doctor in London, Faye has a great story to tell of her journey through medicine. What also sets her apart is that she's done all this while discovering that she has ADHD as well! Check out her youtube for for inspiration and info on the life of a medical...

So often we see such negative things in the media and online about the NHS and medical profession, especially with the recent junior doctor strikes. How can we as pre-med and medical students stay positive about the future when this is going on and how do we see ourselves doing this career? Listen to this quick 2 min clip from Heer on his experience with this.

Heer explains his journey from studying medicine at UCL to becoming a doctor to jumping into healthech with Medishout instead! As someone also interested in healthtech it was so interesting to hear the reasons why someone would choose to stop practicing in the NHS and explore a new interest. Find out now about the future of medicine and the future of the NHS!

With doctor strikes, uni strikes, inefficiencies and negativity surrounding the medical field- it is hard to stay positive about going into medicine as a pre-med student. BUT FEAR NOT- here are Naabil, a med student in Exeter's views on what the NHS will look like in future.

WE ARE BACK with an amazing episode with Naabil talking about Exeter Medical School and why it's so great, what it's like to host a podcast while studying medicine and the future of the NHS for junior doctors. Start listening now- you don't want to miss out!

In the full episode, we discussed what the decile system is and why there's such unhealthy competition at medical school so in this top tips episode, Naurt explains how to recognise this and how to deal with any toxic behavior that unfortunately can be common at med school.

This episode continues on from part 1- discovering more about the decile system and how that leads to unhealthy comparisons as well as the future of the NHS. Try watching on video mode rather than audio for the full experience!

Narut and I discuss Lancaster medical school, doctor strikes, the future of the NHS, unhealthy competition in med school, and the decile system from his work as the Clegg Scholar for the BMJ. This episode is jampacked with why medicine is so great but also what to look out for along the way so listen now and then continue to part 2!

With so much to juggle as a student in your late teens/early 20s, it's important to learn how to know how to balance your work, studies, self-care and social timetable. Tash is a super med student about to her start life as a doctor and tries to get her work done without overdoing it so much that it causes her to go back to her unhealthy coping mechanisms. If this resonated with you then give...

Tash Binnie, final year medical student and CEO of Future Frontline speaks about her journey through medical school and how she has coped with challenges along the way including self-doubt, an eating disorder, negative comparisons, and mental health. But also we discuss that it is still very possible to be an amazing medical student and doctor even if you've had these problems before or during...

Tash Binnie, final year medical student and CEO of Future Frontline speaks about her journey through medical school and how she has coped with challenges along the way including self-doubt, an eating disorder, negative comparisons, and mental health. But also we discuss that it is still very possible to be an amazing medical student and doctor even if you've had these problems before or during...

So often, we can think of med school as the end goal but it's great to learn how to actually be a successful doctor and just generally in life! Dr Derrick has some great advice so check it out!

Listen to learn about what it's like working as a doctor in the NHS now and in the future, AI developments, and interestingly why we can't just keep increasing medical schools and medical places in order to get more doctors.

Listen to learn about what it's like working as a doctor in the NHS now and in the future, AI developments, and interestingly why we can't just keep increasing medical schools and medical places in order to get more doctors. Trigger warning- mentions of self-harm during the 'gory story' question. 13:20

Leah, known as the 'wellnessmedic' on Instagram is super open and honest about her mental health on social media. As a medical student, it is hard enough to get through uni without imposter syndrome let alone with it and the anxiety it causes! So... here are some top tips on how to minimise the effect these things have on you.

Leah is a 4th-year med student at Sheffield after taking a year out to focus on her mental health and COO for Future Frontline which is an amazing organisation that helps to inspire future and current healthcare professionals! This episode focuses on what it's like to deal with mental health struggles alongside the crazy life of being a med student. Leah is so open and honest it's great to...

Victoria is a doctor who uses the skills she's learned in medicine to help people in a much broader way. She's a doctor for the army and through research and work she did on female genital mutilation, she was nominated for and WON the Rising Star Award of 2022. On top of all this, she is also the host of the Virago Voices podcast which aims to give a voice to amazing everyday women and enc...

Victoria Kinkaid is an army doctor and runs her own podcast exploring the lives and stories of inspirational women. She realised that many women find it hard to just go for opportunities so here are some top tips on how to move past the mental block and go for it!