Former BMJ Editor-in-Chief Fiona Godlee joins Sharp Scratch to discuss her intentional arrest at a Defend Our Juries protest, and how medical students can navigate activism without risking their future careers 🎧 Listen on Spotify (https://bit.ly/4rEP8bg) or Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3ZRQweq)

Medical schools should normalise and facilitate students taking a year out, writes medical student Anna de Beer. Find the full article in the link in our bio 🔗

Meet our new Editorial Scholar, Zaynah Khan! 🌟 Zaynah will be running BMJ Student for this year! Our previous scholar, George, sits down with Zaynah to discuss her new role and aspirations. Read the full piece now via the link in our bio! 🔗

New Research: International healthcare workers report on war related injuries among civilians in Gaza Findings suggest patterns of harm that exceed those reported in previous modern day conflicts www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"No dataset can truly capture the suffering of colleagues killed while doing their job, of hospitals reduced to rubble, or of patients left without care." These research authors describe how their study on war injuries in Gaza was born out of necessity www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Medicine’s changemakers—meet the medics fighting for health equity Meet the early career medics paving the way for global health equity through activism, health advocacy, and inclusive medical education. www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Interested in writing for @bmj.com but don't know where to start? If you've learned something new from a patient you've seen, that might be the kernel of a great article for our clinical case series. See my guide to writing a Minerva or Endgames article for The BMJ ➡️ www.bmj.com/content/390/...

STUDENT CAREERS: Lucy Harvey and Toni Masters give their advice on how to make the most of your GUM placement as a medical student Read in full --> www.bmj.com/content/390/...

A stellar issue of the @bmjstudent.bsky.social edited by @georgeawebster.bsky.social that I’m very proud to be a part of! Can wait to read it all. @bmj.com @kamranabbasi.bsky.social

I made a medical journal! What an amazing way to end my time with @bmj.com and @bmjstudent.bsky.social I am so grateful for such a great opportunity and to everyone who contributed. I am very proud of my issue of BMJ Student 🌍

HEAD TO HEAD: Should medical students be encouraged to use genAI to study? ---> www.bmj.com/content/390/... Rhea Sibal argues it must be embraced to prepare future doctors, while @georgeawebster.bsky.social and Elgan Manton-Roseblade argue that the risks outweigh the benefits #GenAI #AIinmedicine

“Listening is a tool for health equity, not just a soft skill” Had a wonderful experience writing this piece that was commissioned for The Student BMJ by editor @georgeawebster.bsky.social! www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Education in equitable practice and decoloniality in global health must begin early in medics’ careers if medicine is to progress away from extractive practices www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Great first day at @bashhuk.bsky.social

Incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing globally for younger people. This Practice article outlines why diagnosis is easily missed and how it should be diagnosed and managed www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Apply now to the 2025-26 editorial scholar position with @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Medical students in Sudan are facing violence, instability, and disruptions to their education. As two years have passed since the start of the war, urgent international support is needed www.bmj.com/content/389/...

In addition to having background knowledge, there are practical steps you can take to support a colleague with a stammer, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Research has found that privatisation of health services reduces quality of care. @franbaum.bsky.social‬ and colleagues look at how the concept of "enshittification" applies to health services and their decline with privatisation www.bmj.com/content/389/...

I cannot express this enough, especially for someone like me who is the first in my family to go to university, decided to do medicine in my 20s and taken two years out of medical school to work due to the financial strain. This along with the lack of funding is really deterring great people.

"A medical student in the UK can end up with debt of £100 000 before earning a penny as a qualified doctor. Is this how we want young people to start their working lives?" @kamranabbasi.bsky.social looks at the burden of debt to people's health and health systems www.bmj.com/content/389/...

The chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves has outlined plans to cut several billion from the UK's welfare budget. Cuts to disability benefits will worsen health and the economy www.bmj.com/content/388/...

