Medlink – Create + Connect

A few weeks ago, I was reading through my lecture notes and came across a single bullet point just casually mentioning an experiment on African-Americans where the subjects didn’t have informed consent called t […]

After watching the Netflix docs-series ‘Babies’ I decided that this week I would look at fatherhood, specifically the way that becoming a dad changes a man’s body and brain. Watching this show, I was genui […]

Hey there! Long time no see… my bad. I always intended to continue this blog into university but it turns out, uni is tougher than I first envisaged and not in the ways I expected either. So I dropped the blog. B […]

The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) are the two admissions tests you may need to take as part of your medicine application. Each university you apply to will only ask […]

The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) are the two admissions tests you may need to take as part of your medicine application. Each university you apply to will only […]

So, what to write in your personal statement? That’s a tough one, because there are many different things that universities look for in your personal statement and each university uses the personal statement d […]

In this next section, I’ll be covering the value of extracurricular activities, work and volunteering and explaining how you can use them in your personal statement.

Extracurricular activities, work or v […]

Choosing your university is both a pivotal moment and not that important. Sound like an absolute contradiction? Well, I’ll explain…. many doctors would agree with me when I say that the hardest part about […]

First things first, you need to know if medicine is the job for you. Work experience can be essential in helping you make that decision so I would suggest doing some as soon as you can- don’t leave it until you […]

I’m sure many of the people who read this blog will be considering applying to study medicine at university, and from experience I know it can be a long and arduous process, so I thought it was time that I impart […]

As I hope you are already aware, medicine is facing a crisis at the moment which could prove to be a bigger killer than cancer; antibiotic resistance. Bacterial infection seems an archaic issue, one that we […]

This is one statement from which I wrote an essay for, in a past paper for the BMAT. The BioMedical Admissions Test, alongside the UKCAT, is one of the medicine admissions tests that medical schools might ask for […]

Okay, I know it’s a longer-than-normal title but that’s because it was also the title to the EPQ I carried out last year. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the EPQ, it stands for ‘Extended Quali […]

Genetically engineered crops have been in use since the late 90s, and even that has flared up opposition based on possible risk to human health, the environment and other unforeseen repercussions. So mention […]

Following my recent trip to Transylvania in Romania for work experience, I have decided to dedicate this post to the monsters and myths which stem from the region: specifically vampires. Like many historical […]

Last week, the Institute of Cancer Research announced that scientists have been able to precisely pinpoint the timing in which different stages of a patient’s cancer developed. This could result in some i […]

The humble peanut is much loved around the world, making up 67% of all nut consumption in the US and can be found as an ingredient in a ridiculous number of foods or eaten as a savoury snack. Unfortunately, […]