A growing number of medical graduates are allocated placeholder training posts, leaving them unable to plan the next steps of their careers and personal lives. Alastair Paterson explores why this represents an escalating workforce problem www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Are you a student at a UK medical school? Would you like to give BMJ Student your views on podcast content, articles and print? Complete the survey now to give your feedback docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Dissecting cadavers is a mainstay of medical education, but it relies on donors and poses ethical and other challenges. Has modern teaching moved on? Or would it be foolish to dispense with the practice entirely? Read both sides of the debate www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Fancy spending a year commissioning, editing, and writing content for The BMJ? Applications are now open for next year's Editorial Registrar @bmj.com. Feel free to get in touch with me if you have questions about the role -- I've loved every minute of it.

Gaza: Doctors and aid workers describe “massacre” as Israeli attacks kill 400+ people overnight Mohammad Qishta, MSF doctor at Nasser Hospital, said they received “bodies and parts of bodies, most of them children and women.” @bmj.com @msf.ca @medicalaidpal.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Enjoyed reading this head to head on whether cadaveric dissection is a necessary component of the undergraduate medical curriculum 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/388/...

New BMJ Student piece by Noreen Mansuri discusses medical improvisation and how it can help students through the performances expected of them during training www.bmj.com/content/388/...

“Being antiracist is a call to action: a commitment to learn, understand, and actively participate to eliminate racism." Actively challenging racism takes courage, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears www.bmj.com/content/388/...

"Medical students shouldn't be faced with decisions about whether to disrupt their course, or abandon their medical career entirely, because they cannot afford to live while at university." @georgeawebster.bsky.social on why medical students need more financial support www.bmj.com/content/388/...

This was a great episode of Sharp Scratch to record. I spoke with Maddy Lucy Dann, and former BMJ Editorial Scholar, Nikki, about top tips for FY1, how to make the most out of medical school placements, as well as why Maddy chose a career in emergency medicine 🎙️🩺

#BMJExclusive Five years ago a BMJ investigation found that medical students were being let down by poor monitoring and responses to complaints of racism. Has any progress been made? @garethiacobucci.bsky.social investigates www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Has racism improved in the NHS and UK medicine? Mala Rao sees shoots of hope, but Victor Adebowale argues that any progress still has a long way to go www.bmj.com/content/388/...

On 20 January 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order eliminating protections against immigration action in healthcare facilities risks. What can we do to protect patients, safeguard public health, and mitigate the moral injury to providers? www.bmj.com/content/388/...

I have been working from this amazing Library this week and can confirm it’s a fantastic place

What is #Professionalism ? It was a really engaging and exploratory conversation with George and Laura from student @bmj.com www.bmj.com/sharpscratch #sharpscratch #practicalwisdom #medicaltraining #radialholisticprofessionalism

Thanks George! A great honour to talk to you and colleagues for @bmj.com student’s Sharp Scratch about the importance of listening to and believing patients. @qmulfmd.bsky.social

"I immediately encountered injuries far beyond what I had been exposed to at medical school: open chest wounds with the heart exposed, 100% body burns, eviscerated organs." Hosam Shaikhkhalil writes on his experience as a medical intern in Gaza www.bmj.com/content/388/...

In the most recent episode of Sharp Scratch, we chatted with @drrageshri.bsky.social to discuss the importance of listening to our patients and the potential consequences of when we don’t listen properly. www.bmj.com/sharpscratch

Men’s monopoly on global health leadership is at odds with the scientific evidence, writes @jocalynclark.bsky.social. And with the current backlash against rights and equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts, it’s even more important to advocate for gender equality www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The US was considered a world leader in public health and research. With one repressive stroke that reputation risks being broken, argue @jocalynclark.bsky.social and @kamranabbasi.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

“In the US, 13.7% of the population are black, but only 5.4% of physicians are black and only about 2.8% are black women.A recent systematic review estimated that between 59% and 71% of black physicians experience race based workplace discrimination” www.bmj.com/content/388/...

"Medical doctor apprenticeships would not have delivered on the aim of expanding access into medicine." Halting doctor apprenticeships is the right decision, writes Rob Tucker of @the-bma.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

"I’ve only been working as a FY2 doctor in an emergency department for six weeks and already I’m physically and mentally exhausted." Luke Craddock describes what it’s like working in A&E as winter pressures bite www.bmj.com/content/388/...